YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin congratulated Eugeny Urlashov
on winning the post of Mayor at elections in Yaroslavl. "This
is an important event for the whole of the opposition, Mitrokhin
said.
YABLOKO supported the candidacy of Eugeny Urlashov in the
elections. About 100 YABLOKOs observers from Moscow, Tver
and Tula participated in the monitoring of the voting in the
second round.
Observers detected serious violations. Thus, they managed
to get hold of 500 vouchers to be cashed by those who would
vote for Yakov Yakushev representing the ruling United Russia
party. The residents of the city told the observers that they
had to exchange these vouchers for money after voting for
Yakushev. Observers handed all the vouchers to the police.
Despite of all the attempts to rig the elections, Eugeny Urlashov
was supported by 69.65 per cent of the voters. His opponent
Yakov Yakushev obtained 27.78 per cent of the votes.
See also:
Local
and Municipal Elections 2012
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