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IA Marketing I Consulting, September 22, 2003

Sergei Mitrokhin: "We treat the use of administrative resource as a natural disaster."

Interview with deputy of the State Duma, Deputy Head of the YABLOKO faction Sergei Mitrokhin about the position of the YABLOKO party regarding President Putin's attendance of the United Russian congress.

Question: What is the attitude of the YABLOKO party to the attendance of the RF President

President of party events and his consequence involvement in the elections?

Mitrokhin: We understand that the administrative resource in the present political system plays a key role and we treat this as a natural disaster, as nothing can be done. We have our own electorate and our own strategy. The campaigning of top ranking officials for other parties does not affect us and we are not going to react.

Question: During the past weekend United Russia announced their electoral list of candidates, which demonstrates that the top figures from this list will not play an active role in the work of the State Duma and will not turn to Duma deputies. What do you think about this trend?

Mitrokhin: This is the same use of the administrative resource. United Russia is an administrative party, a party that was created to resolve the tasks of the executive authority, therefore it is inevitable, and we react calmly to developments. At least these figures are bright politicians. Unite Russia does not have people who could be compared with these governors and who will really work in the Duma. Thus the party demonstrates that a grey mass will work in the Duma and it will obediently implement any orders from the Kremlin.

Question: In your opinion, will such a method yield the desired political dividends for United Russia?

Mitrokhin: It certainly will, as the voter will not speculate about whether this person will work in the Duma or not. He will be led by well-known names.

 

See also:

State Duma elections 2003

IA Marketing I Consulting, September 22, 2003

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