Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov has again spoken in favour of polygamy. According to statistics, he said, women in the republic are 30,000 more than men.

"The arithmetic is quite simple. If every man marries only one woman, what will the remaining 30,000 women do? They also want to have a family and raise children," Kadyrov said. The prime minister believes that every well-to-do Chechen must have two or three wives. In this way, he will protect those women and provide them with good life.

"But the wish of a woman should also be taken into account. She must decide if she will be reconciled to this situation or not," Kadyrov said. He added that he has one wife for the time being, but he may have a second one should there be a good candidate. (Groznyy-Inform, 28 Sep 06)