The course of YABLOKO Chairperson elections
0:32 MSK. YABLOKO Congress. The delegates voted for restricting the term of office for party Chair by two terms. Yavlinsky and Mitrokhin will not run. Four candidates will run: Emlia Slabunova, Karelia, Lev Shlossberg, Pskov, Nikolai Rybakov, St.Petersburg and Alxander Gnazdilov, Moscow.
Mitrokhin asks the congress to support the candidacy of Emilia Slabunova. One of the authors of the Russian Constitution Vikor Sheinis and Sergei Kovalyov, famous human rights defender asks the Congress to vote for Lev Shlossberg. Valery Borschyov, leader of YABLOKO Human Rights Faction and member of the Moscow Helsinki Group, speaks is favour of Alexander Gnezdilov, theatre director. Olga Shtannikova from St.Petersburg recommends to vote for Nikolai Rybakov, ex municipal deputy in St.Petersburg and head of YABLOKO election campaigns in St.Petersburg, Executive Director of Russian Bellona at present.
UPD 1:07 Head of YABLOKO Gender Faction asks to vote for Emilia Slabunova.
UPD 1:-0 Grigory Yavlinsky also recommends Emilia Slabunova. He reads up a letter from Galina Shirshina, Mayor of Petrozavodsk, in favour of Emilia Slabunova.
Posted: December 20th, 2015 under Elections, The 18th Congress of YABLOKO, YABLOKO Congresses.