Mass rally took place in Tuchkovo, the Moscow region, on
April 10.
The election of the new head of Tuchkovo was conducted
under tough pressure from the city administration composed
our of United Russia members. The election results have
not been recognised valid yet, as the residents of the area
voted for Viktor Alksnis who was in opposition to United
Russia.
YABLOKO’s leader Sergei Mitrokhin who participated in the
rally called Governor of the Moscow region Boris Gromov
to resign. Mitrokhin called United Russia “a party of thieves”
which not only stole people’s money paid for housing and
utilities services, but also tried to steal a victory from
Alksnis. In addition, United Russia intended to deprive
the people of an opportunity to elect head of Administration
of the municipal area. The Council of Deputies planned to
examine this issue already at their meeting on April 13.
The police considered Sergei Mitrokhin’s calls to Governor
Gromov to resign as extremism and summoned Viktor Alksnis
as organiser of the rally to the local police department
for explanations. Sergei Mitrokhin and Viktor Alksnis gave
their explanations in the police department.
See also:
Regional
and Municipal Elections, 2010
Housing
and Utilities Reform
A rally in Tuchkovo,
the Moscow Region, to demand resignation of the Governor.
Press Release,
April 8, 2010
