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Yabloko to campaign in Russian presidential elections - leader

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Russian liberal party Yabloko intends put up a candidate at the next presidential elections, the party leader said Saturday.

MOSKOVSKY (Moscow Region), June 10 (RIA Novosti) - Russian liberal party Yabloko intends put up a candidate at the next presidential elections, the party leader said Saturday.

Grigory Yavlinsky, speaking at the 13th party congress in the Moscow Region, said: "We will campaign in good faith and with full commitment in all elections - regional elections, elections to the State Duma [the lower house of parliament], and presidential elections."

"Our sole condition is that Constitution of the Russian Federation be maintained," he said.

At the party congress, Yabloko announced that it was the first non-parliamentary party to meet the Federal Registration Service's criteria, in line with new laws on political parties.

According to the results of the FRS checks, the party has 55,310 members and 77 regional organizations.

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