Candidates to appointees

The results of elections held in 2003-2004 confirmed our forecast made two years ago. Achievements in forming investment climate predetermine chances to succeed with the electorate

The four-years discussion about the way of forming regional governments and the status of the heads of the subjects of the federation seems to be at its logical end. The President has finally decided to cut the knot of contradictions that is Russian democracy in regions and take up all the responsibility for regions development.

With the “new order” it’s logical to assume that major part of the candidate to appointees will most probably be acting heads of regional governments. Of course the final decision on choice of candidates is to be done by the President, but in any case he will have to rely on some objective criteria for their performance estimation. After checking the results of the forecasts of the regional leaders’ fate made 2 years ago, we may say that investment rating of regions can be used as one of the objective instruments for integral estimation of these leaders’ performance efficiency and probability of their further success in their position.