(17 Sep 2007)
1. Wide of building exteriors
2. Wide of congress
3. Audience cheering
4. Pan of congress committee
5. Mid of Zhirinovsky speaking
6. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of Liberal Democratic Party
"Andrei Konstantinovich (Lugovoi, former KGB agent and prime suspect in the killing of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko) found himself on the top, on the pin-point of conflicts which currently take place between our historical enemy (showing Britain on map) and Russia. Although, thank God it is not war and not violence, but there is conflict between judicial institutions, between democracies and between constitutions (of two countries)".
7. Wide of media
8. Close up of Zhirinovsky and Lugovoi posing for cameras
9. Wide of Zhirinovsky and Lugovoi taking seats
10. Media
11. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Andrei Lugovoi, former KGB officer and candidate for the State Duma:
"Life really made me take this decision since, as you have seen, what happened throughout the last ten months, it was a vile provocation and a disgusting lie which flooded Russia and personally on me. As a matter of fact, the scandal which has taken place a year ago was most politicised by the West, and especially by the British side. In this situation I have nothing to do but to be on the pin-point of political struggle worldwide."
12. Journalists
13. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Andrei Lugovoi, former KGB officer and candidate for the State Duma:
"I am not especially chasing British media (on myself) because most of them treat me at least incorrectly. That's why I am not totally interested in their point of view. Right now I was told in the lobbies about some statements that it (my candidacy) could spoil the Russian-British relationship. But what could be spoiled? They themselves have spoiled, even to failure."
14. Media
15. Wide of news conference
STORYLINE:
The vehemently nationalist Liberal Democratic Party on Monday named the prime suspect in the killing of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko to a top slot on its list for parliamentary candidates, Russian news reports said.
Andrei Lugovoi, a Moscow businessman who runs a private security agency, was chosen at a party congress to be second on its candidate list for the December 2 elections, the reports said.
Lugovoi has been named by Britain as its chief suspect in last year's killing in London of Litvinenko, who died of poisoning by a rare radioactive isotope.
Russia has refused Britain's demand that Lugovoi be extradited to face trial in the murder, saying that its constitution prevents the move.
Interfax news agency quoted party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky as saying the nomination of Lugovoi was a response to what he called an "impudent proposition" that Russia change its constitution to allow the extradition of the former KGB officer.
During a joint news conference with Lugovoi on Monday, Zhirinovsky referred to Britain as "our historical enemy."
As a member of the Duma, Lugovoi would be granted immunity from prosecution.
Russian law states that immunity can only be lifted if a special request from prosecutors is approved by the members of parliament.
"What happened throughout the last ten months, it was a vile provocation and a disgusting lie which flooded Russia and personally on me," Lugovoi said.
As a matter of fact, the scandal which has taken place a year ago was most politicised by the West, and especially by the British side," he added.
In the election for the State Duma, the powerful lower house of parliament, seats will be distributed to parties based on the percentage of votes the parties receive nationally.

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