MOSCOW`S MAYOR LUZHKOV DISMISSED BY PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV

28.09.2010 [10:53]
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Baku, September 28 (AZERTAC ). Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree firing powerful Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov.

The decree stated that Mr Luzhkov, 74, was removed because he had lost "the trust of the president of the Russian Federation".

In recent weeks Mr Luzhkov - who has been in office since 1992 - had faced harsh criticism from the Kremlin.

The move follows weeks of speculation that Mr Luzhkov would be be forced out after disagreements with the president.

Mr Medvedev signed the decree during a visit to China.

The document added that the mayor`s first deputy, Vladimir Resin, had been appointed the acting head of Moscow.

Russia`s constitution allows the president to fire Moscow`s mayor and regional governors and appoint successors without elections.

After returning from a week`s holiday in Austria on Monday, Mr Luzhkov said he would not stand down as mayor voluntarily. He has not publicly responded to Mr Medvedev`s decree.

MOSCOW`S MAYOR LUZHKOV DISMISSED BY PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV

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