| MOSCOW, December 1 (RIA Novosti)-Russia's liberal Yabloko
party has nominated its first leader and co-founder, Grigory
Yavlinsky, to run for president in March next year.
Yabloko's co-leader Sergei Mitrokhin said Yavlinsky could
be the main opposition coalition candidate but added that
it was open for discussion.
"We do not wish to impose our candidate, we wish to
offer discussion on all candidates at a primary election to
which we invite all democratic parties and organizations,"
Mitrokhin told a news conference on Thursday.
He praised Yavlinsky as a "consistent democrat"
who "never toadied" to authorities.
According to last week's opinion polls, Yabloko is unlikely
to make it into the State Duma at the parliamentary elections
this Sunday.
See also:
Candidate
to run in presidential elections from the democratic opposition
will be determined at primaries. Press Release, December
1, 2011.
Elections
to the State Duma 2011
Presidential
Elections 2012
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