The United Russia congress, which will be held on April 14-15, will consider proposals for reforming the party, Kommersant reported on Thursday . It is planned to reduce the number of party projects and programs, of which there are currently 27.

In United Russia, the existing structure of 15 commissions, 16 working groups and 19 coordinators for areas of work may also be abolished. The large number of divisions, the publication emphasizes, was partly due to the election campaign, when the party tried to reach the maximum number of electoral groups.

“We must make the party structure more mobile, and projects targeted, in order to achieve visible success in at least one or two,” a party source told the publication.

According to the newspaper, the new structure of United Russia will correspond to the main objectives of the Russian development strategy until 2020, which was voiced by Vladimir Putin . The main directions of the party's work, according to United Russia leader Boris Gryzlov , will be social policy, infrastructure development, tax policy, innovative economics, increasing the efficiency of public administration, and possibly energy security.

In addition, a “Russian Club” may be added to the already existing United Russia party clubs, the basis of which will be the “Russian project” of United Russia. According to the publication, the creation of the supra-party “Club 2020”, which, as they say in the party, will have to become an elite “club of influence”, has been suspended until the inauguration of Dmitry Medvedev .

"United Russia" awaits reforms