11. Last week, Yeltsin and Kiriyenko reappointed several members of the former Cabinet, including prominent economic reformer Boris Nemtsov, and brought in a few new faces. 12. Most prominent reformers have been reluctant to support Yeltsin, whom they blame for authoritarian trends and the war in Chechnya. 13. On Friday a group of prominent reformers signed a document launching a coalition, the Interfax news agency reported. 14. President puts prominent reformer in charge of economy. 15. The government shakeup apparently hit a small snag Friday when another prominent reformer said his liberal bloc had rejected an offer for Cabinet posts. 16. The most prominent reformer has been Ichiro Ozawa, the head of the New Frontier Party. 17. The war in Chechnya also has cost Yeltsin the support of most prominent reformers, who are bitterly opposed to the war. 18. Three prominent Russian reformers, trying to get to Belgrade to meet Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, held talks Sunday with U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke in Hungary. 19. Unlike most prominent reformers, Yavlinsky never served in the Yeltsin government. 20. Yeltsin did continue shaking up his government on Monday, naming prominent young reformer and campaign aide Anatoly Chubais to replace hard-liner Nikolai Yegorov as chief of staff. |
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