700,000 people have already put their signatures in favour
of nomination of YABLOKOs leader Grigory Yavlinsky to run
in the presidential elections campaign. Collection of signatures
for registration in the election campaign began on December
23 and will go through January 14.
The Russian law requires for a candidate from a non-parliamentary
party to collect and submit by January 18 to the Central Electoral
Commission at least 2 million of signatures in favour of his
nomination to run in the campaign. Moreover, such a campaign
for collection of signatures should be conducted by a party
nominating its candidate in at least 40 Russian regions, whereas
the number of signatures collected in each of the regions
should not exceed 50,000.
YABLOKO attracts volunteers (YABLOKO members and supports,
ex-observers at the parliamentary elections and people who
left their telephones within the framework of the project
The Glasnost Territory) for collection of signatures.
YABLOKO collects signatures in its regional offices, in the
streets, during mass actions, also volunteers conduct door
to door campaign collecting signatures among their relatives,
friends and neighbours.
YABLOKO organised a free telephone hot line (tel.: 8 800
555 0917) so that to answer questions of the people who wish
to put their signatures.
Collection of signatures went on in YABLOKOs main office
(Moscow, Pyatnitskaya 31/2, bldg 2) even on the new year day
January 1. People of different age groups and even families
come to put their signatures for nomination of Grigory Yavlinsky.
The staff of Grigory Yavlinskys head-quarters express gratitude
to all who have already put their signatures and call those
who have not done it yet come to YABLOKOs offices until January
14.
See also:
Presidential
Elections 2012
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