The political parties, the Union of Right-Wing Forces and YABLOKO, proceeding from the need for consolidation of the democratic forces in Russia and a pooling of efforts to strengthen fundamental common values in Russia –civil society, a socially-oriented market economy and law-governed state, hereby declare their coordinated position in view of the coming elections to the State Duma and Presidential Elections as follows:

1. The Union of Right-Wing Forces and YABLOKO agree to mutually support the single candidates agreed upon in one mandate electoral districts to the State Duma and will put all their efforts into coordination of candidates with other democratic forces.
2. The Union of Right-Wing Forces and YABLOKO, jointly with other democratic forces, including those in the All-Russia Democratic Assembly, will conduct consultations on developing a single democratic platform for presidential elections.

On Behalf of the Union of Right-Wing Forces
Irina Khakamada

On Behalf of YABLOKO
Vladimir Lukin

Other participants of the meeting of the Joint Political Council also signed the Statement:

Members of the Political Council of the Union of Right-Wing Forces Alexei Kara-Murza and Valeri Khomyakov, member of the executive committee of the Union of Right-Wing Forces Mikhail Shnaider, deputy of the State Duma Vladimir Koptyev-Dvornikov;

Deputy Chairmen of the Russian Democratic Party YABLOKO, deputies of the State Duma Alexei Arbatov, Sergei Ivanenko and Sergei Mitrokhin.

See also:
Yabloko to Team Up With SPS For Vote
The Moscow Times, July 8, 2002. By Oksana Yablokova.

State Duma Elections 2003

Presidential Elections 2004

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