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Dear Friends!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the June 16 election
and voted for our candidate Grigory Yavlinsky. Thanks to you,
Yabloko showed its resilience despite the fact that the powerful
government propaganda machine was working against us and in disregard
of the law. We received 700,000 votes more than in the December
1995 parliamentary election, and 1.3 million more than in 1993.
In all, 5.5 million voters supported us.
We understand that many of our voters - in order to prevent a
victory for Gennady Zyuganov - will vote for Boris Yeltsin.
We are certain that all of you will make the appropriate choice
in the second round of the presidential elections. As is stated
in the documents of the Fourth Congress, we cannot support G.
Zyuganov under any circumstances, and therefore we have posed
a number of serious questions to B. Yeltsin which will inevitably
determine our final position in regard to the June 3 elections.
Regardless of the outcome of the elections, we will remain by
you and defend your interests. We will achieve our goal of improving
the lives of the people, and we will strive to realize the basic
foundation of the presidential program of Grigory Yavlinsky in
all regions of Russia. Yabloko is backed up by a number of highly
qualified economists, political scientists, lawyers, military
personnel and administrators.
Our strength and our future is in your support. Submit your proposals
for further cooperation to the organization Yabloko in all cities,
government structures, and give the deputies of the State Duma
your support. The institute EPItsenter, which is run by Grigory
Yavlinsky, will also continue to work and work out other pressing
problems in the regions of Russia.
Yabloko was and will remain a democratic organization in the
defense of reform for the majority.
We wish you wisdom, courage and resilience.
Signed,
Grigory Yavlinsky,
Chairman of the association Yabloko
from:
http://www.russiatoday.com/special/lettsup.php3
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