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Ekho Moskvy, December 21, 2003

Russian liberals scorn the forthcoming presidential elections

Anchor: It is unlikely that the YABLOKO party will take part in the forthcoming presidential elections [14 March 2004]. The participants in the party congress which is being held this weekend have decided that YABLOKO will not nominate its candidate for the president. YABLOKO deputy chairman Sergey Mitrokhin believes that voters have to boycott the presidential election.

Mitrokhin: The congress participants are convinced that no proper election can be held in Russia at present. This mass use of the administrative resource, the obvious ballot rigging during the counting of votes, the lack of a free media which could give all candidates equal conditions as well as the lack of any judicial system where something can be proved, transforms the forthcoming presidential elections into a farce.

Consequently we have decided that YABLOKO will not take part in this farce and will not be a puppet in the play the authorities want to stage.

I believe that one should vote with one's feet at such elections - in other words making sure that nobody turns up at the polling stations.

Anchor: A briefing into the results of YABLOKO's congress is about to start now. YABLOKO's official point of view of the presidential elections will be made public there.

 

See also:

Presidential elections 2004

The 12th congress of YABLOKO

Ekho Moskvy, December 21, 2003

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