Are we changing the system or changing leaders?

“To be or not to be, that is the question!” I went through all the marches and rallies: I sat at the monuments to the heroes of Plevna, spent the night with Abai, and was a live microphone on Kudrinskaya. And I don’t even take into account the car pranks on Sadovoy, with a contraceptive on the antenna. And a truth of historical proportions was revealed to me, I realized what the key difference was between the people walking in an inspired, fiery march along the boulevards and those who ascended the stage. The citizens on the march want to change the system, and the leaders on the stage want to change the leaders! In this sense, the Manifesto proclaimed from the podium on June 12 is not bad. Just as any other Manifesto would be good.

But, not being a fan of the leftist idea, I would like to remind you that in addition to the Communist Manifesto, Vladimir Ilyich wrote another 55 volumes. Why am I saying this? Besides, the time for slogans is over! Everyone already understands everything. Today, an action plan is required within the framework of existing legislation. A verified “Strategy of the Majority” is needed, capable of uniting everyone who took to the streets, defending their self-esteem, obeying the voice of freedom. The same Freedom that is given to each of us from God at birth. Freedom is the right to choose. And our task is to ensure this right. First of all, the system itself needs to be changed. Well, the people will elect leaders in open and fair elections.

I propose to begin a civil discussion of our common plan. Majority strategy: action plan for 2012 – 2013. The majority strategy is a strategy for a gradual, evolutionary transition from the “vertical of power” to the construction of a modern capable, open and effective state system. The strategy is based on the understanding that a one-time, “revolutionary” demolition of the existing management system will first lead to chaos and a sharp drop in the standard of living of the part of the population dependent on the state (state employees, security officials, pensioners); and then - to the almost instantaneous construction of an even more primitive, harsh and authoritarian regime. We are beginning the planned dismantling of the “vertical of power” and building in the vacant places state structures that meet the requirements of the majority of the country’s citizens. The recipients and potential participants of the Majority Strategy are the majority of citizens of the Russian Federation who have reached the age of 16. Of these, 30 million citizens can become voters and referendum participants who will vote FOR candidates in elections and initiatives in referendums nominated within the framework of the project.

Sociological research and election results indicate a formed public demand for proper, real, and not simulated performance by the state of its responsibilities in the areas of public safety, health care, education, interaction with citizens and their associations. In the absence of a convincing response to this request from the state and clear proposals from the “opposition leaders,” the center of public attention turns to those undertakings, actions and statements that have signs of reasonable, systematic and planned activity. ​The “June 12 Committee” offers society a joint action plan and a “Majority Strategy” for 2012–2013, consisting of a Social and Political Project and a Meeting of Civil Initiatives: The Big Project is the primary steps towards public administration reform (constitutional, judicial and municipal reform), adoption of the necessary laws, holding a referendum on the new Constitution of the Russian Federation and early elections of the Federal Assembly; The collection of civil initiatives is local public and political projects (development of self-government in Moscow and St. Petersburg, legal education and overcoming legal nihilism, promoting self-organization of small entrepreneurs, etc.). ​

Principles of participation in the implementation of the Majority Strategy Both the Big Project and the Assembly of Civil Initiatives are built as supra-party, unifying projects in which citizens, their associations, including existing and created political parties, act as partners united by common goals. In this case, governing bodies are created to solve each specific problem on the basis of self-organization, for example: to discuss the new Russian Constitution, a permanent expert platform is needed. We announce that the first meeting of the expert group will take place at such and such a time and invite all interested parties to participate in this meeting. At this event, the procedure for joint work is determined and coordinators are selected who will take on the functions of recording meetings, collecting information and analytical materials, and disseminating information among Project participants and the media. Participants returning to this site will be able to make and promote their proposals for the order of its structure and functioning. ​

Invitations to participate in all events and activities of the Majority Strategy will be sent to the relevant state bodies and local governments, and they will contain more than clear answers to the questions “what to talk about” and “who to talk to.” ​The principles outlined above distinguish the Majority Strategy from most existing and newly created political projects. First, we first define the tasks and action plan to solve them and only then form the organizational structures suitable for them. Questions about “who is the leader” and “for whom is this all being done” are removed from the agenda as unnecessary: ​​there will obviously be many leaders in such a Project, and they will naturally emerge in the course of joint activities. In the course of implementing the Majority Strategy, the creation of an electoral bloc of democratic forces will be required, but this will become a tool for achieving set goals, and not an end in itself. (The adoption of the Electoral Code will remove restrictions on the creation of election blocs and associations). Secondly, we build interaction with the current authorities on exclusively rational grounds: if they enter into a responsible partnership dialogue with us, we interact with them as participants in the Majority Strategy. If they avoid such dialogue or sabotage the adoption of reasonable and legal decisions, we use the full range of non-violent methods to force them to dialogue and make decisions required by society.

Main events and parameters: Referendum for the purpose of constitutional reform - October 13, 2013. In a referendum, in accordance with the procedure that will be established by the Federal Constitutional Law “On the Constitutional Assembly”, either the new Constitution of Russia, or “options of the main provisions of the new Constitution of Russia” for their subsequent approval by the Constitutional Assembly. The Law “On the Constitutional Assembly” must be adopted by December 1, 2012. Explanation: 19 years of application of the current Russian Constitution have shown that it does not protect the country from the emergence of “tandems” instead of the separation of powers; from “the third term, which is not consecutive”; from replacing direct elections with appointments and other manifestations of virtually indefinite concentration of power in the hands of a narrow group of people.

There is an urgent need for a new Constitution, which will firmly, clearly and unambiguously enshrine democratic norms and procedures for the formation and operation of government bodies, including the following: - The President of the Russian Federation is elected for four years, the same person cannot hold office President for more than two terms; - The State Duma is elected for a term of four years; - Issues of changing the terms and scope of powers of the President, the State Duma and other state bodies provided for by the Constitution can be resolved exclusively by referendum; - senior officials of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation (governors, etc.) are elected for four years on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot; When adopting the new Constitution, it will be necessary to comprehensively discuss and select the optimal solution on a number of issues, for example: how should the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation be appointed to the position? The answer to this question will either consolidate today’s “intermediate” model of government; or will determine Russia's transition to a parliamentary republic (the Chairman of the Government and his deputies are appointed by the State Duma). Or Russia will become a full-fledged presidential republic, where the Chairman of the Government is ex officio the President of the Russian Federation. And it will be impossible to create a structure in which the Prime Minister, who is formally responsible for the work of the Government, really has little influence on anything. Which, in fact, is what we are seeing in the new Cabinet of Ministers. Citizens are ready to discuss the draft new Constitution and vote for it in a referendum. But, according to Art. 135 of the current Constitution of Russia, a prerequisite for the development of a draft of a new Constitution is the convening of the Constitutional Assembly - a certain body specially created for such purposes. For almost twenty years of work of the Russian parliament, the law on the Constitutional Assembly has not been adopted. We demand that the Federal Assembly immediately remove this obstacle to constitutional reform. Early elections to the State Duma - October 13, 2013 Elections and referendums are held on the basis of the newly adopted Electoral Code, which provides for the creation of electoral blocs, lowering the entry barrier to 3%, returning the voter turnout threshold and the “against all candidates” column. The Electoral Code must be adopted by March 1, 2013. The State Duma must decide on self-dissolution by May 1, 2013. Explanation: the existing electoral legislation is excessive in terms of the number of laws that form it and often contradictory norms; and insufficient – ​​in terms of the quality and provision of guarantees for the free expression of the will of citizens, as well as fair, open and equal competition of candidates for elected positions. Holding early elections to the State Duma and/or elections of the President without a qualitative change in the regulatory framework and the system of election commissions will not lead to the election of a legitimate government that enjoys the trust of citizens. In preparation for the referendum and in the elections to the State Duma, political parties forming the electoral bloc “Strategy” take part majority." Based on the results of early elections of State Duma deputies, this electoral bloc should receive at least 90-130 mandates. In 2012–2013, parties included in the “Majority Strategy” bloc participated in the organization and implementation of regional projects, including elections of governors and mayors. “Battle for the capitals”: ​​events within the framework of the socio-political project “RVS - Real Power to Self-Government” More details .

The goal of the socio-political project “RVS – Real Power to Self-Government” is to create legal, organizational and financial conditions for the development of full-fledged self-government in the federal cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg, the formation of an active, competent and interested attitude of citizens towards resolving issues independently and under their own responsibility local significance. The subject of activity in the Project is: empowering residents and local governments in both cities of federal significance with the real ability to regulate a significant part of public affairs and manage it, acting within the framework of the law and in the interests of the population; for this it is necessary to develop and adopt a new edition of normative legal acts (Charter the city of Moscow, the Charter of the city of St. Petersburg, the Law of the city of Moscow “On the organization of local government in the city of Moscow”, the Law of St. Petersburg “On the organization of local government in St. Petersburg); ​ To adopt these regulatory legal acts, a referendum in the city of Moscow is planned to be held on April 21, 2013. Planned results by September 1, 2012:

• 2000 users registered on the Project website on the Free Tribune, 1000 users received an electronic signature; The site will go into operation by July 1, 2012. Explanation: The Internet resource of the “Strategy of the Majority” project consists of 2 “communicating” platforms: “Free Tribune” and “Platform for Responsible Communication”: “Free Tribune” - on this on the site, users register in the usual way, using, at their discretion, both their own names and pseudonyms; receive information and comment on it freely; “Platform for responsible communication” - on this platform, users register in the manner prescribed for obtaining an electronic signature, and receive such a signature, with which the user then certifies their appeals to state authorities and local governments, answers to surveys, amendments to draft regulations introduced for consideration legal acts. At the “Platform for Responsible Communication” it will be possible to perform actions that have legal significance (joining a party, submitting mandatory appeals to government bodies, etc.). The “Control Letter” campaign will be held at this site - details will follow. • Copies of 30,000 “Control Letters” were collected and submitted to the State Duma (by December 1, 2012 - the deadline for the adoption of the Federal Law “On the Constitutional Assembly of the Russian Federation” there should be at least 150,000 of them);

• Draft regulatory legal acts are ready to be submitted for expert and public discussion: Note – readiness means not only the readiness of the text of the document, but also the presence of sufficient expert and civil support: experts sign the document, citizens vote for it on the “Platform for Responsible Communication” » - Federal Constitutional Law “On the Constitutional Assembly of the Russian Federation”; - A new Constitution and/or “three platforms” to be submitted to a referendum in order to form a Constitutional Assembly (“parliamentary republic”, “presidential republic”, “mixed model”); - Electoral Code of the Russian Federation; - The Moscow City Charter in a new edition with transitional provisions; - Moscow City Law “On the organization of local self-government in the city of Moscow” with transitional provisions; - Moscow City Law “On Social Nutrition”. • Complaints have been filed with the ECHR against the rulings of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on the refusal to accept applications to cancel the results of the presidential elections of the Russian Federation and appeal against the inaction of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation during the presidential campaign, more details .

• 4 episodes of the “Civil Proceedings” program were broadcast on the Internet, more about this project . In the next section, I will present to our dear readers a detailed plan for the socio-political project “RVS - Real Power to Self-Government”.

PS On June 21, at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin confirmed his commitment to his election promises that if a legislative initiative receives at least one hundred thousand relevant (not anonymous) signatures from citizens, then the State Duma is obliged to accept it for consideration. The 63rd Federal Law “On Electronic Signatures” allows you to do this. There are draft laws and amendments mentioned in the proposed majority strategy. A technological agreement has been concluded with the AUC (Accredited Certification Center), which allows for simple and confirmed electronic signatures of citizens. Thus, we will help the President of the Russian Federation create a National Form of Democracy, which is what he, in fact, called for .