Tomorrow, on September 20, leaders of the Moscow branches
of YABLOKO, CPRF, LDPR and Just Russia will sign Memorandum
on Coordination of Actions in Organisation of Cross-Party
Work of Observers at the State Duma elections in 2011. Representatives
from the Patriots of Russia and the Just Cause parties are
also invited to sign the memorandum.
Heads of regional branches of political parties indicate
that it is necessary to join efforts so that to ensure transparent
and legitimate counting of votes free from violations and
fraud.
The parties state their determination to spare no efforts
so that to ensure presence of their observers at absolutely
all Moscow polling stations. In accordance with the electoral
law, the parties are going for the first time collect evidence
(including photo and video evidence) of all violations of
the law.
Galina Mikhalyova, Deputy head of the Moscow branch of the
YABLOKO party, Valery Rashkin, First Secretary, the Moscow
branch of the CPRF, Viktor Sobolyev, Coordinator, the Moscow
branch of LDPR and Alexander Ageyev, Chair of the Council,
the Moscow branch of the Just Russia party, will take part
in the press conference following signing of the memorandum.
Also it should be noted that the first joint action of the
four parties was signing of the address to the Central Electoral
Commission, the Moscow City Duma and the Mayor of Moscow demanding
to exclude Valentin Gorbunkov, the present Chair of the Moscow
Electoral Commission, from the newly formed Commission.
The press conference will take place in the Conference Hall
of Zentralniy Dom Zhurnalista (the Journalists House), Nikitsky
Boulevard 8a, Moscow, on September 20, 2011 at 12:00.
See also:
Elections
to the State Duma 2011
The
Moscow Times. Yavlinsky to Run for Duma With Yabloko. September
12, 2011
Grigory
Yavlinsky's manifesto: Elections versus a Revolution. Press
Release, Video, September 11, 2011
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