ROZHDESTVENO (Moscow region), December 23 Candidate for the Russian presidential election from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Nikolai Kharitonov, answering a question from journalists about whether he would criticize the president in the elections, wondered why he would criticize him.
«Why am I going to criticize him? To criticize the president — he is responsible for his own cycle of work — why would I criticize. First of all, I am not the kind of person to criticize a colleague, every person is responsible for his own work. The voter will appreciate the results of the work are both mine and Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin's. But just to go out and carry the gag like that — no, that won't happen. I understand perfectly well how responsible it is to bear the burden of the President of the Russian Federation. <…> I know one thing: to whom much is given, much is asked,” he answered a question from journalists about whether Kharitonov would criticize the Russian president in the elections.