Parnas stated that there were no grounds for Kasyanov’s resignation

There are no objective grounds for bringing the question of the resignation of party leader Mikhail Kasyanov to the Parnas congress, said . Konstantin Merzlikin, deputy chairman of the party,

According to Deputy Kasyanov, the issue of resignation is a personal initiative of Vadim Prokhorov, a member of the federal political council.

Prokhorov had earlier demanded Kasyanov's resignation. He stated that the unsatisfactory result of the party in the last elections was due to the fact that Vyacheslav Maltsev, who was nominated on the second list, pushed the voters away, and Kasyanov, who approved the nomination, should be held responsible for this.

“If Prokhorov does not like such a party, where the majority has taken such a position, well, he must then make some decisions for himself. In theory, he should call the majority of the congress, which made the corresponding decision, to political responsibility, ”Merzlikin commented on the initiative. He also offered Prokhorov alternative options, such as leaving the party and creating his own.

Parnassus will hold a federal political council on September 26, where it will discuss the results of the Duma campaign, the party's future strategy, and the date of the congress.