Resolution
Of the Extraordinary Republic Congress of the Mari
People of December 23, 2004.
The past Presidential elections of the Republic of Mari El and preparation
to them clearly and convincingly demonstrated, that unhealthy moral-psychological
and moral situation, which pinches the national interests of natives Mari
el, has set in the Republic. Congress states, what we the participants
of the Congress, as well as entire Mari people, are not nationalists, and
we do not claim narrow mercenary national interests of one nation, but
also we do not intend to reconcile henceforth with the humiliation of our
rights and interests. We are solidary with President V. Putin and with
policy carried out by him, but it becomes obvious, that true information
about the miserable situation of Mari people and other fraternal nations
living on the territory of Mari El, does not reach the President of Russia,
or some forces mislead him. Prior to the elections, the representatives
of Mari people, public workers, human rights activists, scientists had
turned repeatedly Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin with the request to pay
attention to the state of affairs in Mari El and take all the necessary
and most serious measures for the suppression of lawlessness and the bringing
of order into the Republic.
Preparation and progress of conducting of the Presidential elections
in Mari El have convincingly demonstrated, that within this situation,
with the present republic authority in force, honest elections are impossible
to be conducted, fact of which was stated in Mari communitys warning of
the of the President of Russia V. Putin, Deputies of the Russian Federation
State Duma, the Federation Council, FSB of Russia, the Security Council
of Russian Federation, the Russian Ministry of Interior Affairs, the Attorney
General of the Russian Federation, the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia,
supreme mufti, the Constitutional Court of Russian Federation, General
Consulate of United Nations in Russian Federation, ECPA, OSCE, heads of
foreign states and international community.
Powerful administrative resource in support of the President of RME
L. Markelov, the intimidation and the rendering of pressure on the people
with the sole purpose so that L. Markelov would remain in power, disinformation
and lie from the side the media, convince us, that Republic governed by
not entirely healthy forces. The appearance of the deputy of the Head of
Government of RME N.Kuklin on the television during the period of election
campaign is received as the insult of our national feelings, and had clearly
caused thought about the inability of the Mari El natives to govern their
own motherland. The statement of L. Markelov on December 21 on the Republic
television, that a picket in front of the building of the president's administration
of RME, which had taken place during that same day, is the policy of revolution,
sounds as anachronism and unhealthy fantasy. Are we, Maris, who stand in
front of the building of the president's administration of RME with the
posters to protest against the disintegration of the Republic under the
management of L. Markelov himself, then the conspirators? We stand for
the law and only for the law, which was severely broken during the day
of the Elections on December 19th. This statement from the side of Markelov
could possibly be explained only by irresponsibility, or cowardice and
fear of his own people.
And whichever high officials from the Central Election Commission tried
to convince us, that the elections have passed honestly, all this is lie,
since all of us have sensed what did they (elections) indicate and how
did the elections pass in reality. L.Markelovs honors the Order of Friendship
of Nations, is perceived as a mockery to the status of this reward. If
the leader of such high rank, as the President of RME conducts policy without
considering the national interests of indigenous population, then what
could possibly be said further.
We validly relate to all nations living in Mari El, and we do not demand
particular privileges for ourselves, but one cannot scoff Mari people that
much. Why cant the representative of our nation be the head of the Republic?
Why during the elections the candidates which are real contenders to claim
to the seat of the president of RME, were not let into the clubs for the
meetings with the people, they were humiliated and insulted in the newspapers
and on the television, were dogged by the militant swell fellows, the light
was cut off in the halls during the meeting, candidates were not given
chance to hang agitation posters? Only because they were of Mari nationality?
Where is the law, where are law-enforcement agencies?
If we will be silent today and will not give estimation to everything
thats being happening entire in our small motherland, then not only will
our mouths be ultimately shut tomorrow, but one will also not be allowed
to acknowledge that we are of Mari nationality.
By its the resolution the Extraordinary Republic Congress of the Mari
People asserts:
1. Address of the Congress to the President of Russia V. Putin.
2. Address of the Congress to the United Nations and international
community.
3. Address of the Congress to the Fenno-Ugric nations.
Initiative group of the Extraordinary Republic Congress
of the people of the Mari
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