The Russian parliament on Monday overwhelmingly rejected President Boris Yeltsin's candidate for prime minister, Viktor Chernomyrdin, while economic and political turmoil threaten to mutate into a popular revolt. Communist lawmakers, who make up a majority in the Duma, complained that Chernomyrdin could not offer any solid plans for stability and blame him for the chaos that now looms. Under Russia's constitution, the Duma must vote twice more; if they reject Yeltsin's candidate three times, he must dissolve the assembly and call for early elections.
Russia on the Brink
The Russian parliament on Monday overwhelmingly rejected President Boris Yeltsin's candidate for prime minister, Viktor Chernomyrdin, while economic and political turmoil threaten to mutate into a popular revolt. Communist lawmakers, who make up a majority in the Duma, complained that Chernomyrdin could not offer any solid plans for stability and blame him for the chaos that now looms. Under Russia's constitution, the Duma must vote twice more; if they reject Yeltsin's candidate three times, he must dissolve the assembly and call for early elections.
