The communists were not approved for a rally for Crimea, but against Medvedev

The Moscow authorities did not agree on the action of the communists dedicated to the annexation of the Crimea, but with the demand to change the socio-economic course and against the head of government Dmitry Medvedev. on March 17 This was reported by RBC.

As a result, the head of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov will not go to the celebration of the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea to Russia, which will be held on March 18 on Sparrow Hills in front of the Moscow State University. For the first time, not all leaders of the Duma parties will come to this meeting.

According to Sergei Obukhov, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation for Information and Analytical Work and Election Campaigns, the party’s position is as follows: “The Crimean consensus is good, and we still support (the annexation of Crimea), but you won’t get far without changing the socio-economic course” .

On March 18, Obukhov says, the communists were planning their own action, which was supposed to be dedicated to the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea, as well as calls for the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. But the action was not approved.