MOSCOW – The marginalised Russian opposition parties of slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov and arch Putin foe Alexei Navalny have announced they will form an alliance for legislative polls in 2016.Nemtsov’s RPR-Parnas and Navalny’s Party of Progress said Friday they are joining forces to put forward joint candidates at local elections this year and parliamentary polls next year.In a statement the two parties accused the authorities under President Vladimir Putin of establishing an authoritarian system that had wiped out opposition, wrecked the economy and plunged the country into a conflict in Ukraine.The fatal shooting of Nemtsov just yards from the …read more
Source: AsiaOne
