Communists accuse media of conspiracy against their candidate
KPRF speaks out over dirty tricks ahead of March presidential election
A woman hold a sign which reads: "Elections without me! Strike" at a protest in Vladivostok
RUSSIA’S Communist Party has accused the Kremlin of orchestrating a “media vacuum” around their presidential candidate Pavel Grudinin ahead of March elections.
The Russian mass media had previously “organised mass information attacks” on Mr Grudinin, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) said, but the tactic changed after the government realised this was merely raising his public profile.
A source close to the government told the party that Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin had rebuked broadcast chiefs, saying: “What are you doing? Anti-advertising is also advertising.”
