| Moscow, October 21, 2003. A documentary exhibition devoted
to the 10th anniversary of the Russian Democratic Party YABLOKO opened
in Moscow today. The exhibition is being held in the Central Museum of
Modern History of Russia.
The date, October 21, 1993, when the electoral bloc "Yavlinsky-Boldyrev-Lukin"
was registered [for the parliamentary elections], is considered to be YABLOKO's
birthday. At the elections in December 1993 the bloc obtained 4.2 million
votes, leading to the creation of an independent faction in the State Duma.
The Public Association YABLOKO was formed in January 1995 and was transformed
into the Russian Democratic Party YABLOKO in December 2001. Over the past
10 years YABLOKO has participated in five federal and several dozen regional
elections. At present YABLOKO has 65,000 members.
In a speech at the opening of the exhibition YABLOKO leader Grigory
Yavlinsky confirmed the intention of the party to adhere to the political
path it had chosen 10 years ago, with compliance to democratic values
and liberties. According to the party leader, YABLOKO will remain in opposition
to the authorities until the government "resolves three tasks: the
creation of a free civil society in Russia, the building of a competitive
market economy and the provision of social rights and guarantees for all
Russian citizens." "Our party looks to the future with confidence
and will do all it can to transform Russia into a free, rich and strong
country,"- said Yavlinsky.
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