| Moscow, December 30, 2003. (RIA Novosti correspondent
Larisa Sayenko) - The Union of Right-Wing Forces (SPS) was determined not
to make a presidential nomination for next March's poll. Now, Irina Khakamada,
Co-Chairman of the SPS, has announced she will run. "An unexpected
decision," say party activists. "Quite unexpected," comments
Lilia Dubovaya, chief of party PR. Khakamada has to collect two million
public signatures in her nomination support. Anyway, it depends on the
next party congress, on January 24, to decide whether the Union of Right-Wing
Forces will back her. "It must come as a joint resolution of the Union
of Right-Wing Forces and the YABLOKO parties. Any liberal split would be
disastrous, in view of current developments." "Exotic,"
snapped Vladimir Lukin, one
of the heads of the YABLOKO party, as he referred to Irina Khakamada's
sensational move on Echo Moskvi radio. Most respondents rejected her in
an Echo Moskvi public opinion poll.
See also:
Presidential elections
2004
YABLOKO and SPS
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RIA "Novosti", December 30, 2003
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