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Kommersant, February 21, 2004

Take Your Vote Away

By Viktor Khamrayev

YABLOKO party urges its supporters not to take part in the presidential elections

Yesterday the meeting of the Federal Council of the YABLOKO party urged its voters not to take part in the March 14 presidential election.

YABLOKO decided not to take part in the presidential election campaign in December, after the State Duma elections, which the party lost, scoring only 4.3% of the vote. The party said at the time that it wouldn’t nominate a candidate and wouldn’t support the incumbent Vladimir Putin. It also didn't throw its support behind the former Co-Chair of the Union of Right-Wing Forces (SPS) Irina Khakamada, who decided to take part in the presidential campaign.

YABLOKO said its supporters should not cast their votes in the March 14 presidential elections, as the campaign is being conducted "dishonestly". However, the party said that YABLOKO's supporters should vote in regional and municipal elections, which are also being held in several regions also on March 14.

 

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Presidential elections 2004

Kommersant, February 21, 2004

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