The New Times recognized the political prospects of Putin sparring partner Meeting of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin with ex-candidates for the post of President of the Russian Federation, Moscow, March 19, 2018 Photo: Kremlin.ru Before the presidential election, the Kremlin was preoccupied with the problem of finding new persons - they had to draw attention to the election campaign with an obvious outcome.

Although the results of the March vote are a foregone conclusion, the Kremlin has problems. These are predictable difficulties with a turnout and an unexpectedly rapidly growing interest in the candidate from the Communist Party Photo: Pixabay.com / Imarksm The next stage of the 2018 campaign is coming to the completion: 10 days are left for the subscriptions and execution of all the documents necessary for registration.

Concluding the Duma season, the parliamentary parties - the United Russia, the LDPR, the Communist Party and the Just Russia - held the congresses and decided on the lists of candidates.

On June 29, a special round table for observers should go to the Central Election Commission. The new chairman of the CEC Ella Pamfilova has a difficult task: on the one hand, the presidential administration declares a course for “open and legitimate elections”, which is impossible without the participation of observant public organizations, on the other hand, a number of laws adopted by the Duma almost deprives the possibility of fulfilling their work.

Ekaterina Vinokurova that the ability of our fellow citizens to sympathize, empathize and help was stronger than denunciations, communal services and collective farms “Please, please, stand up for me now. Do you really hear, I really need help now, right now. " I scream silently. One very popular newsmaker is mocking me, and well -known, but deciding to take my bad mood on me. “Please, colleagues, there are a lot of you around. Tell him that you can’t. Sign the hero. " Everyone is silent.

On May 22, the widely announced primaries of United Russia took place.

On May 16, the Human Rights Council under the President of the Russian Federation conducted special -expression dedicated to the upcoming elections to the State Duma, which were representatives of public organizations designed to ensure control over the voting progress.

On April 10, registration of candidates for the primaries of the democratic coalition ended. At the same time, the vote, originally scheduled for April 23–24, was postponed to the end of May for technical reasons. Whether the preliminary elections of the points will add to the Parnassus list before autumn voting to the Duma - the New Times sorted out At the start of the campaign: the Democial Forum launches the Wave of Changes, Moscow, December 11, 2015.

On March 22, employees of the Corruption Fund registered as candidates in the municipal elections in Barvikha. Are there any chances to win Navalny’s colleagues and why they need it - I found out The New Times Will there be supporters of Alexei Navalny in Barvikha?

The project “Just business” is reanimated: on February 29, the party was headed by the business ombudsman Boris Titov. Why does the Kremlin be loyal liberals and whether the project has a chance to take place in the election to the State Duma Boris Titov votes for his own candidacy at the Congress of the Party of the right -hand business, Moscow, February 29, 2016.