Communist party leader Gennady Zyuganov suggested that the chief editor of radio station “Echo of Moscow” Alexei Venediktov to be convinced personally that he had no heart problems. It is reported RIA Novosti on Friday, March 17.
“I invite the Venediktova, or journalist of their training”, — the politician said, adding that he will ask the journalist to perform a set of exercises that he regularly performs.
Chairman of the Communist party stated that the information about his failing health not true. “This is nonsense, that again spread and nothing behind it other than trying to remove a leader from the upcoming powerful advocacy of electoral battles”, — he explained.
Earlier on Friday, the state Duma, the press Secretary Zyuganov Alexander Yushchenko called the rumors about the illness of the leader of the Communist party “blatant provocation”.
March 17, Venediktov wrote in his Twitter that the leader of the Communist party is under observation of doctors because of heart problems. “The Communists and June 12 (2012 — approx. “Of the tape.ru”) concealed a heart attack Zyuganov. It would not have uhoidokalo Secretary General….”, — he wrote.
In the beginning of the month, the newspaper “Izvestia”, citing sources in the presidential administration said that the leader of the Communist party may withdraw from his candidature for the presidential elections to be held in 2018. It was noted that in the future he wants to leave the post of party Chairman.