Bowed from the edge

156 people left the Krasnodar Yabloko at the same time. This was reported by Kasparov.ru with reference to the application to the editorial office from the former leader of the Kuban regional branch of the party Andrei Rudomakhi. Activists motivated their decision with a protest against the actual overclocking of the regional organization by the central apparatus of the party.

The reason for the acceleration was the support of the Kuban "apple" of the politician Alexei Navalny in the elections of the mayor of Moscow. "Civil activists who advocate the consolidation of all democratic opposition forces, in principle, do not need the leadership of the Yabloko party," the statement said. “He needs absolutely loyal and ready to fulfill any instructions to functionaries.”

According to activists, the party suppresses a free expression of opinions, does not comply with its charter and "helps to preserve the ruling authoritarian and corruption regime in Russia."

In November 2013, the central apparatus of Yabloko announced the suspension of the Council of Cuban Partyardization, but regional activists refused to fulfill this decision. Meanwhile, on January 31, 2014, the federal party leadership dismissed the advice of all local and primary branches in the region and announced the re-registration of all their members.

“This shameful and illegitimate decision was made by the absolute majority of the Yabloko bureau, which, as this situation showed, has ceased to be a collegial decision -making body and became a“ consonant club ”voting for any decisions described by the first persons of the parties,” the activists commented on the situation. “We do not consider it possible to remain members of such a party, since this contradicts our beliefs.”

In addition to 156 activists who left the Krasnodar organization of Yabloko now, a number of members - also in connection with the overclocking of the regional branch - did this earlier. The total number of those who left the party was 168 people.

The Kuban "Yabloko" was an influential public force in the region. Among its members are many leaders and activists of the environmental shift in the North Caucasus. In addition to Rudomakhi himself, who heads the Ekovakhta Council, this is Evgeny Vitishko, Suren Gazaryan, Vladimir Kimaev, Valery Suchkov, Igor Kharchenko.