Clanship problem is still acute in the Caucasus, presidential envoy says

The clanship problem is still acute in the North Caucasus, the presidential envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District, Alexander Khloponin, says.

According to the envoy, the problem has a very negative effect on the region's political system.

This leads to certain tensions between the authorities and the local population, the official said today at the meeting of the Russian Security Council held in Pyatigorsk.