YABLOKO’s candidates Alexander and Ekaterina Baturinets
have to face an new obstacle in running in the elections in
Yeisk, the Krasnodar region. They have to compete against
their namesakes (a guard and a shop assistant residing in
a different district) at the Yeisk elections.
Election campaign the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar
region is in full swing - the elections will take place on
October 14. The regional authorities have been closely observing
campaigning by the candidates from the opposition - the electoral
bloc "YABLOKO - United Democrats". Representatives
of YABLOKO, the Republican Party of Russia (PARNAS), the Democratic
Choice, Solidarnost, and a large number of non-partisan civil
society activists and oppositional public figures are on the
list of candidates from the bloc. The authorities have begun
employing a variety of political strategies to prevent the
oppositional candidates from running in the elections.
Alexander Baturinets from Yeisk is one of the strongest candidates
from the "YABLOKO - United Democrats" bloc. He is
known for the public campaign "Public Protest: for Yeisk
without Oil Terminals". He is also a deputy in the Yeisk
District Council. Baturinets has been named a leader of the
race by public opinion polls being ahead of a candidate from
the ruling United Russia by several per cent. His wife Ekaterina
Baturinets in running in a neighbouring constituency from
the "YABLOKO - United Democrats", she is also member
of the Yeisk District Council and an activist of the public
movement against stationing oil terminals in the city. Alexander
and Ekaterina Baturinets are also candidates to the Council
of Yeisk district, these elections will be held simultaneously
with the elections to the Legislative Assembly. The authorities
intend to do everything possible to Alexander and Catherine
were not elected MPs.
The authorities have registered the Baturinets namesakes
in the same constituencies so that to mislead the voters and
reduce the number of votes given for the opposition.
See also:
Regional
and Municipal Elections 2011-2012
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