Navalny announced an action against pension reform. It will take place on the day of the Moscow mayoral election

The politician called for taking to the streets on September 9.

Alexey Navalny announced the organization of an all-Russian protest against raising the retirement age. The politician scheduled rallies for September 9, the single voting day on which the elections for the mayor of Moscow will take place.

This is the best date - 09.09 - Single voting day. Let’s make sure that in these “elections” raising the retirement age is the main topic.

Alexey Navalny

Navalny’s supporters in the 46 “largest cities” of Russia, where he has headquarters, will submit applications for approval 15 days before the protests. In all other cities of the country, the politician called on citizens to “act on their own,” including contacting his representatives for legal assistance.

If we are illegally denied, we will [still] go out, because the Constitution enshrines our right to peaceful protests.

Alexey Navalny

This is Navalny’s second action against raising the retirement age. The first took place on July 1 in cities that did not host the World Cup. in Russia . took place On July 28 and 29 , rallies of opponents of pension reform, organized by communists and libertarians,

On September 9, election campaigns will take place in many regions of Russia. for the position of mayor The current head of the capital Sergei Sobyanin, Vadim Kumin (from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation), Mikhail Degtyarev (LDPR), Mikhail Balakin (Union of Citizens) and Ilya Sviridov (A Just Russia) are running of Moscow. Navalny's representatives do not participate in the mayoral elections.

The pension reform bill passed its first reading on July 19, when only United Russia deputies voted for it. The government initiative provides for a gradual increase in the retirement age to 65 years for men and to 63 years for women. The second reading of the bill will take place in the fall. If it is accepted, the increase in the retirement age will begin on January 1, 2019.

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