| MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's two leading liberal parties may
still agree to coordinate their campaigns for the December parliamentary
elections despite the collapse of cooperation talks, their leaders said
Wednesday.
The Union of Right Forces, or SPS, and Yabloko have long pledged to
pool their electoral efforts, but the latest attempt ended in failure
earlier this month when the two parties reneged on their promise to name
joint candidates in electoral districts.
SPS co-leader Irina Khakamada and one of Yabloko's leaders, Sergei
Ivanenko, blamed each other for the collapse of the talks in comments
on Ekho Moskvy radio Wednesday, but held out hope that their parties could
still reach a deal.
See also:
YABLOKO and
SPS
State Duma elections 2003
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