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The 2018 '''Cash for Influence scandal''' was a {{wpl|political scandal}} in the [[Seredinia|Seredinian Federation]]. The scandal directly implicated then-Government Ministers [[Denis Alexandrovich Samsonov|Denis Samsonov]] and [[Polina Makarovna Konycheva|Polina Konycheva]] as well as over a dozen other deputies for the governing [[Social Democratic Party (Seredinia)|Social Democratic]]-[[Liberal Republican Union (Seredinia)|Liberal Republican]] coalition and three [[Constitutional Democratic Party (Seredinia)|Kadets]]. It precipitated multiple resignations from the [[Second Vyrubova government]], and a reshuffle into the [[Third Vyrubova government]]. | The 2018 '''Cash for Influence scandal''' was a {{wpl|political scandal}} in the [[Seredinia|Seredinian Federation]]. The scandal directly implicated then-Government Ministers [[Denis Alexandrovich Samsonov|Denis Samsonov]] and [[Polina Makarovna Konycheva|Polina Konycheva]] as well as over a dozen other deputies for the governing [[Social Democratic Party (Seredinia)|Social Democratic]]-[[Liberal Republican Union (Seredinia)|Liberal Republican]] coalition and three [[Constitutional Democratic Party (Seredinia)|Kadets]]. It precipitated multiple resignations from the [[Second Vyrubova government]], and a reshuffle into the [[Third Vyrubova government]]. | ||
The scandal consisted of a system in which prominent members of the government and [[Union Assembly of Seredinia#Zemsky Sobor|Zemsky Sobor]] granted access and policy influence to individuals and organizations in exchange for up to [[Seredinian tochka|₸]] | The scandal consisted of a system in which prominent members of the government and [[Union Assembly of Seredinia#Zemsky Sobor|Zemsky Sobor]] granted access and policy influence to individuals and organizations in exchange for up to [[Seredinian tochka|₸]]2 million under the guise of providing {{wpl|political consulting}} and other services. | ||
As a result of the scandal, which was widely publicized by Seredinian journalists of [[ | As a result of the scandal, which was widely publicized by Seredinian journalists of [[Seredinskaya Pravda]] in a series of {{wpl|Long-form journalism|long-form articles}} on the subject, both Samsonov and Konycheva resigned from the cabinet and later the Zemsky Sobor, and other prominent deputies such as former Foreign Office spokesman and Kadet [[Oleg Alexandrovich Chugainov|Oleg Chugainov]] and then-Interior Ministry undersecretary [[Anna Borodinovna Dunayevskaya|Anna Dunayevskaya]] also resigned. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:36, 17 August 2019
The 2018 Cash for Influence scandal was a political scandal in the Seredinian Federation. The scandal directly implicated then-Government Ministers Denis Samsonov and Polina Konycheva as well as over a dozen other deputies for the governing Social Democratic-Liberal Republican coalition and three Kadets. It precipitated multiple resignations from the Second Vyrubova government, and a reshuffle into the Third Vyrubova government.
The scandal consisted of a system in which prominent members of the government and Zemsky Sobor granted access and policy influence to individuals and organizations in exchange for up to ₸2 million under the guise of providing political consulting and other services.
As a result of the scandal, which was widely publicized by Seredinian journalists of Seredinskaya Pravda in a series of long-form articles on the subject, both Samsonov and Konycheva resigned from the cabinet and later the Zemsky Sobor, and other prominent deputies such as former Foreign Office spokesman and Kadet Oleg Chugainov and then-Interior Ministry undersecretary Anna Dunayevskaya also resigned.