Russia: Zyuganov Supports Impeachment Motion 🇷🇺

(20 May 1998) T/I: 10:52:12


The Russian Communist Party rallied support from 177 deputies Wednesday (20/5) for a motion aimed at launching impeachment proceedings against President Boris Yeltsin. The long and complicated impeachment procedure looked unlikely to succeed, but the Communists obtained more than the 150 signatures necessary to put the matter to a vote in both houses of parliament -- the next stage after examination of the motion by a special parliamentary commission.

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA, 20/5
Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov walking to dias;
CA media
SOT Zyuganov in Russian "As of now, 177 deputies have signed this document. We have everything in accordance with the law. But before that, the Duma will inform the Russian people so that this document will be understood by every citizen of the country. All regions, all families should read this document.";
CA media
Nationalist leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky at news conference
SOT Zhirinovsky in Russian "We're not participating. Not in the impeachment. Not in the resignation process. There has to be at least one healthy person to put the sick to bed and bury the dead.";
WS Zhirinovsky addressing media

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