Grigory Yavlinsky, chairman of the Yabloko federal political committee, said that the party’s initiative group has begun collecting signatures for its candidacy in the presidential elections in Russia. RIA News.
Yavlinsky said at the 22nd congress of Yabloko, “We are collecting signatures, but so that people are not afraid to sign these signatures, we are collecting signatures not for peace and freedom, but for the nomination of our candidate.”
According to him, the required number of signatures has not changed, it is still the same 10 million. “This is 10 percent of the voters, only 10 percent of the voters, so about 0.3 percent who don’t write to us later.” The politician added.
He also said that he had previously taken it upon himself to warn people about what would happen when participating in political elections. The party announced that the process of collecting signatures for Yavlinsky’s candidacy will continue for a few more weeks.
Grigory Yavlinsky in early December offered A way to reconcile Russians and Ukrainians, following the example of Alsace and Lorraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Yavlinsky in October held a meetingAt this time, the issue of a special military operation (SVO) was discussed. The Kremlin refused to comment on the meeting.
The Federation Council officially determined the presidential elections in Russia as March 17, 2024.
Previously Yavlinsky said About a serious conversation with Putin about Ukraine.
Source: Gazeta
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