Conservatives were more concerned with protecting the nation’s economic interests than progressives were. that is your answer. hope this is right. remember liberals are environmentalists not Republicans.
A government plan for economic development over five years
Following the U.S. example of vesting chief of state and chief of government powers in a single individual, Yeltsin was to act as his own prime minister. It was also stated that, mindful of Gorbachev’s fate, he would personally supervise the Defense and Interior ministries and the KGB. In addition, the bureaucracy was to be streamlined.