Good question:
'Analysts described his policies as "populist", as well as nationalistic and isolationist,
and thus some have compared him to Donald Trump,
although Navalny himself does not think it is an accurate comparison.'
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Navalny_presidential_campaign,_2018)
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Economy[edit]
One of Navalny's primary focuses during the campaign is improving the economy.
[44] His more specific economic proposals include instituting a
minimum wage,
[45] lowering prices of apartments and reducing bureaucracy of home construction, making healthcare and education free, lowering taxes for many citizens, taxing the gains from
privatization, decentralization of financial management and increase in local governance, increasing transparency in state-owned firms, implementing work visas for
Central Asian migrants coming into the country for work, and increasing economic cooperation with western European states.
[46][47] He also wants to collect higher taxes from oligarchs while lowering taxes on small-time entrepreneurs in order to lessen income inequality.
[48]
Immigration[edit]
Navalny's policies have been described as anti-immigration and he has stated multiple times that he wants to introduce a visa regime with the Central Asian republics to register and reduce the number of workers coming to Russia.
[6][47][48]
Foreign policy[edit]
The primary focus of Navalny's campaign is on domestic issues, although he has commented on foreign policy. He has state regarding the
annexation of Crimea that a second "honest referendum" needs to be done to confirm the region's status,
[9] and believes the
War in Donbass can be resolved by implementing the
Minsk agreement.
[47] He also has spoken against the
Russian intervention in the Syrian Civil War, believing that there are internal problems that need to be dealt with rather than get involved in foreign wars.
[6] In an interview with a reporter from
The Guardian, Navalny summarized his position by saying "I tell them: 'OK great, so Putin is promising to rebuild
Palmyra, but why don't you look at the roads in your city? What do you think the priority should be? Fixing the roads in Voronezh or Stavropol or rebuilding Palmyra? The Americans are loaded. Let them fix Palmyra, and we should concentrate on our own problems.'"
[8]
Navalny has also stated that he considers Russia to be part of the Western world and does not support the
Eurasianist ideology of some Russian government officials.
[19] He said that Russia should become a leading country in Europe and Asia through cultural and economic might.
[48]
Corruption[edit]
One of the main campaign themes is combating corruption in the Russian government. Navalny proposes to initiate criminal cases against government officials who cannot explain how they were able to acquire very luxurious items that seem too much for their paycheck, which should be identified by the press. He also intends to reform the
police and judiciary of Russia to make them more independent.
[48]
LGBT[edit]
In an interview with a reporter from
RBC, Navalny said that he will repeal the
gay propaganda law. He also spoke in support of legalization of
same-sex partnership by region via referendums.
[49]
(
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Navalny_presidential_campaign,_2018)
