The Progress Party convention fell through due to the landlord's decision to break the contract. about this Opposition leader Alexei Navalny spoke on his website.
According to Navalny, the landlord initially assured him that he was "loyal to all political forces." But an hour after party members notified the Ministry of Justice about the place and time of the congress, the landlord called and announced the decision to terminate the contract. The owner of the building, who is "connected with the government," spoke out against the congress.
Before the collapse of the congress, Navalny's supporters managed to pay for the arrival of delegates from 63 regions.
The landlord also refused to allow oppositionists to place a situational center on March 18 in this building.