Pamfilova surprised Navalny request to allow his party to election – RBC

President of the Russian Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova surprised requirement Progress Party leader Alexei Navalny to register his party. At the meeting of the CEC she read out a response to the appeal policy, reports TASS

«requirement bulk of admission to the election in violation of the law is confusing, because the Constitutional Court its position on this issue has already identified” -. Said the CEC head.

«Dear authors! It is impossible to deal with violations of the law by illegal means, while demanding compliance with the law in relation to others, offering to break it when it comes to your interests “, – says Ella Pamfilova. She noted that the opposition has no right to demand that the CEC privileged conditions for his party.

«It is obvious that the chairman of the CEC of Russia the right to appeal to the Constitutional Court does not have, and lists the parties entitled to participate in the elections, compiles and publishes the Ministry of Justice “, – he stressed the head of the CEC. She added that the members of the unregistered party can be elected in single-member districts or nominated by other parties.

June 17, Navalny published an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Pamfilova to allow the party to participate in elections in the State Duma. He said that the party was denied registration three times.

State Duma elections held on 18 September 2016. For the first time in many years, the Duma elections will be held on a mixed system.