Medvedev wants election reform in regions
President Dmitry Medvedev is in his upcoming state of the nation speech expected to present several proposals on the liberalization of regional election laws.
According to newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Medvedev wants to make it easier for parties to participate in regional and local elections and will propose a lowering of the number of signatures required for parties to register. According to current legislation, parties need to collect signatures from a minimum of two percent of the regional population in order to participate in the elections. The president also wants the parties to get equal access to the media and regional television channels, NG.ru reports.
