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MOSCOW: In an interview with TIME Moscow
correspondent Sally Donnelly, unofficial co-chair of the Yeltsin campaign Anatoli
Chubais discussed Yeltsin's next campaign moves. Acknowledging that the elections will
probably move into a second round, Chubais outlined a more aggressive campaign strategy,
including using negative advertisements, which Yeltsin has so far avoided. Chubais said that
the biggest challenge for Yeltsin lies in trying to neutralize ultranationalist candidate
Zhirinovsky, who -- more so than any other candidate -- has a significant influence over his
supporters. The Yeltsin campaign feels that it must gain Zhirinovsky's backing in a run-off
to prevent the votes from swinging to the Zyuganov camp. "Zhirinovsky is expected to get a
significant chunk of the vote," says Donnelly. "And if he gets 5 to 10 million votes, his
tacit support could significantly help Yeltsin." Looking past the vote, Chubais says that a
post-election Yeltsin administration would return free-market advocates to his cabinet who
would aggressively pursue economic reforms. --Lamia Abu-Haidar
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14.7 % |
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7.41 % |
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5.76 % |
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0.52 % |
| 70 % voter turnout |
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