Which regions do not hold elections? Elections in Russia were held with a record low turnout. Revival of Russia in Yakutsk

More than 6,000 completed on Sunday election campaigns. Judging by the preliminary results, there were no sensations: representatives of the ruling party won almost everywhere and with extremely low voter turnout.

First results

According to preliminary data from the Central Election Commission, in the regions (with the exception of the Kaliningrad region and Karelia), where direct elections of governors took place, the current leaders are in the lead. For example, in Buryatia more than 87% of voters voted for Alexei Tsydenov, in the Tomsk region over 58% voted for Sergei Zhvachkin, in Sverdlovsk region for Evgeny Kuyvashev - more than 60%. The party list of United Russia received 45.4% of the vote in the elections to the Sakhalin Regional Duma (the Communist Party of the Russian Federation came in second with 16.3%), to the City Duma of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - almost 49% (the LDPR is in second place with 20.6%), to the City Duma of Vladivostok - 39.5% (KPRF - 22%).

The most high turnout voters was recorded in Mordovia (71.2%), Saratov (52.4%) and Belgorod (47.5%) regions. In other regions it was below 40%. Outsiders among the "governor's" regions were Karelia (23.5%), Novgorod (24.8%), Kaliningrad (26.3%) and Kirov (27.2%) regions. In the elections to the city dumas of regional capitals, voter turnout was even lower, and the absolute anti-record of the day was set by Vladivostok - 12.7% (see table).

The turnout fits into the overall picture, somewhere it is even slightly higher than in the elections to the State Duma, notes the deputy secretary of the General Council of United Russia Yevgeny Revenko: “We say thank you to all voters. For the party, the elections are very important - this is a serious test of the attitude of voters a year after the federal elections.

Experts were also not surprised by the first results. “We will now hear a lot of words about the benefits of a natural low turnout and about the absence of significant violations,” political scientist Konstantin Kalachev ironically says. “It’s true that there are fewer violations, but the logic here is simple: less competition means fewer violations.” The trends are clear - the turnout in the elections of governors is higher than that of deputies, political scientist Andrei Kolyadin notes: “High voter turnout in Mordovia, Belgorod and Saratov regions is completely predictable. The [high] turnout in the Sverdlovsk region was unexpected for me.” Bombs and sensations have not happened yet, says political scientist Mikhail Vinogradov: “There were also traces of the desire of the center to avoid forcing a turnout, and traces of public passivity, and the failure of part of the headquarters. Most likely, the turnout in most territories will be recognized as natural – in line with the electoral traditions of the region and with the quality of the campaign.”

habitual violations

The CEC did not record critical violations that could affect the results of the vote, Maya Grishina, secretary of the commission, said: “There are many appeals that cannot be called complaints from the localities. Of the 318 complaints, more than half are about illegal campaigning on the day of silence. All these facts will be verified and recorded” (quote from Interfax).

Observers disagree. In the municipal elections in Barnaul, early voting amounted to 5.6% of the payroll, with an official turnout of about 20%, that is, every fourth voted early, says Golos coordinator Stanislav Andreychuk: “As a result, people came to the polling stations - and it turned out that that someone has already voted for them ahead of schedule.

According to Grigory Melkonyants, co-chairman of Golos, there were “flagrant stuffing” in the elections of the governor in the Saratov region and in the elections of the legislative assembly of the Krasnodar Territory. The violations card of Golos also received complaints that in the Sverdlovsk region, together with ballots, they issued tickets for a “win-win lottery”. Holidays and lotteries were used as a testing tool to increase turnout, Melkonyants believes: “It was done very rudely, there is no normal assessment of such actions by law enforcement agencies and election commissions. After the elections, we will ask the CEC to give a legal assessment of such actions, because this loses the meaning of the elections - people go to them not for the sake of forming government bodies, but for the sake of prizes.”

The opposition parties also have a lot of claims. Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov once again announced that he would insist on holding elections "in a more auspicious time", because now "many citizens are forced to work in their gardens and orchards in order to stock up on food for the winter." SR leader Sergei Mironov singled out the large-scale early voting in Barnaul and fears of "mass falsifications" in the Krasnodar Territory, where the party sent about 900 representatives: "In case of violations, we will give a very harsh assessment of this administrative resource reserve and will not recognize the elections." Yaroslav Nilov (LDPR) said that the decreasing turnout from year to year "reduces confidence in the authorities and the institution of elections", and said that his party "is waiting for the second rounds in some gubernatorial elections."

Moscow specifics

The turnout in the municipal elections in Moscow at 18.00 was 12.01% (experts from the pro-Kremlin Foundation for the Development of Civil Society predicted it at the level of 10-15%). There was almost no information about these elections in the city, but the chairman of the Moscow City Electoral Commission, Valentin Gorbunov, said on Sunday that it was sufficient: “I think that in Moscow the only person who does not know about the elections is the one who did not want to know about them. They got the text messages, they got the newspapers, everyone got them.” “As informed, such a turnout,” Ella Pamfilova objected to him.

According to Gorbunov, no complaints were received on Sunday requiring intervention by the IPCC. However, ex-State Duma deputy Dmitry Gudkov, whose headquarters supported about 1,000 candidates, reported an abnormal in large numbers voters at home: "Compared to previous years, there are four times more." Golos also called home-based voting the biggest problem in Moscow. The participation of social workers in the home-based voting of socially vulnerable groups of citizens is also a concern, says Melkonyants: “Apparently, they were emphasized, and with a low turnout, their votes can become decisive. Therefore, this technology is very significant in the municipal elections in Moscow.” Deputy Chairman of the CEC Nikolai Bulaev called these statements "speculation", while Gorbunov said that no complaints about voting at home had been received by the IPCC.

By the end of Saturday, about 60,000 applications for home voting had been submitted, Gorbunov said, and that figure is not final. In 2012, there were 158,000 homeworkers in Moscow, he added. In March 2012, municipal elections in Moscow were combined with presidential elections. Turnout for presidential elections in Moscow then it was 58%.

At the same time, on the eve of the vote, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin dismissed Yury Nosenko, head of the Novo-Peredelkin council, and his first deputy, Svetlana Antonova, “for gross violations,” and also announced the replacement of all chairmen of the precinct electoral commissions in this area. The reason was posted on YouTube video, in which Antonova hands envelopes to PEC representatives and instructs them on how to work with “supporters”. Antonova refused to answer questions from Vedomosti. In addition, the results of early voting in the Airport district were annulled on Sunday, as the number of envelopes with early voting ballots exceeded the number of those who applied for early voting.

With such a turnout, it is enough to agitate and mobilize 450–500 people to win, Kalachev emphasizes, “but you had to earn it with your legs.” And the problem, in his opinion, was not in the drying up of the turnout: “The opposition was unable to pump up its agenda, to demonstrate a real unity of plans and actions. The main topic - if you want Sobyanin to have a real competitor in 2018, vote now - was never explained to people. And Sobyanin led his various columns. It's all very technical." According to Vinogradov, the level of turnout in Moscow is expected, no new risks have been created for the federal agenda, and “the rest will be forgotten”: “In the future, we can expect that the emphasis will be shifted from turnout to cleanliness – with an emphasis on new Moscow and a serious decrease in turnout at home ".

On Sunday, September 9, 2018, the Single Voting Day was held in Russia. Elections of governors were held in 22 subjects, deputies of the legislative assembly in 16, deputies of the City Duma in 12. In seven single-mandate constituencies, deputies to the State Duma were additionally elected. Now it is already possible to sum up the results of the elections by regions.

United Russia won the majority in the elections, but the party has become weaker compared to the previous electoral process. This suggests that citizens are changing their political preferences. Voter turnout also affected the elections. She was very low.

In Moscow, the current head of the city, Sergei Sobyanin, won a landslide victory in the mayoral elections. He won 70% of the votes. In his speech, the mayor said that, despite the last term as mayor, he is not going to sit idly by. His team is waiting for daily work aimed at improving the lives of Muscovites.

The election of the governor of the Moscow region was won by Andrey Vorobyov - 62.5%. He also thanked voters for their support and even confessed his love to them.

It is worth noting that in Volokolamsk, where protests arose over the landfill, Vorobyov scored only 20%. In the Omsk region, Alexander Burkov won the gubernatorial election with 82.5%. In the Altai Territory, the United Russia candidate, Viktor Tomenko, received 5.61% of the vote.

In the Magadan region, Sergei Nosov won the election - 81.59%. In Novosibirsk, "edinoros" Andrey Travnikov won with 64.52% of the vote. Acting Governor of the Voronezh Region Alexander Gusev won 71.52% of the vote.

Alexander Uss, head of the regional administration of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, won with 60.19% of the vote. In the Tyumen region, Alexander Moor won - 65.86% of the vote.

Which regions of Russia will host the second round of elections

According to the current legislation, the second round of elections takes place if the candidates fail to collect more than 50% of the votes required to win. This year, voters will have to come again to polling stations in four regions of Russia.

In the Primorsky Territory, candidates failed to get the required number of votes in the gubernatorial elections. The representative of United Russia, Andrey Tarasenko, received 46.57% of the vote, while his competitor from the Communist Party, Andrey Ishchenko, received 24.64%.

The second round will also be held in the Khabarovsk Territory. There, United Russia candidate Vyacheslav Shport and LDPR member Sergei Furgal will compete for the governor's chair. Both candidates got just over 35%. Elections can take place as early as September 23rd. The ruling party does not consider such indicators a defeat.

Elections will also be held in Khakassia, where the candidate from the Communist Party overtook the current acting interim of Khakassia from United Russia, Viktor Zimin. The gap is significant - 44.81% against 32.42%.

In the Oryol region, Svetlana Orlova (36.42% of the vote) and LDPR candidate Vladimir Sipyagin will fight for the governor's chair.

Results of the elections on September 9, 2018 to the regional parliaments

Based on the results of the elections, we can confidently say that United Russia is losing its positions in the regions, but this does not happen everywhere. Experts are sure that the reason for this is the pension reform that the ruling party is going to adopt this year.

In opposition to the "United Russia" were the Communists, who oppose the increase retirement age. So in the Irkutsk region, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation is leading in the elections to regional parliaments. After processing 90% of the ballots, the communists won 34% of the votes, and United Russia - 27.7%.

The Communists overtook United Russia in Khakassia, gaining 31% of the vote (United Russia - 25.5%). Also, the victory of the Communist Party was recorded in the Ulyanovsk region. According to the CEC, the Communists have 36.3%, while the ruling party has exactly 34%.

Representatives of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation said that if earlier the Communist Party occupied the position of a second political force, then after the last elections we can talk about a new level of competition with United Russia.

A Levada Center poll conducted on August 23-30 showed a strong increase in protest moods - 53% declared their readiness to take part in mass protests against raising the retirement age (in July it was 37%). The elections have become a kind of barometer of voter sentiment. Despite the opposition's de facto draining of the topic of pension reform, in some places the results are pleasing. The systemic opposition in a number of regions was able to achieve impressive results. Although I cannot call the parties financed from the state budget "opposition", what is important in these results is the presence of a protest against the "party in power". So, let's sum up some results. Which regions dislike United Russia the most?

Amurskaya Oblast. Of the 28 campaigns for the election of heads and deputies of representative bodies of city and municipal districts, representatives of the opposition won the majority. The candidate from the opposition wins at the by-elections of the State Duma in the Amur Region.

Prikamye. According to the preliminary results of the elections to the Duma of the Chaikovsky City District, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the Liberal Democratic Party received 13 out of 25 mandates, the remaining 12 went to United Russia. According to Kommersant-Prikamye, the LDPR will be represented in the Duma by 8 candidates, the Communist Party by 5.

Dagestan. One of the main surprises of the municipal elections in Dagestan was the victory of the communists in the city of oilmen. In Izberbash, candidates were represented by seven political parties. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation won 42.69% of the vote. Unicorns - 36.39%. "Motherland" closed - 5.24% of the vote. Elections to the City Assembly were held in Kizilyurt: "Party of Growth" 18.97%. Communists - 14.05%.

Kirov. By-elections to the Kirov City Duma and the Legislative Assembly of the Kirov Region were held. Two more candidates were to be elected to each representative body. These elections caused an unprecedented excitement among various political forces and representatives of almost all political parties, even dwarf ones, like the Kirov Rodina, showed up for them. The elections were very important for Governor Igor Vasiliev, his team tried to snatch, no matter what, a victory for the United Russia candidates. But the people of Kirov did not vote the way the governor wanted. Another representative passed to the Kirov City Duma " Just Russia» Mikhail Kovyazin, who confidently beat United Russia and the representative of the "military clan" Alexander Chulkov.

Ekaterinburg. Something unimaginable happened there the day before, just in the spirit of the 90s. They turned off the electricity and the Internet at the polling stations, and called the FSB. For the first time in the history of the City Duma of Yekaterinburg, the “city team” remains in the minority in terms of the number of deputies. Taking into account the mandates obtained from party lists, 16-17 new deputies are representatives of the team of Vladimir Tungusov and 19-20 deputies are representatives of the "united opposition".

Chita. In the elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Trans-Baikal Territory, she lost 15 seats - instead of the previous 36 mandates, she will receive 21. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the LDPR increased their representation from four to 14 and 10 people, respectively. "Fair Russia" received three mandates. For the first time, one representative of the Party of Cause and the Party of Pensioners of Russia pass to the regional parliament.

Tyumen region. Residents of Yugra gave the majority of their votes to representatives of opposition parties. The representative of the Communist Party here scored 21.17% of the total number of voters, the Liberal Democratic Party - 20.06%, "Fair Russia" - 9.45%.

Yaroslavl region. 10 representatives from United Russia, 8 from A Just Russia and 3 from the Communist Party passed to the Pereslavl City Duma. Elections in Yaroslavl regional duma: 32 mandates went to United Russia, 11 to the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, 3 to the Liberal Democratic Party, 3 to A Just Russia and 1 to the Communists of Russia.

The list goes on. I will note the main thing. For the first time in recent history the gubernatorial elections are in the second rounds, and United Russia lost three legislative assemblies. In four regions, United Russia scored less than 30%. These are Khakassia (25.2%), Irkutsk Region (27.8%), Trans-Baikal Territory (28.3%) and Vladimir Region (29.9%). In Moscow the situation is different. Sobyanin has the best result among the current governors who participated in the elections on a single voting day.

So what do we have - three governors will fight for the governor's seat in the second round. Not bad. And two (Vorobiev in the Moscow region and Kopin in Chukotka) received fewer votes than in previous elections. I continue to study sociology in Moscow. Sobyanin received the highest percentage of votes received in those areas where the metro has recently arrived or will soon arrive - Novomoskovsky (80.15%), Solntsevo (77.84%), Kosino-Ukhtomsky (75.90%), Novo-Peredelkino ( 75.59%), Nekrasovka (74.84%), West Degunino (73.19%).

It is a pity that the real opposition with a coherent program was not represented by anyone in the elections in Moscow. Although summer campaigns are difficult to run and traditionally have a low turnout, the Moscow opposition had a chance, and the regions have shown it.

In September 2017, Russia will host a traditional single voting day, during which the governors of some regions, mayors of cities and even two deputies of the State Duma, which began its work less than a year ago, will be re-elected. We figure out who and where we choose this time.

What date will the elections be in September

Elections at various levels, which await Russia in September, will be held on the so-called single voting day, which this time is scheduled for 10 September.

The practice of holding such single days appeared in Russia in 2004. Elections were previously held in different parts countries in their natural course, and almost every Sunday someone was re-elected somewhere. To optimize the election process and save money, the then head of the CEC, Alexander Veshnyakov, proposed an idea that is still used today.

Single voting day in September 2017: which regions elect the head

Unlike the general presidential or parliamentary elections in the country, the re-election of local authorities does not occur, of course, all at once, but as the powers of the people who hold elected positions expire. Whether due to the fact that the term of these powers is coming to an end, whether due to voluntary resignation from office, or even due to “forced” resignation, when a person is sent to jail by law enforcement agencies for something.

Let's start with the regions that will re-elect the chief official - local governor. Such elections will be held in the following 16 Russian regions:

1. Belgorod region,
2. Buryatia,
3. Kaliningrad region,
4. Karelia,
5. Kirov region,
6. Mari El,
7. Mordovia,
8. Novgorod region,
9. Perm region,
10. Ryazan Oblast,
11. Saratov region,
12. Sverdlovsk region,
13. Sevastopol,
14. Tomsk region,
15. Udmurtia,
16. Yaroslavl region.

A curious moment of the 2017 gubernatorial election is that in only one region - Belgorod region- they pass due to the expiration full term powers of the incumbent governor.

For the last 24 years, the region has been headed by the "eternal" governor Yevgeny Savchenko, who was elected and re-elected under Yeltsin, and then under Putin. After the cancellation of the elections, he was appointed to the same position, and after their return, he was again re-elected. He hopes to take the main chair in the region for another five years Savchenko and this time.

With other regions, things are a little more complicated. In 11 regions, the governors went into "voluntary" resignation artificially, so that their re-elections would take place this September. The fictitious resignation is evidenced by the fact that they all successfully run again.

In two regions - the Kaliningrad region and Sevastopol - local heads were appointed by the president to the posts of plenipotentiaries of various districts, which vacated these seats.

Finally, on the heads of Udmurtia and Kirov regions criminal cases were opened, and they were fired with the wording “due to loss of confidence”.

The most scandalous after the Udmurt and Kirov elections, where the governors were deprived of their liberty, are, of course, the elections of the governor of the Sverdlovsk region.

The mayor of Yekaterinburg, Yevgeny Roizman, who was at one time a State Duma deputy, was going to run for the highest post in the region, dealt a lot with the problem of combating drugs in his area and various other public work. Roizman has authority and popularity in the region, which, we are not afraid to say, are much more than the popularity and authority of the current governor Kuyvashev. But, since Roizman is a non-systemic and uncomfortable person, he was not registered on formal grounds, using the so-called municipal filter against an unconditionally popular and well-known politician, supposedly conceived to screen out unknown eccentrics who decided to just light up in the elections.

Roizman urged his voters to boycott such elections, but it is clear that this tactic will in no way prevent Kuivashev from being re-elected, if only because the minimum turnout was canceled a long time ago, and any elections will be recognized as valid.

By the way, in one more region - the Republic of Adygea - the head will also be replaced, but he will be re-elected by the local parliament - Khase. Such is the legislation in this Russian subject, where the people are not trusted to choose the main person of the republic.

Which regions will hold elections to the local parliament on September 10

In six Russian regions will be selected new composition local parliaments. The term of office of parliaments is the same as that of all governors - five years. So, elections to the regional parliament are expected in:

1. Krasnodar Territory,
2. Penza region,
3. Saratov region,
4. Sakhalin region,
5. North Ossetia - Alania,
6. Udmurtia.

In 11 Russian cities - the capitals of the regions - the city parliament will be elected:

1. Barnaul (Altai Territory),
2. Vladivostok (Primorsky Territory),
3. Gorno-Altaisk (Republic of Altai),
4. Kirov (Kirov region),
5. Kursk (Kursk region),
6. Omsk (Omsk region),
7. Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Kamchatsky Territory),
8. Pskov (Pskov region),
9. Tver (Tver region),
10. Cherkessk (Karachay-Cherkessia),
11. Yaroslavl (Yaroslavl region).

In about five thousand more cities that are not the capitals of the regions, elections of local heads and parliaments will also be held.

By-elections to the State Duma on September 10

Finally, by-elections of State Duma deputies will be held in two constituencies. In general, at the moment there are not enough three deputies in the Duma, and instead of 450 people, 447 people work there. But if the elections in two districts were predictable and were organized on time, then it is more difficult with by-elections alone.

The fact is that on June 17, a deputy from Saratov, the former mayor of this city, Oleg Grishchenko, died, and there was simply no time left to organize by-elections on September 10, so Saratov will elect a new deputy a little later.

But in the Bryansk (Bryansk single-mandate district) and Leningrad (Kingisepp single-mandate district) regions, such by-elections will take place. The reasons for the by-election are different. Former speaker of the State Duma Sergei Naryshkin, who was elected in Leningrad region, was appointed to another position, heading the Foreign Intelligence Service. Bryansk deputy Vladimir Zhutenkov resigned voluntarily.

Thus, on September 10, 2017, largely technical elections will be held, devoid, by and large, of any intrigue. The example of the Sverdlovsk region, where a truly competitive rival of the incumbent governor was not allowed, is very indicative - elections in Russia are currently held in such a way that everything is under the control of the central government, remains predictable and obedient.

The Single Voting Day has ended in Russia. Elections were held in 80 out of 85 constituent entities of the country. Exactly at 22:00, the polling stations were closed in Moscow. Earlier, the Asian part of Russia has already summed up the preliminary results of local elections. The average turnout in the country, according to preliminary data, was more than 60%. And, as the CEC noted, the elections were the most transparent and calm.

This Sunday, September 9, residents of 22 regions elected governors, heads of republics or territories. These are, in particular, Moscow, Kemerovo, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara region, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Primorye and others, Muscovites elected the mayor in the capital.

In a number of regions, indirect elections were also held: the heads of the subjects of the federation, such as in Dagestan, were elected deputies of local parliaments. Three heads of regions have already taken office. So, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov became the head of Ingushetia for the third time, Vladimir Vasiliev headed Dagestan (before that he was in the status of acting interim), and Dmitry Artyukhov was approved as the governor of Yamalo-Nenets autonomous region(Thirty-year-old Artyukhov is the youngest head of the region at the moment).

In some areas, with a significant margin, the existing governors. So, after processing 2.47% of the protocols in the Moscow region at 21.40 Moscow time, the first place is occupied by the current governor of the Moscow region Andrei Vorobyov - he has 65.28% of the vote. Konstantin Cheremisov receives 13.39% from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Lidia Belova from the Green Alliance - 6.35%, Kirill Zhigarev (LDPR) receives 5.12% so far. Boris Nadezhdin from the Growth Party is gaining 4.39%, Igor Chistyukhin from the SR - 3.55%.

According to preliminary data, the acting head of the Magadan region Sergey Nosov received more than 81% of the vote. Acting Governor of Chukotka Roman Kopin is gaining more than 57%, his colleague in political status from the Krasnoyarsk Territory Alexander Uss received more than 62% of the vote, and the acting head of the Novosibirsk Region Andrey Travnikov had 65% of the vote in the elections.

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According to the Central Election Commission, in the elections for the governor of the Khabarovsk Territory, the current head of the region, Vyacheslav Shport, and Sergei Furgal, nominated by the LDPR, each received 35% of the vote. According to the law "On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights", if none of the candidates receives more than 50% of the votes, then a second round of elections will be held.

CEC head Ella Pamfilova said that a second round of elections is possible in some other regions. At the same time, she did not specify what specific subjects of the federation she was talking about.

“The campaign is very competitive. And at the municipal level, and at others, such passions are boiling! In some places, candidates go head to head, and in some places, most likely, there may be a second round,” she noted.

Regional election commissions they should not rush to summing up the voting results, they should first of all consider the complaints received, Pamfilova emphasized. The counting of votes should be carried out under video surveillance, and the chairmen of the commissions should announce the results of the elections only in the presence of observers, the head of the CEC added.

Another campaign this Sunday was elections in 16 Russian regions to local parliaments. The election was conducted for almost 800 mandates - almost 7.5 thousand candidates applied for seats in the legislative assemblies.

Party-wise, United Russia wins elections to the local parliament in most regions. However, in the Irkutsk region, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation leads in voting in a single constituency: 34.1% of voters voted for candidates from its list. And at the same time for "United Russia" - 26.7%. In third place is the LDPR with 16.2% of the vote.

In Khakassia, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and United Russia gained almost equal number list votes: 29.6% and 30% respectively.

In addition, the elections of deputies ended today. to city councils held in 14 administrative centers of the regions. And also in six constituent entities of the country, voters voted on by-elections to the State Duma.

What awaits Moscow after the elections? There will be a continuation of the construction of the subway. Moscow is waiting for plastic trees and colored shavings. In general, development and improvement will be carried out for absolutely crazy money, on the one hand, and on the other, Muscovites themselves will be neglected. Why change what works? If you can ignore people, then we will ignore.

At the same time, institutions of interaction with residents will be developed. Somewhere they will, of course, work, because there are many episodes when they really work. But, most likely, there will be many fictitious components when they do infill development and hold hearings with pre-prepared extras, which are far from always related to this area. What we know well, what we already face, will continue.

If people understand that Sobyanin, without speaking out about pension reform, supports it, then, of course, other candidates will have the opportunity to gain a noticeable number of votes. The fact that Sobyanin will keep the pension allowances for Muscovites is a big thank you to him. They could cut off this money from us, but this has nothing to do with stealing from the population of retirement age.