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Mitrokhin: we can cooperate with ex-Mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzkov only on some issues

Press Release
October 12, 2010

Based on media interviews

 

YABLOKO’s leader Sergei Mitrokhin agreed with the assessment which ex-Mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzkov has given to YABLOKO earlier in the day. In his interview to Interfax Luzhkov confirmed his desire to engage in politics and made a critical statement about “inner political work” in Russian political parties. “Democracy can not go together with authoritarian methods. “Today we have no [democratic] parties, maybe except for YABLOKO… YABLOKO is the [only] party where inner [party] work is performed in accordance with democratic principles.”

“We can only agree here. It is really so. And it is a correct assessment,” Mitrokhin said commenting Luzhkov’s statement to the RIA Novosti on October 12. YABLOKO’s leader also added that Yuri Luzhkov knew YABLOKO’s work very well, as we were in opposition in the Moscow City Duma for four years.

Mitrokhin ruled out Luzhkov’s membership in YABLOKO. YABLOKO’s leader expressed his readiness to cooperate with Luzhkov only on certain issues noting that YABLOKO and Luzhkov have been holding the opposite positions on political issues. Mitrokhin said that one of the issues where cooperation might be possible is return of gubernatorial elections and elections of the Mayor of Moscow. “YABLOKO proposed this as early as in 2005, but Luzhkov did not support us then. But it is better late than never,” Mitrokhin added.

Another issue for possible cooperation can be fight for strengthening social guarantees.

 

See also:

For the return of gubernatorial elections

 

 

 

Press Release
October 12, 2010