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The law forbids “United Russia” to use photographs of Vladimir Putin in its pre -election campaign - so the party will adopt the voice of the Russian president and quote from his speeches. There were no other ways to remind the Russians about the connection of the EP and the president.

Recall that in April 2016 the norm appeared in the law on the election of deputies of the State Duma (part 9.1 of article 62), which prohibits the use of “images of individuals who are not candidates nominated by the corresponding political party” in agitation. This ban has already tried to bring the agitation of the Communist Party, which loves to decorate its leaflets and posters with images of Lenin and Stalin, but the CEC stood up for the Communist Party.

It is not known what United Russia was counting on, voting for amendments to the law, but Vladimir Putin did not put his candidacy in the State Duma elections, so it is now directly forbidden to use his image in agitation. RBC today writes how, nevertheless, in the party, the authorities are trying to remind voters of their connection with the president.

“United Russia”, according to RBC, is preparing by August 20, the day of the official start of the campaign, billboards and plots of television videos. According to Olga Batalina, who is responsible for the agitation and propaganda of the deputy secretary of the Secretary General of the party, quotes from the President’s speeches may appear on posters, and fragments of his public performances will be heard in the videos.

Speech on a straight line with V. Putin

“We agreed with the President the possibility of such an approach to our campaign. “United Russia” was created by Putin, everyone has an understanding that he is the moral leader of the party and relies on it during his policy. Therefore, such a correct use of the president’s image in the campaign is the answer to the expectations of people, ”she said.

Television videos should look most interesting. If it is enough to write a bright quote on the posters and sign it with the name of the president, then in the rollers it will be necessary to somehow beat the sunbathing voice. It is unlikely that United Russia will turn out to be something brighter than the propaganda-ruling party shot in 2014 in Turkey, but it may also be spectacular.

However, EP, according to Batalina, prepares several more options for agitation line. In one of them, the image of Dmitry Medvedev can be used, the other involves memorable slogans against the backdrop of candidates from various regions.

United Russia, forum. Photo: Er.ru

Although it seems to many that the election campaign of United Russia itself is meaningless, since the party’s victory is guaranteed in any case, the result is important for its leadership. So far, polls show that the main rivals of the EP are gaining extremely little: FOM gives 9% of the Communist Party and LDPR and 8% of Fair Russia. But, according to the survey, the Russians will not be too surprised to see the whole faction of “Yabloko” in the seventh Duma (as 8% of respondents answered), again, the opposition, as a rule, pulls up its electorate to the elections, so to guarantee the desired 5% of the vote of EP really needs to be harvested.