Chairman of Parnas

Mikhail Kasyanov, Olga Shorina, Ilya Yashin at the presentation of the report, prepared at the initiative of Boris Nemtsov, Putin.Vovona

RPR-Parnas changed its name and chose Mikhail Kasyanov by the chairman of the party

The Party of People’s Freedom-this will be called an opposition party, which, after a secret vote at an extraordinary congress, RPR-Parnas was headed by former Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov. “Three times the word“ party ”is repeated in the name. When people in the elections saw the full name in the ballots with small print, no one can determine what kind of party it is, and we lose voters simply for technical reasons,” Kasyanov explained the change of party signing.

RPR-Parnas changed its name and chose Mikhail Kasyanov by the chairman of the party

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Troevlast has gone the past, politician Vladimir Ryzhkov a year ago left the ranks of the RPR-Parnas, four months ago Boris Nemtsov was killed by the walls of the Kremlin. For this reason, the forum was abolished by the Institute of Co -Chairing, replacing it with one chairman, who, in accordance with the amendment to the charter, will be "the head of the party (single executive body)." Speaking at the congress, Kasyanov explained to the delegates that there were no suitable political leaders to occupy these posts. “Neither Navalny, nor Khodorkovsky will now join our party and be elected co -chairs, but in the future, I think this will happen,” Mikhail Kasyanov reassured his associates.

Neither Navalny nor Khodorkovsky will now join our party and be elected co -chairs

The congress at the Izmailovo hotel gathered representatives of almost all democratic organizations and movements, including the members of the Yabloko party. The well -known human rights activist Valery Borschev was present as a guest from Yablochikov. To the question of Radio Liberty, why supporters of Grigory Yavlinsky do not want to join the democratic coalition, Borschev replied that he was personally upset by the reaction of Alexei Navalny, who reacted to the decision of Yavlinsky to nominate a candidate in the president of Russia: "Funny!". “This is an unworthy reaction of a serious policy,” said Valery Borschev. The member of the Political Council of the PARNAS party, Ilya Yashin, also spoke out critically to potential allies. "Yabloko" nominates Yavlinsky as a presidential candidate, puts everyone in fact and is not ready to discuss anything. This is not done, ”the young politician was indignant at the sidelines of the congress. Mikhail Kasyanov took a softer position. The ex-prime minister once again reminded that the doors of the democratic coalition, which includes representatives of the Party of Progress Alexei Navalny, the“ democratic choice ”of Vladimir Milov, the Fifth December Party, the Liberian Party of Russia, and the activists of the“ joint ” The comrades -in -arms of Mikhail Khodorkovsky are always open to Grigory Yavlinsky and his like -minded people. Progress was represented by Leonid Volkov.

The surprise for many delegates and guests of the forum was the video for the representative of the Group of Liberal Parties in the European Parliament Guy Verkhofstadt. The former Prime Minister of Belgium could not attend the Congress of RPR-Parnas for good reason. The European politician is included in the list of "mischievous" in Russia because of criticism of the Russian authorities. The speech of Guy Verkhofstadt was met by applause, as well as the decision of the associates of Boris Nemtsov to initiate an international investigation of his murder. This was stated at the Congress of the Party of the RPR-Parnas Lawyer Vadim Prokhorov. According to him, there are mechanisms that allow you to investigate such cases within the framework of the OSCE, the ECHR or the UN. As an example, Prokhorov cited an investigation at the UN killings of the Prime Ministers of Lebanon and Pakistan-Rafik Hariri and Benazir Bhutto.

Ilya Yashin said that he and his colleagues are forced to appeal to international instances, since Russian law enforcement agencies do not have enough political will to complete the investigation of this crime, which, in his opinion, leads directly to the office of President Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov. However, observers skeptically evaluate the involvement of international organizations to investigate the murder of Boris Nemtsov. International Law Specialist Vladimir Entin said that the initiative of Nemtsov’s associates is rather a PR move than an attempt to actually influence power structures and executive power.

According to the updated program, published in the Parnas press release, the party intends to achieve taxes for giving and inherit large capital, increase excise taxes on tobacco and alcohol as sources of budget replenishment. Parnassus also declares the freedom of the media and the liberation of the press from state control.

Suddenly, at the congress, the call of Mikhail Kasyanov to bury the body of Lenin. The newly elected leader also intends to end illegal migration.