OREANDA-NEWS. Russian President Vladimir Putin is confident that giving up a strong presidential power or establishing dual power would be fatal for the country.

“It will be bad without a strong presidential power in the country,” the head of state said at a meeting with public representatives, commenting on the possibility of “moving to a parliamentary republic” in Russia. “We do not have stable political parties that, for instance, in Europe have grown for centuries. But even there the failures of the parliamentary system are very large,” the politician explained.

The President also rejected another possibility for the development of the political system, giving special powers to the State Council headed by him personally in future. “What will this mean? This will mean a situation of dual power in the country. For Russia it’s an absolutely destructive situation,” Putin said.