Politics
The highest executive authority in the Republic of Karelia is the Head of the Republic. As of 2010, the Head of the Republic is Alexander Khudilaynen, who was elected in May 2012.
The parliament of the Republic of Karelia is the Legislative Assembly comprising fifty deputies elected for a four year term.
The Constitution of the Republic of Karelia was adopted on February 12, 2001.
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Famous quotes containing the word politics:
“I think the Senate ought to realize that I have to have about me those in whom I have confidence; and unless they find a real blemish on a man, I do not think they ought to make partisan politics out of appointments to the Cabinet.”
—Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)
“Beware the politically obsessed. They are often bright and interesting, but they have something missing in their natures; there is a hole, an empty place, and they use politics to fill it up. It leaves them somehow misshapen.”
—Peggy Noonan (b. 1950)
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—Herbert Marcuse (1898–1979)