Pthe resident did not name the head of United Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, among those whom he proposed to nominate to the federal five. The fact that Medvedev may not be included in this part of the EP list, RBC sources said
Vladimir Putin at the XX Congress of the All-Russian political Party “United Russia”
At the congress of “United Russia” held in Moscow, President Vladimir Putin named Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, chief physician of the hospital in Kommunarka Denis Protsenko, co-chairman of the ONF Elena Shmeleva and Commissioner for Children Anna Kuznetsova as those who deserve to be included in the federal part of the list, the correspondent of RBC reports.
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“In my opinion, the list, especially the top five, should look so that there are both those who are commonly called political heavyweights, and relatively new ones-those who represent important areas of our life. These are support for children, education, healthcare, defending the country’s interests in the international arena, strengthening the state’s defense capability, ” he said.
Shoigu, after the president’s proposal to include him in the head list, expressed gratitude to the president for his trust. “If you support our inclusion in the party list, we will try to do everything to justify this trust. Comparing the situation of 20 years ago with today, we can say that we have done a lot, ” he said.
The name of the party chairman Dmitry Medvedev was not mentioned. The fact that it may not be included in the main part of the EP list, RBC sources previously said. According to them, they also discussed a scenario in which the party chairman will not end up on the electoral list. Firstly, his leadership now has not added to the popularity of United Russia in terms of rating; secondly, the party now has some advantage in the agenda, and Medvedev’s leadership with his sociological indicators can cause “unnecessary conversations and discussions”, explained one of the interlocutors of RBC.
The United Russia congress will approve the draft election program for the party to go to the polls in September, as well as a list of candidates for State Duma deputies and candidates for single-member districts.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s State Duma elections will be held in three days, from September 17 to 19. A total of 450 deputies will be elected, of which 225 will be on party lists, and another 225 will be on single-member constituencies. Residents of Moscow, Sevastopol, Kursk, Murmansk, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov and Yaroslavl regions will be able to vote online.