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YABLOKO wins another victory in the debate

Press Release
September 15, 2009

On September 14, Rosbalt information agency held a debate among several political parties participating in the Moscow City Duma election. The discussion was devoted to the loud and disputable liquidation of the Cherkizovsky market place in Moscow and problems of the small-scale business in general.

Representatives of the expert community, departments heads of different state and municipal agencies, representatives of political parties and businessmen (those whose business suffered with liquidation of the market place inclusive). Roman Zhigulsky, Chair of the For the Fair Market movement and candidate to the Moscow City Duma from the YABLOKO party represented the interests of the business community.

The “ring” was taken by Galina Mikhalyova, Executive Secretary of YABLOKO’s Political Committee and Leonid Olshansky, member of the Central Council of the Just Russia party.

The opponents had different views regarding the role of the state power bodies in regulation of small and medium-scale business. Galina Mikhalyova insisted that “the laws should protect small and medium-scale business rather than large-scale business only”. She said that the problem arising with liquidation of a huge market place in Moscow is the system-based problem and should be solved via legislative acts. Leonid Olshansky praised the present legislative base, saying that closing of large market places represented a positive trend, which provoked resentment in the audience.

YABLOKO’s Galina Mikhalyova won the debate 17:6 at the voting of the audience and 14:13 at the voting of experts.

See also:
Elections to the Moscow City Duma, 2009


Press Release
September 15, 2009