Oligarch Looks to Revamp Party
17 May 2011 | Issue 4638
Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov said Monday that he would lead Right Cause, the only party that has supported a second term for President Dmitry Medvedev, but observers expressed doubt that he would be able to salvage it from political limbo.
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A roundup of today's Russian-language newspapers
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