Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov plans in the event of his victory in the presidential elections in Russia to sell a business. If the businessman will not be able to take first place in the election race, he intends to create a political party headed by himself and ex- Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin.
' If you become president, I am selling all of its assets, and most of the money I give to charity. I'm a country is more expensive, and sorry for the bees ' - Prokhorov said on the air ' Rain '.
He also said that does not dissolve the State Duma of the current, if will take the highest office.
' This is not the law! .
Requirements to dissolve the lower house were heard from the opposition, protesting against the results of the Duma elections, December 4, 2011.
If Prokhorov can not win the presidential election, he intends to create its own party.
' If you dial more than 10 %, have every right to do with a political party is headed, less - that will build the party and put at the head of someone. For example, Kudrin ' - said the businessman.
Prokhorov was first announced that he was going into politics, in the spring of last year. In early June, he led a ' Just Cause ' and began to prepare for parliamentary elections.
In mid-September in the party scandal: the first day of the congress delegates were divided into supporters and opponents of Prokhorov and the next day in Moscow were already two of the Congress. On one of these delegates was removed from his post as party leader, and the second Prokhorov announced a ' corporate raid ' Party, his departure from it and the intention to create a new political force. In December, Prokhorov announced a desire to run for president of the Russian Federation.
Election of the President of the Russian Federation will be held March 4, 2012.
Mikhail Prokhorov (genus. May 3, 1965, Moscow) - Russian businessman and manager, the billionaire president of a private investment fund ONEXIM, president of the Russian Biathlon Union. Since 2011 engaged in political activity.
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