‘He’s clearly pro-war. And people are tired of the war.’ Why Russia’s ruling party left Dmitry Medvedev, its own chairman, off this September’s election list.
Russia's ruling party has excluded its own chairman, Dmitry Medvedev, from the September election list amid growing war fatigue.
📍 Aftermath
United Russia declared itself the party of the president while omitting its chairman, Dmitry Medvedev, from the September election list. The party instead fielded hundreds of Ukraine war veterans and media personalities as candidates.
This shift occurred as Putin tied himself to the ruling party amid war fatigue.
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The story so far
United Russia is restructuring its candidate list for the upcoming September elections, notably omitting party chairman Dmitry Medvedev. The party has declared itself the party of the president for the first time since 2007 and is fielding hundreds of candidates who are veterans of the war in Ukraine.
Coverage from Meduza, Financial Times, and Reuters emphasizes a shift toward veterans and media personalities to counter war fatigue. Meduza reports that Medvedev's exclusion is linked to his pro-war stance at a time when people are tired of the conflict.
Other reports note that Sergei Lavrov will top a controversial list. Future developments center on the September election results and the impact of United Russia's strategic pivot to veterans and its formal alignment with Vladimir Putin.
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Sources (9)
- Putin ties himself to ruling party as war fatigue bites Financial Times · 45d ago
- United Russia declared itself Putin’s party to showcase support, ISW says Межа. Новини України. · 45d ago
- United Russia named Duma leaders, Lavrov to top controversial list Межа. Новини України. · 45d ago
- Putin ties himself to ruling party as war fatigue bites Financial Times · 45d ago
- United Russia's Power Play: Veterans and Media Personalities Lead Election Charge Devdiscourse · 45d ago
- Senior Russian official: United Russia party to field hundreds of Ukraine war veterans as election candidates Українська правда · 45d ago
- Russia's ruling party runs Ukraine war veteran among lead candidates for September election Reuters · 45d ago
- ‘Being for Putin is the bare minimum’: United Russia declares itself party of the president for first time since 2007 Meduza · 45d ago broke it first
- ‘He’s clearly pro-war. And people are tired of the war.’ Why Russia’s ruling party left Dmitry Medvedev, its own chairman, off this September’s election list. Meduza · 45d ago broke it first
The obvious questions
Why was Dmitry Medvedev left off the election list?
According to Meduza, he is seen as clearly pro-war while people have become tired of the war.
Who is United Russia prioritizing for its candidate lists?
The party is fielding hundreds of Ukraine war veterans and media personalities.
What significant change in party identity has occurred?
United Russia has declared itself the party of the president for the first time since 2007.
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