“PARTY OF POWER” ADOPTS NEW STRATEGY.

Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin’s “Russia is Our Home” bloc is counting on regional officials who will run as independents to back the bloc in the new parliament, Isvestiya reported June 9. Consequently, even if the bloc receives only 10-15 percent of the vote, it will still be the dominant force in the new body.

Gorbachev Meets with Rybkin.