VLADIVOSTOK, Mar 28 At a regular meeting of the Legislative Assembly of Primorye, they adopted an amendment to the Electoral Code, which prohibits self-nominated candidates from participating in gubernatorial elections.
Deputies Considered the Issue «On Amendments to the Electoral Code of the Primorsky Territory», including the said amendment.
«The Electoral Code of Primorsky Territory establishes that direct nomination of a candidate can be carried out by self-nomination, nomination by an electoral association. The amendment proposes to amend the Electoral Code of Primorsky Territory, providing that a candidate for the post of governor can only be nominated by a political party «, — said Dzhambulat Tekiev, Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Primorye, at the meeting.
Deputy Yevgeny Lyashenko recalled that five years ago, regional parliamentarians made changes to the regional electoral code, allowing self-nominees to participate in the election of the governor of Primorye. Deputy Andrei Andreichenko, who proposed the new amendment, replied to his colleague that «it is necessary to emphasize the role of political parties, to increase it.»
““These are the elections of the governor, the elections to the State Duma. If a person represents a political force, he should be associated with this political force, and thus the political system here only needs to be developed … If a person cannot agree with several dozen political parties that have We exist and are registered, then, probably, he should not submit his candidacy. There are no restrictions for anyone. Everyone who can participate will participate … The right to vote is not infringed here, «Andreichenko said.
24 deputies voted for the introduction of amendments to the electoral code of Primorye, taking into account the decree amendment, 11 deputies voted against, there were no abstentions.