Press release, 13.12.2016

On Saturday, December 17, the All-Russia forum of YABLOKO’s deputies will take place in Moscow. Deputies of regional parliaments and municipal deputies from the YABLOKO party will share their experience and discuss the plan of legislative work, local self-government problems and other issues. YABLOKO leaders and guest experts will join the discussion as well.

The programme of the forum:

11.00-11.10

Opening address

Emilia Slabunova, YABLOKO Chair, deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia

11.10-11.40

YABLOKO’s agenda at the federal, regional, and local elections

Grigory Yavlinsky, Chair of the Federal Political Committee of the party

11.40 – 12.00

The voice of opposition in a parliament: The experience of St.Petersburg

Boris Vishnevsky, head of YABLOKO’s faction in St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Federal Political Committee member

12.00-12.15

On YABLOKO’s municipal policy

Sergei Mitrokhin, Federal Political Committee member, Chair of Moscow YABLOKO

12.15-12.30

2017/2018 election: what to do?

Nikolai Rybakov, YABLOKO Deputy Chair

12.30-12.50

On coordinated creation of regulatory acts by deputies of the legislative and representative bodies of government and local self-government elected from the YABLOKO party

Lev Shlosberg, deputy of the Pskov Region Legislative Assembly, Federal Political Committee member, Chair of the Pskov branch of YABLOKO

12.50-13.00

(The topic will be confirmed later)

Galina Shirshina, elected mayor of Petrozavodsk (2013-2015), adviser to YABLOKO Chair

13.00 -14.00

Topical unit 1

New local self-government in Russia

Major issues. Necessary reforms. Our proposals.

15.00-16.30

Topical unit 2

A deputy’s daily work

The activity of a deputy. Transparency of representative government bodies: problems and solutions. The process of creation of regulatory acts in municipal structures and development of municipal laws and regulations. Cooperation with government bodies at the local level. Daily work with the citizens. Citizens’ participation in decision making.

16.45-18.00

Topical unit 3
Sustainable development of territories: problems and solutions. Urban environment. Town building and land matters. Environment. The development of the Special Protected Natural Areas system. Introducing separate collection of waste.

18.30 – 19.00

Closing remarks. Adopting the Declaration on reforming local self-government

YABLOKO is represented in four regional parliaments: St. Petersburg, the Republic of Karelia, the Pskov Region, and the Kostroma Region. The party is also represented in municipal assemblies in 26 regions of Russia including such cities as Vladimir, Kaliningrad, Kostroma, Novgorod, Perm, Pskov, Tomsk, Yarosavl.