Thatcher hails Soviet vote ending one party rule
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher praised the Soviet Communist Party vote to relinquish its monopoly on power as a great decision. She spoke with Vadim Medvedev outside 10 Downing Street after their talks and received a message from Mikhail Gorbachev signaling closer UK Soviet relations.
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Margaret Thatcher
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Moscow
Downing Street
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Medvedev
Thatcher
Gorbachev
Soviets Move Toward Multiparty Rule Under Gorbachev
The Soviet Communist Party signals a shift toward a multiparty system and direct presidential elections, with Gorbachev seeking to remove the party from routine governance. Critics urge deeper reforms including ending party control over security and legal institutions as street pressure grows.
China vows Communist Party sole guiding role amid Western democracy critique
Beijing says the Communist Party will never yield leadership and warns that a multiparty system would bring turmoil. The People’s Daily editorial attacks Western democracies as controlled by the rich while noting Eastern European changes and urging loyalty to party rule to prevent chaos and national division.
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Yuri Mityunov
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Justis Paletskas
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