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Irina Khakamada welcomes the decision of Evgeni Savostyanov
to recall his candidacy at the presidential elections in
favour of Grigory Yavlinsky
One of the leaders of the Union of Right-Wing Forces,
Irina Khakamada, welcomed the decision of Evgeni Savostyanov
to recall his candidacy at the presidential elections in
favour of the Yabloko leader Grigory Yavlinsky.
In an interview on March 22, Irina Khakamada noted that
Savostyanov's rating "was microscopic", but added at the
same time that this presidential candidate "had provided
an example of how presidential candidates representing one
spectrum of political forces should behave in the vigorous
fight for third place in the presidential elections."
While Irina Khakamada is certain that a democratic candidate
will come third, she thinks that it is important to ensure
that he obtains the maximum number of votes. Irina Khakamada
expressed her regret that another democratic candidate,
Konstantin Titov had, unlike Evgeni Savostyanov, refused
to acknowledge this fact and had not recalled his candidacy
in favour of a stronger competitor, such as Grigory Yavlinsky.
Irina Khakamada said that she was surprised by explanations
made by Konstantin Titov (a discussion between all the three
candidates was broadcast live on the "Vox Populi" programme
on NTV channel). Irina Khakamada also thinks that the position
of Konstantin Titov "facilitates the dissemination of votes
in the first round, which can help the communist candidate
Gennadi Zyuganov reach the second round".
Based on Interfax reports.
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