Expert: to Care about the health of the voters and not to go to a vote – is also a political position

Members of election commissions, signed an open letter urging colleagues to work on the ballot July 1, aware of the likelihood of the spread of coronavirus and at the same time Express their political position, the first Vice-President of the Center for political technologies, Alexei Makarkin.

As stated to the correspondent of “Rosbalt”, health care people and opposing views complement each other.

“In the public consciousness there are two forks: not only vote “for” or “against”, but – to go or not to go. A number of political forces announced that they are against having to go to the polls or take out of their house members, because it is dangerous. To vote is dangerous – here’s the official platform of the opposition. Accordingly, supporters of the opposition in the election commissions broadcast these views, and no contradiction here,” said Alexei Makarkin.

the Expert stressed that one should not think, as if for the words about the dangers of coronavirus is only a policy.

Recall that more than three hundred members of precinct election commissions (PECs) with the right to vote have signed an open letter urging colleagues not to work for voting on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation. They recalled that the contacts of Commission members with thousands of people at the polling stations threatening infection of the coronavirus, which could be fatal for the elderly.

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