| 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:
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the return of gubernatorial elections
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