YAVLINSKY TO TRY ALLIANCE WITH GAIDAR.

The leader of the reformist Yabloko party, Grigory Yavlinsky, announced that he has agreed in principle that candidates from his list will form an election coalition with Yegor Gaidar’s party "Russia’s Democratic Choice" in single-mandate districts. Explaining the reasons for his decision, Yavlinsky said that if Gaidar’s party failed to clear the 5 percent hurdle in the election, Yabloko might find itself with no partner at all in the future Duma (11) According to some election experts, the real reason for Yavlinsky’s decision might be Yabloko’s own poor prospects in this election. (12)

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