Day: December 17, 2018

Yabloko is aiming to the regions and the Duma “Apple” should get representation in Parliament following the state Duma elections of 2021. This is the task of the party on December 15-16, put it, the Federal Council. Apple in the next two years during the regional campaigns, we want to prove that “start to win” but to ensure victories, the party plans a “change of generations” and the establishment of communication with the public. The expert doubts that the liberal “Yabloko” fit in “conservative for change” that exists in Russian society. Upstairs The Federal Council of Yabloko announced “major reform” within the party. It provides a generational change, a change of working methods (public, citizens, business, media) while maintaining the installations of the “Yabloko” on the idea of “social liberalism, democratic values and European political culture.” “Our goal is to return to the Parliament”, — said the Chairman of the

At the election of the Governor of Primorye defeated Oleg Kozhemyako Acting Governor of Primorsky Krai Oleg Kozhemyako won re-election. After processing 99.94% of ballots he received 61,88% of the vote, according to the CEC. Upstairs The candidate from LDPR Andrey Andreichenko scored 25,17%, Alexey Timchenko from the Party of growth of 5.17%, rose Chemerys from the party “For women of Russia” — 3,8%. Gubernatorial elections in Primorye took place again. In the single voting day September 9 the region has not revealed the winner. In the second round, which was held on September 16, came the acting Governor Andrei Tarasenko (United Russia) and the candidate from the Communist party Andrei Ishchenko. The results of the second round was cancelled due to numerous violations during the voting. Then Tarasenko resigned, his place was appointed Kozhemyako, who went on elections as the independent candidate. And Ishchenko were not admitted to the

In DND reported about the clashes with the scouts APU MOSCOW, 16 Dec — RIA Novosti. The armed forces of Ukraine attempted to approach the positions of DPR units in the North of the breakaway Republic and were rebuffed. The journalists said the representative of the militia DND Daniel Bessonov. Upstairs According to him, the collision occurred at night near the village Verkhnetoretskoye. Two groups of Ukrainian scouts headed towards the position of the militia. Our observers in a timely manner, revealed the approaching enemy and small arms fire forced him to abandon the task. The result of a failed RAID five Ukrainian scouts were injured. Security officers moved technique Besson also said that the Ukrainian military has deployed four su-25 aircraft to Donetsk region — airfield airfield Melitopol to Berdyansk. “We do not rule out that including these stormtroopers will be used by Ukraine for fire support of the

In Minsk, said Lukashenko held a meeting on independence MINSK, 16 Dec — RIA Novosti. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has not held any meetings on the topic of independence of the Republic allegedly “under pressure” from Russia. This was reported by RIA Novosti press-Secretary of the President Natalia Eismont. Upstairs Earlier, several media outlets, citing a source reported that Lukashenka met with top officials in a closed meeting. The country’s leaders allegedly discussed the issue of independence in “the face of pressure from the Russian side”. It was noted that the meeting decided “to stand for independence.” On Friday the President of Belarus, speaking to Russian media, said that the country’s sovereignty is sacred, and promised to prevent its loss. The Belarusian leader said that, if you want a Republic “divided into region and return to Russia, this will never happen”. According to Lukashenko, the tax maneuver in the

In France on Saturday to protest detained more than 350 people PARIS, 16 Dec — RIA Novosti. Police arrested 351 of a man during Saturday’s protest “yellow jackets” in France, reports channel BFMTV. Upstairs It is noted that 242 people from among the detainees were taken into custody. Earlier it was reported that Paris was arrested nearly 180 people. Nine people were injured. The fifth campaign of the “yellow jackets” was much quieter previous, the number of its participants has decreased. According to police, throughout France, the number of protesters amounted to 33.5 thousand, as of December 8, the stock was attended by 77 thousand people. Gilets jaunes: retour sur cinq semaines de mobilisation pic.twitter.com/KpcHXzp9hD — BFMTV (@BFMTV) 16 Dec 2018 The protest movement of the so-called “yellow jackets”, the speakers, in particular, against the increase in gasoline prices that began in France on November 17. Mass protests across the