Zhirinovsky explained his promise to hang up United Russia
LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky explained his promise to “shot and hanged”, which was made at the meeting of the state Duma on March 15. According to him, it was a “figure of speech” which has nothing to do with the deputies.
LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky said that his words about the shooting and the hanging, said at the last meeting of the state Duma, do not belong to the deputies of United Russia or other parties represented in the Russian Parliament, reports “Interfax”.
According to him, his last phrase about the shootings and hangings “some comrades incorrectly understood”. “I was talking about the mafia, about crime, about crime, about corruption, it is to him my appeal. What does this have to the deputies? Yes I do not know a lot of you (MPs) it has no relation”, — said Zhirinovsky, speaking at a meeting of the state Duma on Friday.
Zhirinovsky said that “figure of speech” and compared his speech in the state Duma with the performance of the actor in theatrearts treat scene with angry words. Is that in relation to the audience sitting in the hall? It is to the government, the laws, the situation in the country.Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Wednesday, March 15, during his speech in the state Duma Zhirinovsky criticized the situation in the Moscow region, and when the deputies from the suburbs stood up for their region, accused them that they “bribed”.
“The crimes you have, in the Moscow region! The criminal, the criminal area. As was former Governor Gromov and today… See what they’re doing, “United Russia”? Here they bribed the deputies, bribed to a hundred times, kicked the “United Russia” will deprive of mandates for the protection of the mafia and thugs!” — said Zhirinovsky. “Next year will enter the Kremlin and you’ll be shot and hanged”, he concluded.
After his speech the Vice-speaker of the state Duma Sergey Neverov (“United Russia”) has stated the need to examine the statements of Zhirinovsky in the meeting of the Duma Commission on ethics, to which Zhirinovsky has left a boardroom of the state Duma together with the deputies of the liberal democratic party in protest.
State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin called Zhirinovsky to apologize for his behavior. According to him, such an offer was made to him from representatives of all Duma factions present in the room. Later, answering a question of journalists on the sidelines, the speaker said that he does not consider the conflict with the leader of the LDPR political. “This is not a political conflict, and the question of ethics. A politician can say whatever you want, but don’t have to be rude,” said the speaker.