The Communist party wants to create Interfactional Commission on elections in Mary El

The Communist party wants to create Interfactional Commission on elections in Mary El


Due to controversial moments during the counting of votes in Tennessee the Communist party requires recalculation and intends to apply to the court in this regard. Party leader Gennady Zyuganov believes that it is necessary to investigate, to let people know that their choice is respected.

MOSCOW, 20 Oct. In the Communist party are encouraged to create interfractional Commission to discuss the elections of the head of Mari El and their outcomes, said party leader Gennady Zyuganov.

Presidential elections were held on September 13, for the position claimed five people. The victory was won by the acting head of the region Leonid Markelov, who scored 50,76%, his closest rival Sergey Mamaev (CPRF) scored 32,33% votes. Markelov on 21 September assumed the position of head of the Republic.

After the elections, the leader of the CPRF Gennady Zyuganov said that due to controversial moments during the counting of votes the party requires recalculation and intends to apply to the court in this regard. Later, Mamaev sent to the Supreme court of Mari El the statement about cancellation of the resolution of the Central election Commission of the Republic “On the results of the elections of the head of the Mari El Republic 13 September 2015”.

“Let us again insist, to establish a Commission to investigate sectarian and carefully. No one wants there blood, but everything must be brought into line, people need to understand that their choice is respected, we will have honest elections. I spoke yesterday with Churov (the head of the CEC of Russia Vladimir Churov — ed), he is also interested in the fact that the elections were full and fair, we all have a stake in this, and it is the basis of stability in the country,” said Zyuganov in an interview with TV channel “Russia 24”.

He confirmed that the Communist party does not recognize the results of the last elections in Mari El is “impossible to accept”, said the head of the Communist party.

“Our lawyers have prepared a formal appeal, we have sent to the Investigative Committee and the interior Ministry to make them understand. Here is a book released about all the crimes that were there. We sent it to, including, and in the administration of President Putin to have read, is there such a situation”, — said the leader of the Communist party.