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: Constant bar
United Russia aimed at a result of 65 percent of the vote - such a bar seemed to be put in the Kremlin. By itself, the fact of establishing planks by votes is common. However, in the context of the uncertainty of the regions regarding the prospects of United Russia, the establishment of a bar is already a certain guarantee of stability.
United Russia will have to gain 65 percent on average in the country. At least so, according to Vedomosti, they are counting on the presidential administration. Of course, in Russia there are many regions, therefore, the results, according to the publication, should give different ones. The regions with the least support of the authorities should gain at least 50 percent of the vote. “Seredines” should be dialing from 55 to 60, “strong” regions - more than 65 percent.
The party expectedly refuted the information. “We have long abandoned the practice of setting such tasks,” said Sergey Nevorov, secretary of the Presidium of the General Council of United Russia. One of the main tasks of the party is the implementation of a folk program that was created with the participation of the whole society, said Partboss. “The result for the sake of the result was never our goal,” Neverov emphasized.
Here you need a reservation: the bar according to percent earlier, and - probably - now it was not set by a party apparatus, but by the Kremlin. Therefore, the words of Neverov can be easily discarded. Recognize that the party is managed by the Presidential Administration is at least inconvenient, and the fact of such a management should most likely be recognized as illegal. Still, the principle of separation of powers and other legislative garbage. None of the state husbands pay attention to such trifles, of course, but we are still embarrassed to speak aloud to speak loudly, maintaining the appearance of decency. In addition to individual cases when violations of laws requires “political expediency” (here is a quote from the speech of Dmitry Medvedev at the congress of “United Russia”).
Actually, the fact that a certain party sets its regional branches some indicative goals of nothing unusual. And there is no doubt that goals are set before the United Russia. Another thing is who and to whom they are put. And what is the threat for non -compliance with the plan on the electorate. And then there is just a delicate moment, because goals are set, as already mentioned, by the presidential administration and they are set before the regional administrations. And as you know (however, this is also publicly recalling the authorities of it also publicly) - the governors are chosen in our Kremlin.
The bar, of course, is a pure fiction. In some regions it will be difficult to get 50 percent (there are quite a lot of such regions), even using the administrative resource in full. In other regions - primarily in Natsavonomy - a result of 65 percent can be considered a failure. In the past elections, the North Caucasus, for example, almost everywhere showed the results striving for a hundred percent. In Mordovia, the United Russia managed to overcome a 100 percent barrier in some areas.
However, the bar is installed. This is a measure to spur regional administrations to intensify efforts to receive a “party of power” more or less arranging the power of the result. Such a signal "Do not relax, otherwise there will be something bad."
The second signal, which is sent to the “wide” politically concerned public, is also transparent.
The United Russia campaign will nevertheless lead the presidential administration and its first deputy head Vladislav Surkov. Thus, the All -Russian Popular Front is sent to a landfill of the history of political technological projects, the headquarters of which is headed by the head of the government apparatus Vyacheslav Volodin. ONF fulfilled one of its historical function - pressure on Dmitry Medvedev, now it is probably remembered when it would be necessary to explain how miraculously the EP showed such a high result.
Surkov works, the Kremlin holds his hand on the pulse, Vladimir Putin for United Russia - the publication of Vedomosti explains in virtually open text. And everything will be as before: the constitutional majority in the State Duma, everyone who promises will fall through party lists, a controlled political process. You can even think for regional officials - "Ipads, twitters and tantrums of the younger king will be canceled."
Many seriously doubt whether United Russia will be able to get two -thirds of the mandates in the lower house of parliament. Still, a crisis, a low rating, an ever-increasing fatigue from the reign of the tandem.
However, the latest signals “from behind the wall” make it clear-everything is in order, the process has gone. In fact, the voters are not responsible for the result of the “party in power”!