Naryshkin: Bolotnaya - no place for discussions

The main platform for political dialogue should be parliament, not street actions. As RIA Novosti reports, the State Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin stated this, commenting on the rallies that have passed throughout the country. "A rally is an important component of the political process, an important component of democracy, but it must be remembered that the main platform for political dialogue is parliament, the state Duma," Naryshkin said.

“The rallies showed that no political force can have a monopoly on such values ​​as freedom, justice, respect for human honor and dignity,” the speaker added.

On December 30, 2011, Naryshkin expressed confidence that the State Duma of the sixth convocation will be fully exported by the five -year term. "The State Duma is elected in accordance with the Constitution for five years, and five years of the State Duma of the sixth convocation will work and will work efficiently. I assure you in this," Naryshkin said. The requirement to dissolve the State Duma and hold honest elections has become the key from many thousands of rallies that took place in December in Bolotnaya Square and Sakharov Avenue.

On December 26, Naryshkin stated that the authorities did not manage to prepare for the growth of protest moods in the country, and amendments to the laws on elections and parties are made late. “Maybe the pace of changes in the public consciousness and moods of people are slightly higher than the speed of the changes that the government makes to the political system. The rallies are just talking about this,” said Naryshkin. "So, the authorities must react accordingly. And the speed of development of proposals regarding the improvement of the political system should be higher," said the speaker. Naryshkin categorically rejected the requirement of new elections. “I categorically disagree. We, the deputies of the State Duma, were elected by the vast majority of citizens of the Russian Federation who participated in the vote. The vast majority of the voting majority emphasizes that the composition of the Legitimen parliament,” he said.

Naryshkin again stated that the proposals for the reform of the political system, which were made in the Address of President Medvedev to the Federal Assembly, were not related to mass rallies for honest elections. "Some will say that the proposals appeared under the pressure of Bolotnaya Square. Some of the proposals were discussed earlier," said Naryshkin, who oversee the preparation of the message as the head of the Kremlin administration.

Naryshkin recalled that the day after the announcement of the presidential message to the State Duma, two bills were introduced. "One of them involves a significant simplification of the requirements for the creation and activities of political parties. The other bill affects the issues related to the collection of voter signatures in the elections of the corresponding level. Liberalization is also proposed here," Naryshkin said. "As for the procedure for the election of regional managers, I would prefer to comment on this issue in more detail when the corresponding bill is introduced," he added.

Dmitry Medvedev in a message to the Federal Assembly announced the beginning of a large -scale reform of the political system. “I would like to say that I hear those who talk about the need for changes and understand them,” Medvedev said. According to him, Russia "must proceed to the election of governors by direct voting of the residents of the regions." "It is necessary to give all active citizens the legitimate opportunity to participate in political life. I consider the following necessary: ​​go to the elections of the leaders of the constituent entities of the Federation by direct vote of the residents of the regions," Medvedev said.