From left to right: Social Democratic Party leader Vladimir Kishenin, Russia’s Revival Party leader Gennady Seleznev, People’s Party leader Gennady Gudkov and Social Justice Party spokesman Ilya Konstantinov are eager to turn into another support of President Putin.
Photo: Sergey Mikheev
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The Party Addition
Five left-center parties announced yesterday the intention to jointly campaign at the March regional elections to consolidate into a single social democratic party by the parliamentary elections of 2007. Even though the coalition claims its emergence hasn’t been spearheaded by the Kremlin, it apparently stakes on the help of authorities.
Russia’s People’s Party, Russia’s Revival Party, Social Justice Party and Russia’s Patriots Party sealed November 7 a statement to set up a Coordination Council for joint participation in elections of 2007 year and “for establishing conditions to consolidate all patriotic forces of the country on the basis of patriotism, justice and social democracy.”
Social Democratic Party of Russia joined the coalition Monday. “Creation of the Council is the first step en route of setting up a united party,” People’s Party Leader Gennady Gudkov told reporters Monday. The consolidating Congress is slated for no later than March of 2007.
Creating the coalition wasn’t the Kremlin’s idea, claimed its participants. Nevertheless, they are apparently ready to benefit from support of authorities. If the union is ultimately established, “Putin will have an opportunity to hang on one more force,” said Arkady Smirnov from the People’s Party.
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All the Article in Russian as of Nov. 14, 2006
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