| YABLOKOs list of candidates for elections to St.Petersburg
Legislative Assembly has been registered by St.Petersburg
Electoral Commission.
We are satisfied by the decision of the Electoral Commission,
says Maxim Reznik, leader of St.Petersburg branch of YABLOKO.
For the first time in nine years residents of St.Petersburg
will be able to support democratic opposition at the election
to the city parliament. This is a big chance for changes for
the better in every day lives of the city residents. We will
do all we can so that not to miss this opportunity, Reznik
adds.
YABLOKO had to collect about 40,000 voters signatures for
registration in the election campaign. According to the audit
of St.Petersburg Electoral Commission 9.1 per cent of signatures
were recognised void due to minor slips. Authenticity of only
one (!) signature was questioned this time.
Such famous public figures as actor Oleg Basilishvili, musician
Yury Shevchuk, film director Alexander Sokurov, writers Daniil
Granin and Boris Strugatsky, actors Alexei Devotchenko and
Larissa Dmitriyeva, activists fighting for preservation of
historical buildings of the city Alexander Margolis and Yulia
Minutina and many others put their signatures for YABLOKO.
Dr. Grigory Yavlinsky, YABLOKOs founder and Professor of
the Higher School of Economics, tops YABLOKOs list in St.Petersburg.
YABLOKOs list in St.Petersburg contains 54 activists, including
leaders of St.Petersburg branch of YABLOKO - Maxim Reznik,
Mikhail Amosov, Boris Vishnevsky and Natalia Yevdokimova.
See also:
Elections
to St.Petersburg Legislative Assembly 2011
Elections
to the State Duma 2011
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