Participants in the presidential elections began active trips to Russian regions
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Although the registration of candidates for the presidency of the Russian Federation has not yet been completed, campaign participants have already begun traditional election trips around the country. The leader of the LDPR, Leonid Slutsky, has been the most active so far, having visited seven regions. Vladislav Davankov (“New People”) visited three, and Nikolai Kharitonov (Communist Party of the Russian Federation) visited one. Current President Vladimir Putin has so far made two visits, which, however, had the status of purely working trips.
Vladimir Putin made his first visit this year on January 10 to the only subject of the Russian Federation where he had never been before—to Chukotka. There he visited a greenhouse for growing vegetables (almost all products in the region are imported, which greatly affects their cost) and talked with residents and discussed plans for the development of the region with Governor Vladislav Kuznetsov. After this, the president went to Khabarovsk, where on January 11 he held a meeting with Far Eastern businessmen, got acquainted with the presentation of long-term plans for the socio-economic development of cities in the Far East and visited the animation studio “Dream”. Mr. Putin also had plans to visit Yakutia, but bad weather prevented this.
We also note that all the president’s trips, even during the election campaign, are formally of a working nature. As sources previously explained to Kommersant, it is quite difficult for the current head of state to travel around the country as an ordinary candidate, observing all the restrictions provided by law. But in content these visits differ little from pre-election ones.
The leader of the LDPR, head of the international committee of the State Duma, Leonid Slutsky, also began his election tour from the easternmost region of Russia. He arrived in Anadyr on December 30, and his program partially anticipated Vladimir Putin’s visit: the liberal democrat also visited Natalya Makatrova’s greenhouse and spoke with Governor Kuznetsov. In addition, he visited the monument to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and a social center for minors, and also recorded New Year’s greetings at the main Orthodox church of Chukotka.
On January 5, Mr. Slutsky went to Sochi, where he visited several supermarkets, spoke about the need to support small businesses and paid special attention to prices, recalling that the LDPR stands for their regulation. The next day, the deputy took part in the culinary event “Pancakes according to the LDPR recipe” in Krasnaya Polyana and immediately went to Saratov, where he met with refugees from Donbass. In Engels, he visited the women’s association “We sew for ours”, and at St. John’s Monastery in Alekseevka he celebrated the Christmas service.
On January 10, the liberal democrat arrived in Stavropol. Having visited the Stavropolsky dairy plant, he praised it for its success in promoting products through its own distribution network, and at the same time noted that the LDPR was lobbying for the idea of mandatory “regional shelves” in large chain stores. At the Agrarian University, Leonid Slutsky gave a lecture on the international situation, complained about the outflow of young people from the countryside, criticized the “imposed” Bologna system and advocated reducing rates on rural mortgages. In conclusion, he examined the agrodrones designed by the students, pointing out that these developments could also be useful on the fields of special operations.
The next day, Leonid Slutsky arrived in Astrakhan, where at the Lotos shipbuilding plant he spoke about the shortage of personnel, and at the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography he discussed with scientists the problem of shallowing the Volga. In addition, the candidate held a meeting with Governor Igor Babushkin. The last point of Mr. Slutsky’s tour at the moment was Nizhny Novgorod, where he visited on January 19. The politician inspected the Promise printing enterprise, gave a lecture to students at the Linguistic University and met with Governor Gleb Nikitin, putting forward the idea of writing off the debts of subjects to the federal center. “Why can we write off debts to foreign countries, but not to our own regions?” – said the candidate. He also emphasized the importance of returning direct elections of mayors.
The candidate from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, head of the relevant State Duma committee, Nikolai Kharitonov, also began campaigning in the Far East. On January 15, he flew to the Khabarovsk Territory, where he visited the Krasnorechenskoye livestock enterprise and discussed the reduction in the number of cattle in the region, as well as the rise in prices for eggs, which, “to our shame,” now have to be brought to Russia from Turkey and Azerbaijan. “Our faction and I, as a presidential candidate, are categorically against inflating prices,” Mr. Kharitonov assured.
On the same day, he met with Governor Mikhail Degtyarev, and the next day he went to the forum “Development of the Far East: Prospects, Paths, Methods,” in which Far Eastern communists took part. There, the deputy proposed issuing interest-free loans to young families for 20 years to purchase their first home. “In the Soviet years, families were provided with free housing, and people linked their future with the Far East. Capitalism changed everything. Now people come to harsh regions to work on shifts and leave just as quickly,” the candidate complained.
Finally, on January 17, Nikolai Kharitonov met with students of the Medical University, who complained to him about expensive air tickets, a shortage of doctors in the periphery, and the attitude of local authorities towards the Lenin monument in the central square of Khabarovsk, which is closed during the Victory Day celebrations. “Those who consciously fight against our centuries-old history are splitting the state. We will correct those who accidentally make mistakes,” the communist promised. Finally, he visited the Museum of the Battle of Volochaev, restored in 2022, and the University of Transport.
Vice-Speaker of the State Duma from the “New People” Vladislav Davankov has so far managed to visit three regions. On January 11, he flew to Chelyabinsk, where he visited gymnasium No. 1 (proposing to expand the rights of school councils), a mechanical and technological college and the My Business support center for entrepreneurs. The next day, the deputy moved to Yekaterinburg and immediately promised to unblock foreign social networks. “We have lost a huge amount of freedom in the last couple of years. We were banned from Instagram (owned by Meta, recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation.— “Kommersant”), Twitter (now H.— “Kommersant”), they tell women when they can give birth and when they can’t, they tried to ban abortions,” he complained to the Ural residents.
After a meeting with supporters, Mr. Davankov decided to test city transport and waited for tram No. 8 at a stop for 25 minutes. Because of the cold, his lips were trembling, and some party members were even afraid of “losing a candidate.” Having finally entered the tram, the vice speaker began to discuss the issue of updating city transport with the deputies from the “New People” accompanying him, but the passengers did not pay attention to the candidate. After traveling several stops, Mr. Davankov changed to the metro, where the passengers also did not recognize him. Returning to the center, the politician said that “Ekaterinburg needs several metro lines,” but first of all he called for updating trams and trolleybuses.
Finally, on January 18, Mr. Davankov arrived in Voronezh. He spoke with students at the Medical University about payments under the Zemsky Doctor program, staff shortages, mentoring and self-realization, and with supporters and entrepreneurs about poor snow removal in the city. The politician said that “30% of officials could easily be replaced by artificial intelligence” (meaning, among other things, the mayor of Voronezh Vadim Kstenin), and recalled that he favors direct elections of mayors. At the end of the day, the deputy intended to plunge into the Epiphany font, but did not do so because of the snowstorm.
Candidates who have not yet registered have also begun traveling to the regions (we would like to remind you that so far only Messrs. Slutsky, Davankov and Kharitonov have received registration). Thus, on January 13, ex-State Duma deputy Boris Nadezhdin, nominated by the Civil Initiative, visited St. Petersburg, where he met with supporters, opposition deputies and activists. Among other things, he criticized the 2020 constitutional amendments. And on January 21, the politician visited Kazan, where he said that he was in favor of “giving more freedom to the regions.” At the same time, the meeting also included a collection of signatures in support of Mr. Nadezhdin, who needs to obtain at least 100 thousand autographs to register.
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