RPPS Bureau decided to exclude from the list of four candidates to the State Duma – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, July 15 -. RIA Novosti Bureau “Russian Pensioners Party for Justice” on Friday decided to exclude four candidates from the party in the elections to the State Duma of the seventh convocation, told RIA Novosti chairman of the Party of Eugene Artyukh.

Earlier it was reported that the Bureau of the party will consider on Friday a question expulsion from the party list for the elections to the State Duma of the five candidates: former governor Mikhail Yurevich, the ex-governor of the Nenets Autonomous District Vladimir Butov, the ex-governor of the Pskov region Eugene . Mikhailov, the deputy of the State Duma Oleg Savchenko, former mayor of Kaliningrad Yuri Savenko

“The CEC is now two paper goes: one paper – the decision of the presidium (the exclusion of candidates from the list – ed.), my second paper, the suspension of the presidium and the suspension of this decision, powers, respectively, there is a legal conflict, which, in my opinion, should be resolved in this way: that the Bureau has not had the right to such a decision to make, and, therefore, should be registered all – full list in full volume “, – said Artyukh RIA Novosti on Friday

According to him, the decision to expel was taken by the presidium of the nominations: Yurevich, Butov, Mikhailova, Savchenko.. The party chairman said that before the meeting of the presidium, before members of the presidium voted in favor of the agenda, he warned members of the Bureau that these decisions may not apply to the competence of the Bureau and their need to bear the congress

“Congress. – supreme body, he decided, and only he can change this decision. I warned before the vote on the agenda that if the issue will be included in the agenda, then I will be forced to suspend the powers of members of the Bureau, which I did as soon as it was voted for the agenda “- said Artyukh

He said that the Bureau continue the discussion, which, in his opinion.” have no legal effect today – these decisions. ” “I also told the members of the presidium, I fundamentally do not mind consideration to these candidates, but it is necessary to make the Congress in this regard, I will convene a congress to just exit -. The supreme body of delegates, representatives of the regions have decided this issue,” – said the official.

at the same time he stressed that the meeting was held in the working, business-like atmosphere. “It is impossible to cite the situation as a split or something, that is just in the legal part of divergent views I’ll introduce these documents to the CEC, I believe that we have submitted all the necessary documents that the party has been registered.” – Concluded Artyukh

Earlier, a congress of RPPS, a source in the party reported that many of the delegates put forward the claim to the nomination by the Duma lists of the pensioners’ party of ex-governor Mikhail Yurevich, in 2014 sacked from the governor’s post in 2016 is already trying to run the Duma from the “United Russia”, and as a self-promoted. According to the source, in this connection Congress ended the scandal, and its legitimacy can be questioned. Later, Eugene Artyukh leader denies reports about the scandal and said that the pre-election congress held in the operating mode.

Also previously reported that the Central Election Commission returned RPPS documents for the nomination lists of candidates at the request of the party, because it presented an incomplete package documents.