21.   Vice presidents are part of the Cabinet but do not require approval by parliament, which is dominated by conservatives.

22.   But the Duma, which is dominated by conservatives, was thought unlikely to look kindly on Fyodorov.

23.   The parliament is dominated by conservatives who have held up free market reforms in the former Soviet republic.

24.   The address appeared to target free market reformers such as former deputy premier Anatoly Chubais, who resigned only last week, leaving the government ranks dominated by conservatives.

25.   That might involve voting to strike down the HIV paragraph, which would be difficult in a Congress dominated by conservatives.