Press releases

YABLOKO supports the decision to dismiss Mayor of Sergiyev Posad, the Moscow Region

Press Release, December 23, 2010

On December 23, 2010, the Council of Deputies of Sergyev Posad, the Moscow region, dismissed Mayor of the city Nikalai Maslov from his post. The decision was adopted by a majority of votes. Sergei Kryzhov, YABLOKO’s representative in the Council, also voted for this decision. According to Kryzhov, Maslov, who was elected Mayor about a year ago at non-alternative elections (Kryzhov was dismissed from election campaign four days before the election) conducted irresponsible policies. This resulted in a situation when all the political forces in the city, the ruling United Russia inclusive, refused him of their support...

A Collective Lie from the Bureau of the Solidarnost Party
Press release, June 19, 2009
The Decision of the Bureau of the Solidarnost party that Boris Nemtsov’s 13% at the election of the Mayor of Sochi was the best result of the democrats for the past years contradicts the facts.

Head of Vasileostrovsky Area Did Not Manage to Interfere in Election of the Heads of the Morskoi District
St.Petersburg YABLOKO Press Service
June 3, 2009
Head and deputy head of the Morskoi municipal district were elected on June 2, three months after the local elections. Irina Matyash, member of the United Russia party, was elected head of the municipal district and Olga Galkina, member of the Bureau of St.Petersburg YABLOKO and head of the local (district) YABLOKO branch was elected deputy head.

Boris Vishnevsky has won a trial and will become deputy of a local government
Press Release, May 22, 2009
Member of the Bureau of the YABLOKO party Boris Vishnevsky will become deputy of the municipal district Morskoi in St.Petersburg. Such was the ruling of Vasileostrovsky District Court in St.Petersburg on May 19. The court cancelled the results of the voting at electoral station No 127 and obliged the electoral commission to recalculate the results of the voting.

The authorities are going to have to answer the most painful questions connected with the terrorist act in Moscow
Press Release, November 15, 2002
The President of the Russian Federation agreed that it is necessary to find answers to the most painful questions connected with the terrorist act in Moscow and the hostage rescue operation. Grigory Yavlinsky issued this statement to journalists on November 15, 2002. Yavlinsky also commented on the meeting of the leaders of the Duma faction with the President in the Kremlin on November 14, 2002.

Publications

Maxim Reznik: “Vishnevsky’s victory marks Governor’s defeat”
From St.Petersburg web-site of YABLOKO, May 21, 2009
“Boris Vishnevsky’s victory in court makes an important precedent, says the leader of St.Petersburg branch of YABLOKO Maxim Reznik. – Now we can hope that other people who became victims of fraud during municipal elections will be able to seek and find justice in St.Petersburg court. In particular, we hope that our colleague Tatyana Sharagina who ran her campaign in the same electoral district Morskoi will be able to return by means of a trial her deputy mandate which she won in an honest fight.”

Is Putin a Secret Member of YABLOKO?
By Tzyren Damdinov, Zabaikalskii Rabochii, March 19, 2003
...And there is nothing bad in that. But I don't set myself such a task, I only ask that the reader to be more attentive to the political gabbling , and try to look at the roots, and remember the promises of our candidates to elections at all levels.