20 Dec 2013 20:33

United Russia surprised by clanship in Civil Platform administration

MOSCOW. Dec 20 (Interfax) - Sergei Neverov, secretary of the general council of United Russia and deputy speaker of the State Duma, sees the change in the administration of Civil Platform as "family democracy."

"The administration of Civil Platform changed quietly, like it's a family. That is probably Mikhail Prokhorov's idea of democracy," Neverov said, responding to journalists' questions about the staff reshuffle in the opposition party.

The meeting of the federal civil committee, which was held earlier on Friday and was closed to the press, addressed the issue of rotation of all top posts in Civil Platform. Mikhail Prokhorov, the previous leader of the party, was replaced with his sister Irina.