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Article: RUSSIA: SELEZNEV FORMING LEFTIST COALITION FOR 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.(Gennadii Seleznev)(Brief Article)
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- March 2, 2005
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Former Duma Speaker Gennadii Seleznev has said that he would be willing to represent a coalition of leftist parties in the 2008 presidential election, "Izvestiya" reported on 28 February. "If there is a powerful force, a party behind you and the support of public associations, there is some sense in running in the presidential election. The leftist forces are now naming me as a possible leader," Seleznev said. He said that he is in the process of creating a Union of Patriots, which would include his own Party of Russia's Rebirth, the Party of Pensioners, the People's Patriotic Party, the Eurasian Party, and the Labor Party. He added that talks are currently being held ...