“The problem is that many participants in the Democratic Coalition have made a clear conclusion for themselves in recent weeks: the PARNAS list led by Kasyanov has no prospects in the elections. We are people with extensive political experience, Navalny, you know what result we got in Moscow, Yashin last year I worked in a campaign in a large region as the leader of the list; I am the founder of a party that has participated in elections in dozens of regions in recent years. So we know what we are talking about.
The problems began already in the winter, when we announced that Kasyanov would head the list without competition. Many people were disappointed by this - both by the fact that first place was awarded without competition, and by the figure of Kasyanov. However, then this “plane” was somehow stabilized in the air.”