YABLOKO collected 7,600 signatures in support of YABLOKO’s
list required for registration in the election campaign
to the regional Duma in the Ryazan region during the holiday
period.
The list of candidates is topped by Chair of the regional
party branch journalist Konstantin Smirnov, honoured teacher
of the Russian Federation and deputy of the regional Duma
of the second convocation Sergei Tabolin, deputy head of
the party branch lawyer Dmitry Shatilov and teacher in the
arts school for children Galina Vorotzova.
YABLOKO collected signatures in all the districts of the
city of Ryazan, as well as in Rybnovsky, Sasovsky, Klepikovsky
and Ryazan districts. The party also plans to continue collection
of signatures in other municipal entities.
Campaigning among workers of the social sphere demonstrated
considerable difficulties. “Despite the fact that there
are many party advocates of YABLOKO among this social layer,
many of them fear to sign for YABLOKO noting, for example,
that the director of their school made them join the progovernmental
United Russia party,” said Konstantin Smitnov, Chair of
the Ryazan branch of YABLOKO. “This is not surprising, considering
how toughly the regional authorities pressed the budget
sphere workers at the recent elections,” he added.
YABLOKO, the Just Cause and the Patriots of Russia out
of the total of seven parties planning to run in the campaign
have to collect signatures.
See also:
Regional
Elections 2010
