Moscow, May 7(ANI): Joaquim Crima, dubbed "the Russian Obama", has quit the United Russia party over complaints that it has become a party of bureaucrats rather than a party for the people.
In an open letter to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Crima said he quit because of United Russia's failure to "fulfill its election promises" notably failure to raise salaries for state employees and rein in prices on basic foods and community services, The Guardian reports.
To make matters worse, the 38-year-old has defected to Fair Russia, a political party set up by the Kremlin that has shown occasional signs of slipping its leash.
Crima, originally from Guinea Bissau, was the first black man in Russia to stand for public office when he put himself forward in district elections in Srednyaya Akhtuba, in the southern Volgograd region.
His progressive electoral promises and his skin colour had won him the Obama nickname and extensive coverage in the nationwide press. (ANI)
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