| The Bureau of the Federal Council of the Russian Democratic
Party YABLOKO notes that the developments in the presidential election
campaign have confirmed the assessment and forecast provided by the 12th
congress of the party: the elections have been transformed into a political
farce.
The Russian Democratic Party YABLOKO considers it impossible to participate
in another imitation of democratic procedures. We proceed from the premise
that people see the growing lack of freedom in the country, lack of equality
of participants in pseudo-democratic elections, the bankruptcy and even
comic nature of the candidacies. We believe that in these circumstances
non-participation in the elections of the President of the RF represents
a natural form of protest for people with democratic views.
The Russian Democratic Party YABLOKO will continue the work of the party
on creating a broad democratic coalition, and participation in regional
and local elections, as it believes that the creation of cells of political
influence in the regional and local legislative and executive authorities
to be a priority in the movement towards a really free and democratic
society.
Chairman of the party
Grigory
Yavlinsky
See also:
Presidential elections
2004
| 