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Russia's Duma speaker Gryzlov resigns

(Xinhua)

18:50, December 14, 2011

MOSCOW, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Boris Gryzlov, speaker of Russia's State Duma, lower house of the parliament, resigned Wednesday.

"Today I made a decision to give up my mandate," Gryzlov said in a statement.

But he said he would keep his membership in the ruling United Russia party.

 
　
 
 
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