“The proposal deals with establishing a non-governmental association based on the organisations, political parties and citizens that share common values connected with love of the country, improvement of people’s standards of living, strengthening of Russia’s power, and the search for just solutions in the social sphere.” Vladimir Putin At a meeting of the National People’s Front Coordination Council
Transcript of the meeting:
Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, dear colleagues,
I would like to thank you – everyone gathered here today – for responding so quickly to yesterday’s proposal...
“The proposal deals with establishing a non-governmental association based on the organisations, political parties and citizens that share common values connected with love of the country, improvement of people’s standards of living, strengthening of Russia’s power, and the search for just solutions in the social sphere.”
Vladimir Putin At a meeting of the National People’s Front Coordination Council
Transcript of the meeting:
Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, dear colleagues,
I would like to thank you – everyone gathered here today – for responding so quickly to yesterday’s proposal. I would like to reiterate what the proposal is about.
The proposal deals with establishing a non-governmental association based on the organisations, political parties and citizens that share common values connected with love of the country, improvement of people’s standards of living, strengthening of Russia’s power, and the search for just solutions in the social sphere.
I suggested calling this association the National People’s Front. You know that wording has been used at different times by different political forces – left-wing, liberal, patriotic and nationalist groups. But these are just words – what matters is what we put into the formula that is being proposed. And the following is being proposed: people who are concerned about the fate of Russia are invited to gather here to discuss the country’s problems and preparations for Russia’s parliamentary elections on equal terms. That’s what I would like to stress, on equal terms, regardless of the so-called political muscles and the size of the organisation.
Why do I consider this important now? First, the State Duma elections will be held soon, and this is a major political event in its own right. And it is very important how the parliament will be formed.
Second. Frankly speaking, United Russia, our leading political force, needs an influx of new ideas, proposals and people in these circumstances. Apart from the State Duma elections, we also need to think of the next stage of the country’s development – we need to establish principles, set primary goals and so forth. It’s no coincidence that I turned to the experts for help to work with us in resolving the issues connected with adjusting the programme for the country’s development up to 2020, which we call Programme 2020.
It should be mentioned that the adjustment of these parameters after 2012 is stipulated in the programme. Since Russia has overcome the global economic crisis, and now after working through the aftermath of this crisis, we will need to make some amendments in this respect.
We need to rapidly develop and modernise production units, we need to switch over to an innovative economy and resolve social issues efficiently and fairly at the same time. These two issues served as the starting point for the implementation of the proposal.
Let me say this again – all non-governmental organisations, which, to my mind, may include political parties, labour unions, business associations, youth and women’s organisations, should have the opportunity and the right to pursue their ideas, and promote the people who came up with these ideas, through tools of United Russia and the country’s parliament while discussing the issues on equal terms and making proposals to develop the country. I think that we will refresh our human resources and be able to brainstorm new ideas with the help of those people who are deeply concerned with the future of our state.
And, of course, the National People’s Front is open to all political forces that share such approaches. I would really like today’s meeting to be considered as the establishment of the coordination council, which would hold regular meetings (maybe once a month or every six weeks, we will decide how often). But the organisations making up the National People’s Front must follow its principles in the regions of the Russian Federation. That’s what I would like to say to begin, and now I will be glad to hear your proposals and suggestions.
Mikhail Shmakov (Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia): If you allow me, Mr Putin. All the participants of United Russia’s inter-regional conference, held yesterday in Volgograd, supported the idea. I think we can discuss or at least map out specific organisational solutions within the coordination council.
I would suggest the following. Since this has been broadly…
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