Which parties won in the regions. Cities lost by United Russia

The briefing was attended by First Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation I.I. Melnikov, Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation V.I. Kashin and D.G. Novikov, member of the Presidium, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation S.P. Obukhov, head of the press service of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation A.A. Yushchenko.

G.A. Zyuganov: We are now fighting for our results in all regions

We considered this election campaign as a milestone,” the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation emphasized, addressing reporters. “It took place in conditions of a severe financial and economic crisis, against the backdrop of the government introducing a cannibalistic pension reform, which was completely rejected by the country’s population. In addition, the President’s message obligated us to reach global development rates and prepare a budget that would allow us to break into the top five leading countries in the world.

“We responded to this proposal and prepared our own program “10 steps to a decent life,” said Gennady Andreevich. - We tested it in the presidential elections. Pavel Nikolaevich Grudinin prepared his program “20 steps to a decent life for every person,” and it was actively supported. We also put forward our serious and solid team.”

“I must say,” noted the communist leader, “that our team has improved its results almost everywhere. It was fundamentally important for us that a strong team enter the Legislative Assembly of the Irkutsk Region. It should help our governor Levchenko implement the five-year plan with which he addressed the residents of this key region of Siberia. And we have improved significantly there.”

“It was fundamentally important for us to perform successfully in the Far East,” emphasized Gennady Andreevich. - In the largest regions - Primorye and Khabarovsk Territory - there will obviously be a second round in the gubernatorial elections. In Khakassia, the counting of votes was interrupted, but after an appeal to the Central Election Commission and the Presidential Administration, the situation seemed to return to normal. Our candidate has a good result there and good chances in the second round.”

“Now,” recalled G.A. Zyuganov, - active counting of votes is underway on the European territory of the Russian Federation. We have the most striking result in the Ulyanovsk region - more than 40% of the votes. “I also believe that we showed a very good result in my native Oryol region, where the gubernatorial candidate from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Andrei Klychkov is gaining more than 80% of the votes.”

“In general, the election campaign was extremely intense and responsible,” noted the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. - We are now fighting for our results in all regions. The dirtiest campaign was in the Ulyanovsk region, where our representatives are now fighting in rural areas. As always, the campaign in the Rostov region is disgusting. The administration there did not draw any conclusions. We are now unable to properly monitor the election results in Rostov-on-Don, Gukovo, Shakhty, and a number of other cities and districts. Therefore, I urge citizens to actively support the first secretary of the Rostov regional committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Nikolai Vasilyevich Kolomeytsev, who, together with his team, is fighting for an honest result.”

“As a rule, where the government loses, the counting of votes is suspended and the normal process of tabulating the results is stopped. Then they start cheating to increase the balance within two or three days. But this is not balance, this is fraud and a gross violation of the law!” - G.A. expressed indignation. Zyuganov.

I.I. Melnikov: The Communist Party of the Russian Federation has shown a qualitatively new level of competition with United Russia

According to the First Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation I.I. Melnikova, In these elections, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation showed a qualitatively new level of competition with United Russia. In many regions, our party has significantly improved its results, and in some areas the communists even won victories over the party in power.

Thus, in the Irkutsk region, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation is gaining more votes than United Russia - 36 percent (in the last elections the result of the Communist Party was two times lower). In 10-12 single-member constituencies, the communists win. “We can already say that in the Irkutsk region the Communist Party of the Russian Federation will have the largest faction in the Legislative Assembly, which will be a serious help to the current governor Sergei Levchenko,” noted I.I. Melnikov. In Yakutia, according to him, our candidates also win in 4-5 districts.

“The Communist Party of the Russian Federation gains more than 40 percent in the Ulyanovsk region, more than 30 percent in Khakassia, we have improved our results in the Ivanovo and Yaroslavl regions and in the Republic of Buryatia,” said I.I. Melnikov.

“In three regions in the gubernatorial elections, our candidates reached the second round. Moreover, in Khakassia our candidate is ahead of the current acting governor,” emphasized the first deputy chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.

“In the Saratov region, communist O.N. won the by-election to the State Duma. Alimova. And many other victories throughout Russia. So, in the Sakhalin region in the city of Okha, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation will have 9 deputies, while United Russia will have only six,” Ivan Ivanovich gave another example.

He also said that after these elections, factions of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation will appear in the Kemerovo region and in the capital of the Republic of Tyva, the city of Kyzyl. Previously, in these regions, communists were not even represented in local legislative bodies.

IN AND. Kashin: Our systematic work on organizing street protests gave a positive result

Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation IN AND. Kashin noted that in these elections the party’s systematic work to organize street protests gave a positive result. In recent months, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation has held two rounds of nationwide protests against the pension “reform.” According to Vladimir Ivanovich, in these elections, citizens not only protested against the policies pursued by United Russia, but they also supported the program of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.

“People are increasingly convinced of the integrity of our program. Thank you very much to the voters who voted for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation team. I invite everyone to take part in the third round of the all-Russian protest action, which will take place on September 22. We plan to bring millions of people to the streets on this day,” called V.I. Kashin.

Summing up the election campaign, Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation D.G. Novikov emphasized: “The party in power is losing its performance in these elections.” He noted that United Russia is also unable to compensate for the loss of votes through the active use of various kinds of deception parties. “We see that it is the Communist Party of the Russian Federation that is perceived by citizens as an alternative to the ruling party,” said Dmitry Georgievich.

D.G. Novikov recalled that the Communist Party of the Russian Federation carried out a huge amount of work with voters, which coincided with the fight against the pension reform, which consisted of both protests and the organization of an all-Russian referendum on the issue of raising the retirement age. The latter initiative met with active opposition. In this regard, the Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation said: “We called on all our fellow citizens to perceive September 9 as a referendum on trust in the authorities, on trust in the party that acts as the party of raising the retirement age. And to a large extent this referendum took place.”

S.P. Obukhov: Pension reform is a “disservice” for the whole country

Member of the Presidium, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation S.P. Obukhov in his speech he noted: “After these elections, a new political reality has emerged in our country.” He emphasized that in three regions the acting governor, appointed directly by the president, could not win in the first round. “This suggests that before our eyes, the key core of the current political system – President Putin’s rating – is collapsing, collapsing and crumbling,” noted Sergei Pavlovich. – And the “disservice” that Mr. Medvedev and Mr. Kudrin rendered to him when he supported the pension reform is a “disservice” for the entire country. In the conditions of sanctions and pressure from the West, I don’t know how our executive branch, with such a collapsed presidential rating, will resist foreign opponents.”

S.P. Obukhov emphasized that the Communist Party is satisfied with the success of the candidates who made it to the second round and intends to fight for victory: “The team of governors appointed by the president has never received such a crushing “kick in the gut” during the entire existence of the institution of appointing acting governors.”

Sergei Pavlovich called Prime Minister Medvedev’s words about support for United Russia in all regions a lie. He announced preliminary data according to which the ruling party is losing in Khakassia, Irkutsk and Ulyanovsk regions. “The party in power is forced to put a good face on a bad game,” said the secretary of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Central Committee. “But the reality is much worse for her.”

“There is a very difficult political struggle ahead,” S.P. emphasized. Obukhov. – There is a confrontation ahead with United Russia in the second round of elections for a number of governors. There are a lot of interesting things ahead." In conclusion, he noted that the key result of the past election campaign was the blow that voters dealt to the party in power and its actively pursued pension reform.

In closing remarks G.A. Zyuganov again voiced the attitude of the Communist Party to pension reform. He called it an IMF installation implemented by the government, regardless of the human losses over the years of market reforms and the extinction of the regions of Central Russia. The communist leader noted that the actions of United Russia contradict even the guidelines of the president’s message and destabilize the situation in the country.

Gennady Andreevich called on citizens to support the development program of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, and also invited them to join the all-Russian protest action, which the Communist Party will hold on September 22.

G.A. Zyuganov: We are now fighting for our results in all regions

I.I. Melnikov: The Communist Party of the Russian Federation has shown a qualitatively new level of competition with United Russia

“In three regions in the gubernatorial elections, our candidates reached the second round. Moreover, in Khakassia our candidate is ahead of the current governor,” emphasized the first deputy chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.

IN AND. Kashin: Our systematic work on organizing street protests gave a positive result

“People are becoming more and more convinced of the integrity of our program. Thank you very much to the voters who voted for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation team. I invite everyone to take part in the third round of the all-Russian protest action, which will take place on September 22. We plan to bring millions of people to the streets on this day,” called V.I. Kashin.

S.P. Obukhov: Pension reform is a “disservice” for the whole country

Member of the Presidium, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation S.P. Obukhov in his speech he noted: “A new political reality has emerged in our country after these elections.” He emphasized that in three regions the acting governor, appointed directly by the president, could not win in the first round. “This suggests that before our eyes, the key core of the current political system – President Putin’s rating – is collapsing, collapsing and crumbling,” noted Sergei Pavlovich. – And the “disservice” that Mr. Medvedev and Mr. Kudrin rendered to him when he supported the pension reform is a “disservice” for the entire country. In the conditions of sanctions and pressure from the West, I don’t know how our executive branch, with such a collapsed presidential rating, will resist foreign opponents.”

05/12/2011

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation won the Duma elections over the United Russia party in a number of large Russian cities, according to preliminary data from election commissions. We are talking about Novosibirsk, Kaliningrad, Omsk, Yekaterinburg, Togliatti, Vladivostok, Irkutsk, Bratsk.

IN In Novosibirsk, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation received 34.17%, and 27.69% of voters voted for United Russia. Yabloko gains 6.32% in the regional center. In the region as a whole, the result of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation was 30.25%, United Russia gained 33.84%, which is almost two times lower than in the State Duma elections in 2007 (59.07%). The LDPR has 15.7%, A Just Russia has 12.69%.

In Kaliningrad, the communists were supported by more than 31% of voters, United Russia received only 25.3% of the votes.

In Omsk, the result of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation was 30.56%, and 27.46% of voters voted for United Russia. Yabloko in the region is gaining 5.8%.

However, in general, United Russia is in the lead in the Omsk and Kaliningrad regions, gaining 42.22% and 37.11% of the votes, respectively.

The Communist Party is also in the lead in the city of Togliatti, Samara region. According to data from the Samara regional election commission, in the Avtozavodsky district of Tolyatti, where AvtoVAZ OJSC is located and most of the plant’s employees live, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation is gaining 28.95% of the votes, United Russia - 24.71%. In the Komsomolsky district, 28.8% of voters cast their votes for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, 27.56% for United Russia. In the Central District of Togliatti, 28.18% voted for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, and 25.55% for United Russia.

As New Region reported, Ekaterinburg, compared to other million-plus cities in the country, gave United Russia the worst results in the elections. In the capital of the Middle Urals, United Russia took only second place with 25.89% of the votes. First place goes to A Just Russia with 27.32% of voters.

It is worth noting that in Vladivostok, United Russia lost the elections in four out of five districts. Thus, in the Leninsky district of the city, 28.65% of voters voted for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, A Just Russia gained 20.98%, United Russia closed the top three with 20.84% of the votes. In total, United Russia gained 33.34% in Primorye.

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation also achieved good results in the Irkutsk region. In five cities of the region, the Communists were ahead of United Russia, while in Irkutsk the Communist Party gained more than 31%, while the “party in power” received about 25%.

In Angarsk, the Communists have 38.03%, United Russia - 22.54%. In Bratsk - 30.41% and 30.31%, in Usolye-Sibirskoye 33.70% and 33.36%, in Shelekhov 28.38% and 27.36%, respectively, the official website of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation reports.

In general, in the Irkutsk region, 34.93% of voters voted for United Russia, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation gained 27.79%. The LDPR has 17.34%, A Just Russia has 13.36%.

As for the preliminary official results of the Duma elections in Russia as a whole, based on the results of processing 96% of the votes, United Russia received 49.54%, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation - 19.16%, A Just Russia - 13.22%, LDPR - 11.66 %.

The remaining parties were unable to overcome the 7 percent barrier, and therefore they do not get into the State Duma of the sixth convocation. Yabloko gained 3.3%, Patriots of Russia - 0.97%, Just Cause - 0.59% .

With September 9th just around the corner, people on TV have already begun calling on us to go to the polling stations and make our choice.

True, in many regions there is absolutely no one to choose - for example, in the Novosibirsk region, the current acting The governor from United Russia is opposed by an unpopular representative of the LDPR and two more little-known representatives of the SR and the People's Alliance.

However, in some regions, not only United Russia members and political dwarfs, but also representatives of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, whom many consider the main alternative to the current government, are competing for governor’s positions.

But are representatives of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation a real alternative to United Russia and is it worth giving them your vote?

Are they really communists?

Among the rank-and-file members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation there are still ideological communists, but I have not seen them among the candidates for gubernatorial posts.

Candidates from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation are either conformists and defeatists like Zyuganov, or even political prostitutes (c), who only pretend that they represent communist ideas, but in fact they are true bourgeois and serve the bourgeois government, and use communist symbols only as a cover to win over left-wing voters.

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation as a whole is not a communist party, communist ideas are there only in words, but in reality they are pure capitalism and compromise with the bourgeois government.

The candidates from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, represented in the elections, only help to increase turnout and thereby legitimize the winners from United Russia.

And even when a miracle happens and a representative of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation wins the local elections, real politics does not change because of this, even within the region.

A striking example is the Irkutsk governor Levchenko, there is even a special about him video filmed telling what this “communist” is like. It is clear that the video was filmed by competitors and they tried to pour more dirt on Levchenko, but something tells me that there is some truth in what was said.

However, I am not a resident of Irkutsk, so let the locals judge who Levchenko really is - an ordinary conformist or a complete bourgeois.

But I can judge what has changed in Novosibirsk after Anatoly Lokot, a representative of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, won the mayoral elections several years ago. Almost nothing. After the transfer of the Novosibirsk City Hall from the hands of United Russia to the hands of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, I personally did not notice any significant changes for the better in the city.

It is noteworthy that the Communist Party of the Russian Federation did not even put up its own candidate for the election of governor of the Novosibirsk region - and this after winning the mayoral election! The question arises - why?

I see only one answer: the Communist Party of the Russian Federation is a team of conformists who agree with the current government, defeatists who are unable to fight it even if they have authority, and opportunists who think only about their political career. And also the true bourgeoisie, who do their business under the guise of communist symbols and slogans - they trade them, converting the former popularity of communist ideology into political and financial capital.

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation agreed to defeat by Yeltsin in 1996, and being for a long time the second parliamentary party with all the ensuing opportunities, it did nothing to really fight the bourgeois government, did nothing to promote and develop communist ideas.

And the representatives of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, who won the local elections - Lokot, Levchenko and others - also did nothing that would significantly distinguish them from the representatives of United Russia and make them a real alternative to the Kremlin’s henchmen.

No, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation is not an alternative.

Representatives of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation simply attract left-wing supporters to the elections and create a false illusion of choice, the illusion of an alternative to United Russia.

And this also reveals their conformism - agreement with the current bourgeois government, assistance to this government, defeatism, an attempt to simply adapt to the situation and grab from the power pie where it is allowed.

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation is a complete deception of the working people, because those who go to vote for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation expect decisive action to revive the socialist system and fight against bourgeois power, but in reality, representatives of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation are simply making their political career and turning the votes they receive into their political and financial capital.

And these capitalists under communist symbols - in some places even worse than those who gathered in United Russia - are worse because they deceive the trust of the people even more, are hypocritical and discredit communist ideas, cynically using them in their own interests.

The candidates from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation are not communists, they are false communists.

And they are not any alternative to United Russia, therefore the choice that those who vote for them make in the hope of reviving the socialist system is a false choice.

United Russia is beginning to dismiss secretaries of regional branches of the party that received poor results in the elections. The first to leave was the head of United Russia in the Ulyanovsk region, Anatoly Bakaev. However, it is obvious that this resignation will not be the last, since the fatality of United Russia’s defeat is obvious not only in this region. She lost more than 10 large cities in the country that traditionally voted for United Russia. “Storm” tried to figure out why this happened and how the party in power and the governors intend to build a dialogue with the winners.

Not a single mandate from United Russia

United Russia lost the most cities - five - to the communists in the Amur region. IN Tynde Marina Mikhailova became mayor, with 48.33% of the votes, beating United Russia member Sergei Gulyaev, who received 29.3%. Also, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation has a majority in the elections to the City Duma of this city, where the party received 12 of 29 mandates, only five went to United Russia. Tynda is a single-industry town, considered the capital of BAM, the fourth largest in the Amur region in terms of population. It is home to just over 33 thousand people. Until now, the mayor of Tynda was a representative of United Russia.

In cities Free And Raichikhinsk The Communist Party of the Russian Federation won the elections to the city council. In the first, the result of the Communists was 33.54% against 21.53% of United Russia and, accordingly, 40.18% against 25.57%.

And mayoral elections in another Amur city - Zeya- LDPR member Sergei Gibadullin won, for whom 26.48% of residents voted, his competitor from United Russia Alexei Chaika received only 23.51%. But perhaps what is unique here is the result of United Russia in the city council elections, where the party in power did not take a single mandate. Of the 15, six seats were won by the Communists and the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, two were taken by self-nominated candidates and one by the Pensioners Party. The number of residents in Zeya is small - 23 thousand people, but it is a regional center. Previously, power in the city belonged to United Russia.

In a closed city Tsiolkovsky, whose number is slightly more than six thousand people, the Liberal Democrats took the upper hand, receiving 8 out of 10 mandates. Only one went to United Russia and one went to a self-nominated candidate. The city became closed, since the 27th Red Banner Far Eastern Division of the Strategic Missile Forces was disbanded here, and then the Svobodny cosmodrome, and now the Vostochny cosmodrome, became its city-forming center. In fact, United Russia was not supported by state employees, who openly made a choice in favor of Zhirinovsky’s party.

Against pension reform

In the Ivanovo region, United Russia lost two cities - Kineshma And Shuyu. In Kineshma, the Communists defeated the party in power with a result of 50.82% against 20.86% of the vote. In the region, the city is the second in terms of population and industrial development. As local residents note on social networks, this happened for the first time since the founding of the party. Her defeat was preceded by the departure from United Russia of the secretary of the primary branch, Vadim Provorov, who resigned after the party supported the pension reform.

In the third largest city in the Ivanovo region, Shuya, the communists gained 32.7% of the votes, and United Russia only 21.9%. Neither active campaigning nor visiting receptions of citizens helped to convince the Ivanovo residents.

The party in power lost two large cities in the Samara region. IN Tolyatti the communists received 35.52%, United Russia - 28.25%, LDPR - 15.21%, A Just Russia - 13.78%. For the first time, the Communists have a majority in single-mandate constituencies: they took nine mandates, while United Russia won only eight. Thus, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation can now decide all issues without consulting the party in power.

Tolyatti is not only the largest city in the Samara region, but also in Russia - it ranks 19th in terms of population in the country. It is a major center of the automotive (AVTOVAZ, GM-AVTOVAZ) and chemical industries (Togliattiazot, Kuibyshevazot, Togliattikauchuk), as well as railway, river and road transport.

According to experts, the loss of this city by United Russia is the first step towards the loss of influence in the entire Samara region.

United Russia also retreated from Syzran. According to the lists for the City Duma, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation received 36.16% of the votes, United Russia - 34.60%, LDPR - 15.54%, and A Just Russia - 8.11%. However, single-mandate constituencies remained with United Russia - 12, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation - two, one was a self-nominated candidate.

Ulyanovsk and Novgorod also “blushed”

A blow for United Russia was the defeat in the Ulyanovsk region, where the secretary of the party in power, Anatoly Bakaev, had already resigned. According to the lists in the region's legislative assemblies, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation has more than 36% of the votes, while United Russia has 34%. True, United Russia still retained its majority due to the 10 winning single-mandate seats, while the Communists only had six.

But the elections to the City Duma Dimitrovgrad The communists won outright, gaining 53.24%, while United Russia had 21.27% of the votes. It is the second largest city in the Ulyanovsk region, with a population of over 116 thousand people. In 2014, it was recognized by the Russian government as a single-industry town with the most difficult socio-economic situation.

A major loss for the party in power was Velikiy Novgorod. In the elections to the City Duma, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation gained 30.27%, and United Russia only 24.11%. According to the results of the count, the Communists had 12 mandates, and United Russia had eight, another seven were taken from United Russia by the candidates of A Just Russia and one by the Yabloko party. Veliky Novgorod is the capital of the Novgorod region and the largest city in the region, home to 222.6 thousand people.

However, United Russia was not particularly upset about this. “There were no tragedies, they didn’t happen. Conclusions will be drawn and we will review the work of the local party branch. “Everything is going great on our regional agenda, and in general there is a very strong United Russia team in the region,” the secretary of the regional branch, Elena Pisareva, was not saddened by the results of the party in power.

An equally major loss for United Russia was the defeat in the capital of the Krasnoyarsk Territory - Krasnoyarsk. Here the leaders were the LDPR candidates, who received 28.12% of the lists, United Russia had 25.71%, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation 16%, and A Just Russia 9% of the votes. Krasnoyarsk is considered one of the most protest-protesting Russian cities. It most often hosts opposition rallies, and also actively criticizes the regional authorities and governors. The city itself is a major scientific and industrial center in Siberia. Until now, United Russia has not lost its majority in it, although representatives of other parties have already shown good results here.

In Khakassia, where the candidate for governor of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Valentin Konovalov beat the incumbent governor Viktor Zimin in the first round (44.81% versus 32.42%), United Russia lost to the communists not only the elections to the legislative assembly, but also to the city duma Sayanogorsk. According to the lists, the candidates of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation scored 31.1%, slightly more than 25.5% for United Russia and 21% for the Liberal Democratic Party. Sayanogorsk is the third largest city in the republic, with about 50 thousand people living in it.

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“The entire Samara region will be demolished”

The head of APEC, Dmitry Orlov, believes that United Russia and the governors will now have to negotiate with the victorious opposition. “In my opinion, coalition strategies will be in demand in a number of subjects, which the regional authorities will have to implement in order to ensure the course of development of the country taken by the president and the solution of current issues,” the expert told Storm.

According to him, United Russia, perhaps, with the assistance of the federal center, will need to enter into a coalition with those parties that will be ready to support the course of the country's development and the policies pursued by the regional or municipal authorities in the subject.

Orlov notes that, of course, this will slow down the adoption of some decisions on the ground, which will now be more compromise. “Otherwise, for every decision of the regional government it will be necessary to form a situational bloc of deputies, and this is very problematic. Yekaterinburg lived in such conditions for a very long time, and often the adoption of many decisions there was impossible to predict, because the composition of the coalition could be different each time“, the expert argues, emphasizing that the initiator of this coalition should be “United Russia”, and the governor and the federal government should facilitate its formation.

Political strategist and former employee of the presidential administration Andrei Kolyadin believes that this situation will lead to the activation of United Russia, which will begin to work more energetically. “Of course, this will lead to administrative pressure on the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. It’s just that the authorities are used to acting this way, although it won’t help them,” the expert points out.

According to him, today's political processes have an economic reality that explains them. “There is no improvement in the lives of the population, taxes are being raised, gasoline prices are rising. Therefore, all this will allow the communists to gain serious percentages in the elections and enjoy the support of the population,” says Kolyadin, who believes that United Russia has not fully realized its defeat.

The expert admits that the authorities may begin to infringe on these cities in terms of receiving financial subsidies, but, for example, in the case of Tolyatti this will be very dangerous, since the population of this city “will simply demolish the entire Samara region,” and the new governor cannot but understand this .

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