
The project of Mikhail Khodorkovsky "Open Elections", which plans to provide support to candidates for single -mandate districts in the elections to the State Duma, received 230 applications from applicants. According to Kommersant, referring to a source in the project, among them 11 unicorns, seven members of the Communist Party and six Socialist Revolutionaries. Also, 25 members of Parnas, 22 members of Yabloko and one member of the National Liberation Movement turned to support for support.
According to the source of the publication in United Russia, 2 million people consist of the party, therefore, “a dozen people who have gone to Khodorkovsky,” can be found. "Hard control over all members at the primary level cannot be ensured," said Unitedos.
The head of the Fair Russia election headquarters, State Duma deputy Alexander Burkov said that we "live in a free country." "I do not exclude that the party may have people who wanted to go to the polls from Parnas, Khodorkovsky," United Russia ", but then they cease to be members of" Fair Russia ", they will have to make a choice," the parliamentarian explained. Burkov assured that among those who could turn to the project of Mikhail Khodorkovsky reference, there are no status party members.
According to the head of the legal service of the Communist Party, State Duma deputy Vadim Solovyov, "the Communist Party does not conduct any official negotiations with other political forces." "There are different stuffing either about the division of districts with unicorn, then about cooperation with Khodorkovsky, this is political technology, this does not correspond to the truth. We are preparing candidates for all 225 districts in the elections to the State Duma," Soloviev concluded.
Khodorkovsky announced the launch of the Open Elections project in August 2015. In his appeal, he emphasized that “open Russia” is not a political party and does not put forward its own candidates. Nevertheless, she supports the democracy and helps its participants.
The main goal during the 2015 elections "Open Russia" sees the organization of large -scale and high -quality observation. The Open Elections project is designed to mobilize and train volunteers-observers. In addition, Open Russia will help candidates with infrastructure and organizational, intellectual and financial resources.