Deputy
Chairman of St.Petersburg YABLOKO branch Nikolai Rybakov applied
to Public Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika and Minister of Justice
Alexander Konovalov in connection with election of Governor
of St.Petersburg Valentina Matviyenko to the Supreme Council
of the United Russia party.
According to Rybakov, Valentina Matviyenko joined United
Russia only on November 20, 2009, and could not be elected
to the Supreme Council of this party, as in accordance with
item 7.3.2 of the By-laws of this party, Council members should
have party record of at least one year to be elected into
the Council.
In view of this Nikolai Rybakov asked Public Prosecutor General
and Minister of Justice to check this and in case the information
is confirmed, to adopt measures against this party as stipulated
in the Russian laws. In addition, Rybakov asks to check party
records of other persons elected to the Supreme Council of
the United Russia at the recent congress of this party.
United Russia congress took place in St.Petersburg in the
past weekend. The congress elected St.Petersburg Governor
Valentina Matviyenko (who had joined United Russia a day before
the congress) to the Supreme Council of this party.
See also:
St.Petersburg YABLOKO's web-site
Yabloko
and the parties of power
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