An election campaign is always an incredibly interesting thing—very exhausting, but also deeply inspiring.
That was exactly the kind of inspiring moment we had last Saturday in St. Petersburg, where we opened our first campaign headquarters.
A great joy for any politician is to be surrounded by supporters, and I am very proud that there are so many of you.
By morning, we had already realized that the headquarters space would not even come close to fitting everyone who wanted to attend the meeting, so we sent out a message that looked a little wild at first glance: well, if you’re not absolutely dying to come, then don’t come.
As Volkov said at the meeting: thank you to everyone who came, and to everyone who didn’t.
Once again, I apologize that it was a bit cramped, and I promise that we will definitely hold a larger meeting—most likely more than one.
The line stretched around the entire block, and of course United Russia (the ruling political party) claimed today: People were herded to Navalny’s headquarters opening for the benefit of journalists.
Just wait, party of crooks and thieves—the headquarters will get up to full speed, and you’ll see that there were actually very few people at the opening.
Right now in St. Petersburg, we have registered 1,700 volunteers who want to work on the campaign. The task of the headquarters is to use this enormous force effectively. It is not an easy task; in Russia, no one does politics like this—real politics, with real supporters. We will definitely learn how to do it together.
Come, join in, sign up.
This is our shared election campaign, and we are fighting for our country.