Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-02-16-Speech-4-185-000"
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"en.20120216.23.4-185-000"2
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"Mr President, the recent Russian parliamentary elections are generally believed to have been manipulated. Evidence of this includes the mass demonstrations by opponents of the current authorities, which have taken place constantly since December, and which are now increasingly taking the form of an organised social movement. As far back as December, Parliament called for a re-run of the elections on the basis of democratic standards.
In view of the upcoming presidential election, we are obliged, with the involvement of European diplomacy, to provide strong support to the Russian civil society activists who oppose these undemocratic practices. Mobilising the Russian authorities to respect human rights, democracy and the rule of law is our next task. In supporting the resolution, I appeal to the Kremlin authorities to conduct free and fair elections based upon political competition. In particular, I call for a change of heart regarding the decision preventing the participation of two opposition candidates, Grigory Yavlinsky and Dmitry Mezentsev. I hope that the forthcoming election will be the first lesson in democracy of the Putin era."@en1
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