Comprehensive foreign media reports, Russian President Putin said on the 19th that his foreign minister and defense minister will appear at the forefront of the list of candidates for the parliamentary election of the United Russia Party.
The Associated Press moscow reported on June 19 that by placing Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on the United Russia Campaign List, Putin intends to raise voters' enthusiasm for the United Russia Party.
The elections to be held on 19 September will determine the ownership of 450 seats in the State Duma (the lower house of parliament).
Both Shoigu and Lavrov are popular for their firm stance on military issues and dealing with Western challenges. Their inclusion on the List of United Russia candidates does not mean that they must go to Parliament if elected.
According to the Russian News Agency Moscow reported on June 19, the United Russia Party, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, held a parliamentary election meeting on the 19th, and the people's livelihood plan and the list of five-member leading groups for parliamentary elections were the key words of the conference. The main goal of the next five-year parliament of the United Russia Party has long been finalized, and the five leaders who will advance the United Russia agenda are surprising.
File photo: Putin (Xinhua)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was the first to address the conference, first talked about social issues. He set out the goal of drastically reducing the risk of poverty for families with children by the end of 2026, raising the incomes of Russians in general, helping young people find jobs and places in life, helping patients overcome their illness and providing conditions for recovery.
In keeping with tradition, Putin presented a list of five candidates for the federal level of the United Russian Party State Duma elections: Defense Minister Shoigu, Foreign Minister Lavrov, Dennis Protchenko, attending physician of Komunalka Hospital, a designated hospital for COVID-19 patients, Yelena Shmeleva, co-chairwoman of the All-Russian People's Front, and Anna Kuznetsova, Commissioner for Children's Rights.
The members of the five-member leadership group represent the military, diplomacy, health and family. There are both heavyweight politicians and new faces. In the case of Kuznetsova, the nomination came as a surprise to her. She told reporters: "But it's very important for me that this is a resource that can be used to solve the problem. ”
The report noted that the nomination of Lavrov was also a surprise. The Foreign Minister is undoubtedly an authoritative figure, but he has not participated in the propaganda work of the United Russia Party. Shoigu was the patriarch of the United Russia Party. However, it is doubtful whether the two are willing to take on the work of parliament after becoming ministers.
United Russia Party Chairman Dmitry Medvedev stressed that this is a joint proposal he and the president have made.
According to the report, many people have noticed that the Russian president has not nominated Medvedev. Medvedev himself explained that the proposal had been negotiated with him. Medvedev will lead the parliamentary campaign, but is not on the list.
Medvedev told the United Russia: "The election battle will be extremely arduous. But I hope that I will express our common view: that we are fully prepared for this battle. One of our goals is to confidently and legitimately win in open battles. ”
The United Russia campaign platform is based on the President's State of the Union Address: increasing spending on health care and high-tech health care, establishing health protection systems, building schools, upgrading housing and public services, and updating public transport systems.
Andrey Isayev, first vice chairman of the United Russia Party, said that one of the priorities of the United Russia party is to overcome the inequality brought about by digitalization.
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