MOSCOW, January 13. Candidates for deputies of the state Duma must not fall victim to populism and give impossible promises. Asked the Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, speaking at a meeting of the Gaidar forum, Recalling that this year in Russia will hold elections to the lower house of Parliament.
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“Against the backdrop of economic hardship, the temptation is great to slip into populism, speculation on sensitive to voters issues,” he said.
“To make promises about a brighter future is easy, but a promise is a promise,” he said.
“Only a Mature political forces able to hear people, feel their needs and match them with the capabilities of the state,” said Medvedev. “Only such a rational and responsible politician has a right to exist”, – he said.
Gaidar forum. Text translation
