a Courageous and swift actions of the authorities responsible for political stability in the country, prevented another regional upheaval: the candidate in governors of the Arkhangelsk, Oleg Mandrykin allowed to collect and submit the required number of “municipal” signatures. About how difficult that decision was taken, evidenced by the recent announcement of Grigory Yavlinsky: “the government… is fully deprived of elections in the Arkhangelsk region legitimacy”.
Under “such actions,” the Chairman of the Federal political Committee of the party “Yabloko” meant the following: “the Administration of the Arkhangelsk region has developed large-scale illegal campaign of pressure on municipal deputies with the purpose to prevent the election of the Governor candidates from real opposition Oleg Mandrykin. In the course are threats, blackmail, bribery and outright deception deputies.”
Explain to governors the Mandrykin – entrepreneur and social activist, a member of the coalition “Stop Lies” protest movement, which opposes the construction of in area landfills, – nominated by Yabloko. For registration, according to the law, a candidate must overcome the so-called municipal filter, whose configuration depends on the specific subject of the Federation.
Mandrykino had to gain the signatures of at least 189 of deputies of municipal assemblies. Moreover, the signatories must represent at least 75 percent of the territorial entities. At this stage the problems started. According to a staff “the candidate of Chiesa”, the whole period of collection of signatures of deputies of rigid pressure. Those who work in the public sector, allegedly was threatened with dismissal in the event of support for the candidacy of Mandrykina.
In mandrykivska staff is explained by the growing fear of the power to lose the election. The latest polls, according to this information, definitely predict failure of the candidate from “United Russia” – the acting Governor Alexander Tsybulsky, who took the post in early April. His predecessor, Igor Orlov, has left at own will. Although at the end of last year was full of desire to go to the polls.
According to unofficial sources, the resignation coincided with intention of the Kremlin to renew the regional Olympus: the chances for re-election Orlov was absolutely hopeless. In fact, he lost the election even before the campaign began. And lost to the movement “Stop Lies”: it is active and unconditional support of the garbage project resets the rating of the former Governor. People got burned at work. Without a trace.
About the importance to area residents on this topic is the fact that one of the first actions of the acting was the cancellation of the decision on the construction of the landfill. But, like any forced and belated step, this also did not bring to the authorities beforeRasim political points. People perceived it not as a blessing, and as it ripped the officials the opposition’s victory. And, it seems, now waiting for new victories.
this is evidenced by successfully collected Mandrykina – and with a substantial margin – signatures. It is clear that if not for the dramatic growth of opposition sentiment, it would be impossible. Diffused in the air waiting for political change has had an impact on municipalities, and on the government, not dared to indulge in all serious. But could if he deemed it necessary.
it is possible that the key argument was just a warning Yavlinsky: “the Administration of the Arkhangelsk region social protest provokes an explosion like the one that we have seen in recent weeks in the Khabarovsky Krai”. Another such explosion really would be for Moscow quite inappropriately.
That, however, does not mean that the government waved the white flag and let events take their course. We have a democracy, just paraphrase the writer-satirist Seeds viola, unlimited, but within reason. “Voice of reason” can occur at the registration stage: not the fact that all of the signatures cast for Mandrykina will be considered valid. And on the stage of the elections. After them.
However, one cannot completely exclude the scenario in which wins “inconsistent” candidate from the opposition, and then it is for nothing. But the greatest neblagopryatnye in relations with Moscow, nor the criminal case. Yes, so far it seems no more real than the Pomeranian tale. But remember that quite recently the same seemed fantastic and the victory of the movement “Stop Lies”.
