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Press-archive, February 2001
February 21, 2001

Yabloko supports the recent initiatives of the RF President on the creation of the European Non-Strategic Anti-missile Defence System

According to Ivanenko, Yabloko is convinced that "the creation of the Russian-European non-strategic ABM system could become the first stage in the revival of the Russian military-industrial complex and economy in general."

Yabloko demands that the President of Russia restore law and order in Kalmykia

During the elections of the deputies of local government in the city of Elista (Ed. capital of the Republic of Kalmykia) "different violations of republican and federal laws were committed at all stages of the election campaign from the nomination and registration of candidates to the summary of the election results ".

Yabloko hails Vladimir Putin's declarations on support for local government

At a meeting held on February 20, 2001, Putin proposed consolidating significantly the economic base of local government, and redistributing tax revenues in favour of local budgets...
According to Mitrokhin, the President's speech demonstrated that he had accepted the proposals made by the deputies of the Yabloko faction at the meeting in December last year.

February 15, 2001

Yabloko achieved approval at its first reading of the law stipulating that regional heads should be elected over two rounds

On February 15, 2001, at the initiative of the Yabloko faction, the State Duma adopted at the first reading a draft law stipulating that top regional officials should be elected over two rounds of elections, if none of the candidates obtained over 50% of the votes during the first round. A corresponding amendment to the law "On the General Principles Behind the Organisation of Legislative (Representative) and Executive State Authorities of RF Subjects" was introduced by a deputy of the Yabloko faction, Deputy Head of the Chairman of the Duma Committee for Local Government Sergei Mitrokhin.

February 12, 2001

Grigory Yavlinsky: Russia and Europe should create a joint ABM system while cooperating here with NATO and the USA

Russia and Europe should create a joint anti-ballistic missile system that offers protection from medium-range and tactical missiles while cooperating with NATO and the United States.

Yabloko member Vladimir Novikov elected Mayor of Artyom City

Vladimir Novikov, member of the Yabloko association, was elected Mayor of Artyom city ( Maritime Territory). In the second round of elections held on February 11, 54.3% of the electorate voted for Novikov; while about 37.4% voted for his competitor, the leader of the local communist party organisation Evgeni Kozin.

February 07, 2001

Vladimir Lukin: Ariel Sharon is "psychologically ready" to head the process of peaceful regulation in the Middle East

The Prime Minister of Israel Ariel Sharon who won the elections is "psychologically ready" to head the process of peaceful regulation in the Middle East. This opinion was expressed by Deputy Speaker of the Duma Vladimir Lukin (Yabloko) in an interview with journalists on February 7, 2001.

The Yabloko leader asks the Central Electoral Commission to investigate the elections to the city assembly of the capital of Kalmykia

The Yabloko leader Grigory Yavlinsky applied to the Central Electoral Commission to investigate the recent elections of deputies of the city assembly of Elista (Kalmykia).

The Union of Right-Wing Forces and Yabloko will try to make changes to the draft law on political parties at its examination in the second reading

The Union of Right-Wing Forces (SPS) and Yabloko conventionally support at the first reading the draft law "On Political Parties" submitted by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. On February 7 the draft was examined together with four alternative drafts

February 06, 2001

Sergei Ivanenko comments on the new appointments of high officials due to the energy crisis in Maritime Territory

Deputy head of the Yabloko faction Sergei Ivanenko thinks that the decision of Evgeni Nazdratenko to resign is "a courageous step". At the same time in an interview with journalists (on February 5, 2001) Ivanenko stressed that "the main task today is to restore all the management systems in Maritime Territory".

The Yabloko faction is ready to support the presidential draft law "On Parties", provided that it is amended.

The Yabloko faction is ready to support the draft law "On Parties" submitted by its colleague Alexander Shishlov at a meeting of the State Duma on February 7, but is also ready to support the draft submitted to the Duma by President Vladimir Putin.

February 02, 2001

Candidates from opposition to the City Assembly of the capital of Kalmykia threatened.

The election campaign in Elista, the capital of Kalmykia, where elections to the City Assembly will take place on February 4, 2001, has been marked by permanent pressure against the opposition.

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