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“We want to win elections, not satisfy our ambitions” – Medvedev
Published: 30 September, 2011, 13:17
Edited: 30 September, 2011, 21:17
TAGS: Election, Medvedev, Putin, Russia, Politics, Egor Piskunov, Tesa Arcilla
President Dmitry Medvedev talked to three major Russian television channels about the pre-elections situation and why he chose to support Vladimir Putin in next year’s presidential elections.
In the interview, Medvedev explained the recently announced plan according to which he will lead United Russia’s list at the parliamentary elections, and Vladimir Putin will represent United Russia, the country’s majority party, at the presidential elections. Medvedev said his decision was made after opinion polls had shown that Putin was more popular with the Russian people, although Medvedev’s own ratings were still very high.
The interview will be broadcast on Friday evening on the First Channel Television, the Russia Channel and NTV. The full text of the interview, which RT is providing in English, is available on the Kremlin’s official website.
Medvedev stressed that the main ambition for himself and Putin alike was to bring good to the country and people. And for this they need to win the elections, he added.
“We want to achieve the political result, to win the elections – both the parliamentary in December and presidential in March, and not to satisfy our ambitions,” the President said.
“It’s up to the citizens to elect, and these are not just words, it’s the truth. Any politician can lose an election, along with his or her political party,” Medvedev said. “In our country’s history, as well as other countries, that is what has happened more than once. Anything may happen; there’s no predetermination", the Russian leader added.
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No matter who is to be the next President of Russian Federation, I hope he will make more fortune for the Russian people.
Nowadays Russian people's lives are greatly improved, compared to theirs back in the 1990s. But Russian People are still very poor compared to their Western Europe and American counterparts. Today in a supermarket in St. Petersburg, I saw a blonde Russian girl picking up the cheapest fruit like some kind of orange tagged 19 rubles per kilo. I have tasted it. It tastes so bad and the view is so sad.
I also noticed that many Russian people are wearing clothes of a very bad quality but their prices are unreasonably high. What came even more as a shock is that the Russian people seem to have accepted it without a question. For example, a T-shirt sold at $3 per piece in China, could be sold at $70 here in Russia. When I asked some Russians what they think about this, their answers are the same: this is what business has to be and should be. But, for me and Russia this is a very important but, THIS IS NOT. Because the very same shirt could be sold at $2 in America. How can you explain this? Isn't that business?
The trick goes like this. American retailing companies control everything from the factories to the market. No Chinese companies or individual business men are allowed in between the factories and the markets. By doing this, the prices are kept low and American people benefit from it. The point is Russia can do the same. Russia should establish its own Walmart. There can be no obstacles for Russia to do it. Lack of professionals can be of no problem. There are more than needed professionals in such fields in Western Europe and America. Give them trust. they would be more than happy to hear the news and come to Russia and work for Russia. Then the big fortune will be kept in Russian people's store, may they be pleased to pour.