Medvedev offers ‘large government’ formation in Russia

PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday, October 15, the country’s system of public administration should be changed and offered to establish a ‘large government’, which will cooperate with the ruling party and public representatives, RIA Novosti reported.

“I suggest thinking about the establishment of the so-called ‘large government’ or, which is sometimes called the extended government,” Medvedev said. “It will act in cooperation with the ruling party, which may form such a government, with United Russia, the civil society, experts, regional and municipal administrations, and with all the people ready to vote for us. And even with those who don’t agree with us, in case they are ready for it,” he added.

Medvedev said that he planned to discuss the structure of the future Cabinet and the principles of its functioning during the pre-election campaign.

“I plan to discuss the system of public administration with you, with other people and with our whole civil society,” the president added.

He also added that when he started working as a government official, he had no illusions, but he had a ‘feeling of a successful person’, practicing lawyer and a scientist in the field of law.

“Though I knew very well how the state machine worked. But I’ve made a mistake. Everything turned out to be more complicated and in some of the issues even more frightening,” Medvedev said.