#RUSSIA: Tatarstan Rejects State Duma Law Banning The Title "President" For Its Leader

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Lawmakers in the Autonomous Russian republic of Tatarstan have voted against a bill initiated in Russia's lower chamber of parliament -- the State Duma -- that would eliminate the title of "president" currently held by the head of the  republic.

The bill put forward late last month by a group of State Duma lawmakers proposed among other things to replace the title of president of regional administrations with the more generic title of "head."

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#NORTHKOREA: Kim Jung-Un Takes New Title At Party Congress

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been  given a new title, "general secretary" of the ruling Workers' Party, formerly held by his late father and grandfather, state media reported Monday, in what appears to a symbolic move aimed at bolstering his authority amid growing economic challenges.

The party's ongoing congress, the first of its kind in five years, announced Kim's new title during its sixth-day session.

Since inheriting power upon his father's death in late 2011, Kim, 37, has gradually consolidated his grip on power through a series of high-profile executions and purges that removed potential rivals.

The Kim family has ruled North Korea with a strong personality cult that elevated key family members to a god-like status since Kim Il Sung founded the country in 1948.

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