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As a result of the meeting held on Thursday evening, Alexei Navalny and Mikhail Kasyanov agreed on cooperation for the period 2015-2016 electoral cycle. In a joint statement (there are at the disposal RBC) leaders of the two liberal parties urge the general public and civil forces to consolidate “a common platform rejection of lies, corruption, aggression, suppression of economic and civil freedoms and aspirations to build a democratic state our country».
The statement said that the undeclared war with Ukraine led to international isolation of Russia, promotion of public and near-state media in society excites xenophobia and hatred against dissenters. Murder of Boris Nemtsov and the situation with his investigation shows that in the country are not only laws, but also previously thought inviolable informal rules of the “era of stability,” noted Kasyanov and Bulk.
They offer a new development program, which is based on the idea of pragmatic economic and social creativity based on openness, respect for the individual and his rights.
«We consolidate our efforts in the upcoming elections in Russia in 2015 and 2016. On the basis of the party RPR-Parnassus we will create a single list of candidates for the upcoming 2016 elections to the State Duma, as well as regional and municipal elections this year “- say the leaders of the parties.
The coalition – a fundamentally new political structure, said Navalny RBC. Registration of candidates on the lists of the RPR-Parnassus, which has the right to participate in elections, according to Navalny, would lead to benefits for the elections to the State Duma. According to the electoral law for the election of the State Duma in 2016, non-parliamentary parties should have the fraction in at least one regional parliament. Such a fraction of one person have RPR-Parnassus in Yaroslavl Oblast Duma. Close to the Kremlin Fund ISEP recommended an increase in the eligibility criteria for the elections to the regional parliament of one to two or three.
In the near future the democratic opposition forces agree on a mechanism for determining such candidates for a single list, which will be able to enter not only the members these two parties, but also all those who share their values. Candidates for nomination by RPR-Parnassus, likely will be selected through public primary, said Navalny. “We have not yet fully determined the mechanism of formation of lists, maybe it will vary from region to region. But most likely, it will be public primaries, “- said RBC Kasyanov. “Absolutely, this is not a get-together, the formation of the lists will be open”, – said Navalny.
The leader of the Progress Party is sure that the coalition will be able to subsequently join other parties. The consultations have brought together representatives of the public project “Open Russia” Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the party “Democratic Choice” Vladimir Milov and the party “Civil Initiative” Andrei Nechayev, said Kasyanov. According to him, the leaders of the “Apple” also invited to joint meetings, but they ignored them.
Last week, the St. Petersburg Branch of the RPR-Parnassus and the Progress Party proposed the creation of a united right-wing liberal party, referring to the fact that one by one ( if the party Navalny still allow for the elections) they do not overcome the five percent barrier at the parliamentary elections. Co-chairman of the RPR-Parnas in St. Petersburg Andrey Brewers offered Progress Party activists go to his party, and then spend the Unity Congress to rename the party and elect a new leadership.
On Friday, the Federal Council RPR-Parnassus discuss a possible merger of St. Petersburg offices Kasyanov said RBC. “We respect the initiatives of regional offices and will certainly take into account their opinion,” – said Kasyanov. He recalled that the RPR-Parnassus nominated Navalny in the mayoral election in Moscow in 2013, and the discussion about a possible merger continues for years. “But the union – is not an end in itself, for us the main thing – the participation in the elections,” – said Kasyanov.
On the eve of the meeting of the federal political council of the RPR-Parnassus at the Domodedovo airport were detained leaders of party branches in the Chelyabinsk region and the Altai Republic Alexei Tabolov and Sergei Mikhailov. “Almost always, when activists of regional parties come to Moscow on the federal political council, they are detained, sometimes removed from planes and trains,” – said the head of the Moscow branch of the RPR-Parnas Ilya Yashin.
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