New CEC head Ella Pamfilova promised to hold fair elections. In words, believe that even the opposition.
Pamfilova States that she “removed from all political forces.”
Ex-Ombudsman Ella Pamfilova, as expected, headed by the Central election Commission of the Russian Federation, succeeding Vladimir Churov. Against her candidacy expressed only one of the fifteen members of the CEC – it was Sergey Sirotkin put forward in the Commission on the quota of the state Duma from LDPR. The fact that he wanted to become the head of the CEC.
The need election, Sirotkin argued their belonging to “the oldest Russian opposition party”, which, he said, and should lead the Commission that no one had any doubts as to the objectivity of counting of votes on elections. “In the CEC should include representatives of the opposition parties, it will increase the trust of our citizens towards elections,” said Sirotkin.
The fact that the former CEC Chairman Vladimir Churov called the “magician” after the parliamentary elections of 2011, also at the time was delegated to the Commission from the LDPR faction, Sirotkin chose to overlook. Moreover, as noted by the leader of the liberal Democrats Vladimir Zhirinovsky, who also came to the meeting of the Commission, the party members for three consecutive years demanded the resignation of Churov.
To nominate Pamfilova to the vote instructed one of the old residents of the Central electoral Commission Boris Ebzeyev. He said that personally acquainted with Pamfilova since 1991, when she worked as a national Deputy of the USSR. “Ella Aleksandrovna meets the needs of our society – she is a talented organizer and a man who knows the secrets of our political system. At the same time it is a man devoted to the realization of social rights of citizens, it had always been a Builder and a unifier,” said Ebzeev.
Eugene Kolyushin, which is more than 20 years in the CEC of the Communist party, said that Pamfilova at the same time has the qualities of a “statesman and people’s advocate.” “I’ve known her since 1989,” schools around kolushin.
It is not excluded that Pamfilova had never heard so many compliments in the address, as at this day (with the exception of the birthday celebration). Man, not fond of flattery, it would alert. But, after the vote, after receiving a bouquet of gorgeous roses from the hands of their new colleagues, Ella Aleksandrovna confidently sat down in the chair and immediately as if it had grown. Upon assuming his new responsibilities, she never hesitated.
The first decisive step Pamfilova was the proposal to reduce the number of Vice-presidents of the Central election Commission from two to one. They elected the United Russia Nikolai bulayeva, which in February of this year the CEC has delegated to the Federation Council. One time bulayeva designated to the place Churov, along with other applicants, among which were also mentioned CEC member Maya Grishina. She eventually got the post of Secretary of the Commission.
Its main task on a post of the CEC Chairman, Ella Pamfilova called the provision of real voting rights. “So that people feel that their vote can change the situation in the country,” she said. Earlier, during discussion in the state Duma early termination of his powers as Ombudsman Pamfilova also said that she’s not “engaged” and “detached from all political forces.” “I will not disappoint you,” promised the deputies Pamfilova.
Some parliamentarians on Monday came to the CEC, to give the parting words of his new head. So, the leader of the CPRF Gennady Zyuganov has expressed hope that the renewed composition of the CEC in the country will be able to have “open, democratic and competitive elections”.
“The main goal is to restore voter confidence in the election system, to replace the imitation of democracy should come real. Convinced that Pamfilova can cope with this task,” believed the new head of the CEC and the Chairman of the party “Yabloko” Emilia Slabunov.
The word also gave long-forgotten heroes of pre-election fights, like the ex-Deputy of the state Duma Victor Cherepkova. They all said roughly the same thing, and Pamfilova assured that is open to cooperation with all parties. Until, finally, the leader of LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky did not notice that the CEC “may be good, but do not forget that the country has another 100 thousand of precinct election commissions”.
Wanting to continue his thought among admitted to the microphone in the CEC was not found. Although many people know that however good was the new Chairman of the CEC, major violations at the elections occur in the regions. In this situation, the Central election Commission in Moscow left to play only a technical role on General election results.
Pamfilova, as the experts said, despite its human rights baggage, has firmly integrated in the power structure, and, for example, can boast of a good relationship with the Deputy head of the presidential administration Vyacheslav Volodin. By the way, one of the people closest to him, Anton Lopatin has also retained its membership in the new composition of the CEC. So what is there to “keep abreast of” incidental “performances”.
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