| MOSCOW, March 10 (Itar-Tass) - Alexander Veshnyakov,
head of the Russian Central Electoral Commission, told the Ekho Moskvy
radio on Wednesday that theYabloko party didn't stand a chance to win
its lawsuits concerning the results of the parliamentary elections in
Russia if its accusations are based on the same materials that the Russian
Central Electoral Commission studied earlier.
Veshnyakov recalled that the Yabloko party had sued several regional
commissions for rigging the vote count. These lawsuits will be considered
by local
courts.
Veshnyakov said that the Russian Central Electoral Commission had
recommendedYabloko file lawsuits only if it has any serious grounds. He
said he would
like to knowwhy the Yabloko party decided to go ahead with the lawsuit
three months
after the endof the Duma election campaign.
At the same time, Veshnyakov noted that the trials held out little promise
for a successful outcome if thematerials involved are those that have
already been studied by the Central Electoral Commission or have been
checked in 50 Russian regions on Veshnyakov's order.
See also:
State Duma elections 2003
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