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in regional parliaments. And lastly, he said that special articles must be added to the regional charters and republican constitutions stipulating annual reports by the local administration heads to local parliaments.The president also said that the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, should broadcast its meetings that are open to the public, and that the upper house – the Federation Council – and the Constitutional Court should consider doing this too.
Though, Medvedev has said more than once that every possible measure must be taken to increase openness and transparency of government bodies.
And lastly, the president spoke about his favorite issue, corruption. This year he spoke concisely but clearly: “The problem cannot be resolved by arrests alone, but arrest we must.” He told the skeptics that 4,500 corruption cases were investigated in the first six months of 2009 and the verdict of guilty was passed on
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