Vladivostok will be no elections?

The degree of alterity next mayoral election Vladivostok - In question

First, it became clear that there would be "a single candidate from the opposition." Parties that call themselves opposition, first, hardly willing and able to agree among themselves, and secondly, often do not represent any real power - with a few exceptions (or exceptions). At least at the local level - exactly.

In addition, many of them shaking internal upheavals. One of the big stories - the recent steps towards a change of leadership in the seaside "apple", already dubbed the ex-chiefs partotdeleniya "corporate raid". As a "raider" is a famous politician in the past Nikolai Markovtsev - obviously with an eye on the mayoral election; vzbalamutit politboloto course he can, but no more.

Much more serious event - the split in the Communist Party seaside. At first it was assumed that the Communists put up in the mayoral election Artem Samsonov - a young member of the Legislative Assembly, or his wise counterpart Vladimir Bespalov. However, between these entities unintelligible altercation occurred, and, as they say, even with the physical abuse. Now it is clear, first, that a candidate will not Samsonov, secondly - no matter who was the candidate of the Communist Party, the general party support at the local level, it is - because of the split - use will be. So, the chances of the Communist Party nominee to become the mayor declined sharply.

Tried and power, formally distanced from prospective candidates. The latter fact should be no misleading: it is obvious that the power resource will work on Kremlin stooge /governor /"United Russia", Kojima, is likely to be acting mayor. The recently adopted United Russia deputies AP amendment to the Electoral Code Primorye According to which the mayoral elections will now be held in one round, "work", of course, it is in the interest of Pushkarev. Earlier hopes for the opposition remained out in the second round, which, according to the electoral history, often differed unpredictable results and the transition from sympathy to his favorite opponent. In the case of a single round of talk about the unpredictability hardly worth: Pushkarev technically retain his post, especially without straining.

Unless there is a split in the same "United Russia" (after all, there is a latent conflict between the mayor and the governor Miklushevsky Pushkarev, however much the latter may try to deny it). Or if you do not jump out of a jack-in-box or a god from the machine. It is clear that Mary "Thank you, Vova" Solov'enko, announced his intention to go to the mayor, he is unlikely to be. As Viktor Cherepkov that even if ejected, then later under one pretext or another always comes off. Another thing, if the position of the weakened Pushkarev and we'll see the alternative strong player. But he is also likely to be members of United Russia, or at least loyal government figure.

That's all this suggests that the elections in 2013 in Vladivostok will be. Rather, they will be a mere formality, as more than half of the predetermined even now, six months before. However, those who are not satisfied with the current city government, from all of this can be done in two exactly opposite conclusions: either to relax and not to go to the polls at all, or, conversely, to mobilize and to go to the polls necessarily. It is true that in any case one can hardly expect a high turnout, as, indeed, and some intrigue.

Sergei Pavlov, " New newspaper in Vladivostok ".