Saturday, July 2, 2016

One of the ten: Medvedev – on elections, sanctions, bombings, and Turkey – BBC News

The ruling party enters the election with a margin. The seats in the Duma – 450, but the candidates the party puts forward 607. In the federal part of the list – one person – Dmitry Medvedev

What’s the unexpected figure appeared in the lists in the regions. ? Why in the lists returned governors? Who is the competition? As Medvedev refers to “Stolypin’s club”? And what kind of sanctions against Turkey is not to be abolished? This Prime Minister said in an extensive interview “Vesti on Saturday”

-. Dmitry Anatolyevich, according to the law, ten people could lead the federal list, and led you one. It does not matter

-? What’s so terrible? We have a certain practice of formation of the list. And today, this list is as follows. I – the party chairman, who heads the list that, naturally I think. Then there is a regional part. And all our voters that received ballots, will see that in addition to the names of the chairman of the party, there will be a regional list. There are three human friends who work in the region. This may be a governor, and a well-known person, and someone else

-. I would like to ask about the regional lists

-. Ask, of course, why not

-. there were primaries and the Congress in these lists were some unexpected names. About Poklonsky said, but Vyacheslav Volodin, returning to the Duma …

– In fact, there were several new people. Each of these new candidates, in my opinion, is able to win, as a way to win, and Vyacheslav Volodin. He is a seasoned political fighter, because several times elected to the State Duma from the Saratov region. So in that sense it is testing the political system, which is linked to the advent of the primaries “United Russia”, which, incidentally, he also worked in the administration because the administration is somehow involved in the political process. He decided to try his hand. . I think it’s a good idea

– Many years of TV experience has shown that a person is able to look at the “talking head” 41 or 42 seconds, no more

. – And then what happens to it

-? it is necessary to change the angle. How to invest in a relatively short period of time – not in 40 seconds, of course – your 40-minute speech at the congress of “United Russia” and tezisno determine what the party goes on elections

-? Make a resume is not very difficult. “United Russia” goes to the polls with the understanding of their responsibility to their constituents, to the Russian people and, of course, a proposal to continue the stable development of our country. That is, sustainable development, and is the quintessence of our election program. Less than 40 seconds turned

-? Probably yes

-. Once you have allowed me to develop this thesis

. – Do you have a handicap

-. I’ll tell you what we offer. All that the “United Russia” has made over the past few months as a result of work on the program, packed in stostranichny document. I quote it in full will not, but I will say that the current situation is not very easy, as the external and internal situation in our country. Nevertheless, we are even in this situation are ready to solve the most important problem to increase the minimum wage, and the decision has already been made. We have outlined the program, how it will happen in the coming years. The question of whether to return to the indexation of pensions at full inflation next year. We are ready to continue the most important social programs, including maternity capital to pay benefits, work on improving the pension system. All of this was included in the program of “United Russia”. There also included our suggestions for improving the economy, industrial policy, agricultural development. I will not be long to quote what was discussed at the congress, but will mention just one example. Take our agriculture. We were able to develop it to such a level that we feed ourselves. And not only feed, but also to supply grain and a variety of other products for export. Why do I say this? Probably not all remember and know, but the Soviet Union to buy grain in large quantities. Sometimes our political opponents say to us, there was some agriculture in the Soviet era! Yes, what it was agriculture ?! Food was not

-! Do you have proposals such as the indexation of pensions according to inflation, the increase of salaries for teachers and doctors, maternity capital, which in addition to stability requires a lot of money. Where to take them

-? The safety margin we have. What is it based? On the macro-economic stability, the stability of which is sometimes criticized, but it is – the most important condition of life. If we lose this stability, we begin what happened in the 90s: galloping inflation, problems with the supply of basic products. That is why one can not simply mechanically inflate the budget to include the printing press, as is sometimes offered and our opponents, and even some of our comrades. This is dangerous

-. Are you talking about “Stolypin club”

-? I did not mean. I’m talking about sentences uncontrollably print money and distribute the so-called cheap loans. It looks great, but the result can be no inflation of 6%, as we hope, in the next year, and so much more. Thus the economy has a large margin of safety, and we expect it will solve all socio-economic tasks set in the program

-. You let slip, Dmitry Anatolyevich

-? what

– About those you consider to be your major competitors. You shrugged off the “Stolypin club”, but before that, when you said that your opponents say you agriculture in the Soviet Union, it was clear that it was the Communist Party says. Who do you really think the main competitors of “United Russia” in the upcoming elections

-? You know, what is the specificity of the provisions of the “United Russia”? On the one hand, it is now the biggest party, which enjoys the confidence of the people in the full sense of the ruling party. This is her forte. On the other hand, in this and the vulnerability of the “United Russia” because it criticized as any party that is in power. Therefore, we do not need to prove anything. “United Russia” in the last 10-12 years has brought and their achievements, and probably some mistakes that any political force in their work permits. I am therefore all oriented to the maximum correct conduct of political struggle and political debate

-. You can even in a pair of single-member districts is not specifically put forward candidates of “United Russia”, so as not to spoil the life of the Communists and the “Fair Russia” ?

– We all have to be realistic. We need to think about the country home, and not that, pushing all elbows and fists to get the political Olympus. Therefore, for these reasons, in some constituencies, our opponents look stronger. This is what we must take into account. We must maintain good working relationships with our political rivals, with those whom I call the opponents. This and our colleagues in the State Duma, and other parliamentary parties, and all other parties. I remind you that we now have these parties more than 70

-. How many of them will be in the next Duma

-? I think all 75 will not be included. We have 14 parties are exempted from collecting votes, and at least they have to get a ballot. In this case, only the people of our country is able to determine who will be held in the State Duma

-. The Parliament of how many games do you think running

-? We have the specificity of Parliament. I believe that in our conditions – is not working any two-party system, the party system is no ratio, calculated on the 10-12 parties, – a quantitative representation, which is in the Parliament – I emphasize, I am not talking about specific political players – allows to solve problems . After all, the task of the parliament – to make responsible decisions and laws. You might remember, in the 90s a number of important laws are not passed. And not because they did not understand the importance of these laws, but because the political forces were in constant clinch. And it took a political whistle. The last 15-16 years due to the fact that it was created by the normal political majority, which first came together around the figure of the president, we have a workable parliament. Sometimes criticized parliament, they say they’re too fast a certain law adopted, that is, they are about something not thought of. Perhaps this also happens. But even worse, when the parliament does not take decisions. And it was

in our history -. With regard to single-member districts. Let not a stranger to you north-west Russia

-. I have all 85 of our country is not someone else’s regions. And it’s not a figure of speech, because I am in all 85 regions was

-. Let us, however, to the native to the north-west. Next, however, the Leningrad region, where there is such a heavyweight as Sergey Naryshkin – the current chairman of the State Duma, who in past elections just in the Leningrad Oblast Party great help. Take, for example, the city on the Neva St. Petersburg. There odnomandatniki became Milon – a figure that many disconnects in the “United Russia”. It was not you sometimes tempted to revise, correct the results of the primaries

-? Why do we have borrowed this institution, which is called beautiful foreign word “primary”

? – Or a preliminary vote

-. In fact, it is a preliminary vote. Then, to determine the real leaders. This is very different people. One love one another – another. For some, the speech of a man sweeping for someone, on the contrary, they are too timid. But if we talk about the results of the preliminary ballot, they lie in the fact that a particular person, the candidate receives is initially supported by the population, the people who came and said to us from this cohort of United Russia like this man. Why is correct? So we agreed that retain all the results of early voting, which accounted for 10% of the population. This is a huge figure. And the people who came to support one party – “United Russia”. How can we fool them

-?! And there even in single-member districts is a struggle

-? Yes. And the list

-. In the last Duma elections many regional lists headed by the vice-premiers. Shuvalov – the Far East, Zubkov was too

-? Yes

-. This time they disappeared, but returned to the governors. Why

-? After all, back to the fact that the main criterion for selection of the participants of the campaign was a preliminary vote

-. But at the Congress were the governors

– of the 607 people there were a few new pieces – a 19 regional representatives, 10 heads of subjects of the Russian Federation included in North Caucasian District, 9 and governors from other places. If we talk about the Caucasus, where traditionally the head of the republic enjoys the respect of people

-. In the North Caucasus for each region – a list

-. This is the specificity of the North Caucasus . We are not in a vacuum, and must take into account people’s ideas, their sympathy and political habits, as they say. So it is natural in this sense. Nothing wrong with that, because the general principle does not change, but it figures that unite people. regional leaders, our voters will see in the course of voting, of course, and at a time when the campaign will go, and then in the list, they will look

-. For them it is an opportunity to recheck? Or you assume that someone from the governor will go to work in the State Duma

-? Let’s not make plans. At the end of last season I can say that we have of the governor as a result of this campaign has passed in the State Duma, and even some of our colleagues in the government. For example, Alexander Zhukov returned to the State Duma, where he successfully worked before. This is normal, of course, is life

-. In other words, you do not exclude this, and this time

-? Nothing at all of what can bring benefits to the country, in our lives can not be excluded

-. June 30 after a cabinet meeting of ministers you said that antisanktsii be lifted gradually. We already know about the revival of the tourist traffic. The bulk of agricultural products came from Turkey. She was replaced by either the Moroccan or the domestic

-. Have you noticed that it is a different product, or not

-?. No, to be honest

– This is the best proof of what I say, we are self-feeding. For some positions we are really obliged to import

-. Well, kiwis we will never grow

-. Fruits some we do not grow, and so there is no change

– you now will cancel all:., and the flow of tourists, and vegetables? Or there are some suggestions that, if you bring them to your ministers, you will not even accept

-? The President decided to normalize political cooperation, renew it. Also, the government was instructed to commence negotiations on the normalization of trade and economic relations. The government will hold talks with Turkish partners at every level at which it will want our counterparties. And these ministers will be engaged, and Deputy Prime Minister, and I am ready to do it. What is now in question? Initially – and it is in the direction of the President – the question is to enable our people who like to rest in Turkey, and to do so in the current tourist season – subject, however, one major condition. Turkey suffered a terrorist attack. Unfortunately, not the first. Because the issue of security should be pushed to the forefront

-. Especially now, when the blast was in Istanbul airport, through which many people go on vacation

. – Of course. This is a very serious challenge for Turkey and its security forces. They must demonstrate the full measure of concern in this regard, to take the necessary decisions. Nevertheless, we decided to abandon the recommendation not to send tourist groups in Turkey, and to allow charter flight. As for the rest, the process for resumption of trade and economic cooperation, as well as the solution of a number of related policy issues, including visa, and some others, will be divided into steps for the resumption of trade and economic cooperation, as well as the decision of a number of related policy issues, including visa and others. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. We will be ready to conduct these negotiations with our Turkish colleagues. But it is clear that we do not consciously change the economy under any State, including under this our largest trading partner, Turkey. What happened, happened. Let’s face it, not our fault. Therefore, some economic niches were occupied by other countries. This also applies to the supply of agricultural products and tourism product, and some other areas of cooperation. Naturally, those who come with good intentions on our market, not the signals will do that back Turkish suppliers of products, goods, and they have to leave. No, everything will remain as it is. This also applies to relations with our other partners – the European Union. A number is economic niches that were previously occupied by vendors from the European Union and some other countries are busy with other states. What’s happened has happened. These are the losses that we have always said.

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