The ruling party of Georgia showed the opposition an example of mobilization Data released yesterday from the preliminary vote count for local elections in Georgia showed that in the capital, the candidate from the ruling United National Movement party, 34-year-old Georgiy Ugulava, is leading in the mayoral elections. This was a real triumph for the current leader of the country, Mikheil Saakashvili, because in 2008, the residents of Tbilisi refused to support him in the presidential elections.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) yesterday announced the initiation of cases against several companies at once: UMMC-Holding (the management company of the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company) on grounds of abuse of a dominant position in the copper cathode market, Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant (ChZP) on grounds of abuse dominant position in the zinc market in 2008-2010, as well as against the Russian Alcoa plant - Alcoa Metallurg Rus (former Belokalitvensky Metallurgical Production

Poland and Russia agreed to transfer information from the crashed plane Yesterday in Moscow, the Polish delegation led by Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration Jerzy Miller was given copies of the “black box” recordings of the Polish plane that crashed near Smolensk on April 10. On board were 96 dignitaries, including head of state Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria. They all died.

“Parallel” actions traditionally took place on Triumfalnaya Square The radical oppositionists nevertheless decided to hold their traditional rally on Triumfalnaya Square, contrary to the equally traditional ban of the capital authorities.

The Manege building requires new renovation Moscow builders can use the example of the Manege central exhibition hall building to very clearly confirm the popular wisdom that repairs cannot be completed, but can only be stopped temporarily.

Sociologists have noted a correlation between self-esteem and life expectancy of Russians The latest economic crisis will make itself felt in two or three years, causing an unexpected jump in mortality among working-age Russians who survived this shock.

One of the richest State Duma deputies is running for governor In Russia, the smooth renewal of the gubernatorial corps continues: the presidium of the General Council of United Russia last weekend formed lists of party candidates for the posts of heads of the Tambov and Kaluga regions. Both lists were submitted to President Dmitry Medvedev for consideration.

The state is looking for ways to attract businesses to implement budget projects The emergence of legislation on public-private partnerships (PPP) can take beyond the legal framework those few projects that are already being implemented on the basis of agreements between state or municipal authorities and business, warned participants in the round table organized by the Institute of Contemporary Development (INSOR).

Two of the world's largest animation festivals celebrate their anniversaries The two oldest and most prestigious European animation festivals - Zagreb and Annecy - traditionally start as a doublet in early June. This year, something extraordinary awaits specialists and lovers of this art: Animafest in Croatia, which will take place from June 1 to June 6, is already the 20th (this show was founded in 1972, but for many years it worked as a biennale).

In exactly ten days the World Cup starts in South Africa. The month of football will be opened by the home team and Mexico on June 11 at the Soccer City Arena in Johannesburg. On the same day, the shadow favorite of the entire tournament, France, will also enter the fight in their Group A. It is with group “A” that “Vremya Novostei” begins its presentation of the World Cup participants. Favorite.

Manufacturers of tomographs are trying to localize assembly in Russia Over the past few years, the Russian state, within the framework of the national project “Health,” has allocated significant sums to update and expand the fleet of sophisticated medical equipment, but more than 90% of these funds end up abroad - after all, the purchased equipment is mostly imported.

The authorities of Moldova took up arms against the hammer and sickle Yesterday, a commission created by the acting President of Moldova, Speaker of Parliament Mihai Ghimpu, to study and evaluate the Soviet past presented him with a thousand-page report. The chairman of the commission, Gheorghe Cojocaru, called for a ban on communist and Nazi symbols: “Using these symbols, millions of people were killed in the Soviet years.

Of the six military districts in Russia, four may remain The number of military districts in Russia, according to the plan being developed by the General Staff, will be reduced from six to four. This will happen before December 1 of this year and is associated with the creation of operational-strategic commands (OSC) based on the merger and consolidation of districts.

Colombians voted sober Following the results of the first round of presidential elections in Colombia, which took place on Sunday with a high voter turnout, the candidate from the ruling Social Party of National Unity, 58-year-old Juan Manuel Santos (pictured) , became the leader. He was Minister of Defense in the government of current President Alvaro Uribe and enjoys his support. According to preliminary data, Santos received 46.6% of the vote.

Ben Bernanke: "It's time to stop the money pumping" The US Central Bank and financial regulators in other countries may suspend measures to stimulate the economy. This was stated by the head of the Federal Reserve System, Ben Bernanke. However, many Fed managers believe that the regulator will have to delay raising rates due to the European debt crisis, which is slowing down economic recovery.