Experts assessed the activity of parties in the elections of regional deputies

16 political parties have already put forward candidates for the elections of deputies to the legislative assemblies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, which will be held on September 10. This was announced on Tuesday by the Association “Independent Public Monitoring” (NOM), which analyzes the course of the election campaign. 11 out of 16 parties nominated lists both for single constituencies (when voters vote for a party throughout the region) and single-mandate (when they vote for specific candidates). Five more so far have relied only on single-mandate members.

According to NOM experts, the leader in terms of activity at the moment is United Russia, whose party lists for single constituencies are certified in 12 out of 20 regions where elections will be held. They are followed by the Liberal Democratic Party (11), Communists of Russia (10), New People (9), Communist Party of the Russian Federation (7), Just Russia – For Truth (6), Pensioners’ Party, Motherland, Greens ( 4 each), as well as the Russian Party of Freedom and Justice and the Growth Party (1 each).

Candidates only in single-member constituencies were nominated by Yabloko (Bashkiria, Yakutia, Vladimir, Ivanovo and Smolensk regions), the Party of Affairs (Yakutia and the Trans-Baikal Territory), Civic Platform (Yakutia), the Party for Justice (Khakassia) and the Party of Social protection (Kemerovo region).

Leadership in party representation in the elections of deputies of legislative assemblies is still held by Yakutia, Khakassia and the Smolensk region, where nine parties each announced their intention to compete for mandates. Following are the Vladimir region, Kalmykia and the Trans-Baikal Territory (eight each), Kemerovo and Ulyanovsk regions (seven each).

Recall that the nomination stage has already ended in Kalmykia, Yakutia, Khakassia, the Trans-Baikal Territory, Vladimir, Kemerovo, Smolensk and Ulyanovsk regions. This week it will end in the Arkhangelsk, Ivanovo and Yaroslavl regions and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, next week in Bashkiria, Buryatia and the Irkutsk region. Finally, in the Rostov region, the nomination phase will last until July 28. In the new subjects of the Russian Federation – the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions – due to martial law, the nomination will be the latest, it will last from July 24 to August 17. There, deputies will be elected only by party lists.

Andrew Ashes