Аlexander Spant, Director of the Institute for Political Analysis, told the Russian Regional Research Forum that interaction between federal political elites and regional politicians is making local political rookies reluctant to act on anti-corruption campaigns, as the risks involved outweigh any perceived benefits.
All politics are local politics. To eliminate of local corruption, anti-corruption actions must be rewarded, and structural factors fostering corruption corrected. Governors, comptrollers and other financial officials shall be directly elected for 5-year terms, and not permitted to run again for 6 years. Term of office for local councilors shall be 2 years, with speaker limited to one session; See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.