From the metro to the bathhouse

What are the candidates for mayor build an election campaign

Alexey Navalny for many Muscovites is already associated with the image of a young and energetic fighter with theft and corruption in the bureaucratic vertical. What are the rest of the mayor's candidates build their campaign - The New Times found out

Sergey Sobyanin increased the number of inhabitants of the capital by 400 individuals of the White Amur
Strong business executive

Self -nominated Sergei Sobyanin, according to the long -standing tradition of all Russian chiefs, is conducting an election campaign “without interruption from production”: he did not go on pre -election leave and continues to “temporarily act” by the mayor. It is in this capacity that he visits the metro stations under construction, examines the reconstructed parks and squares, communicates with the builders on the site of new facilities and opens everything that can still be opened in the capital, from the World Cup to the monument to the inventor of television Zvorykin. And the federal and capital television channels conscientiously inform the audience about all these "non -Kandidat" accomplishments of the candidate.

Sometimes “heavy artillery” is connected to the creation of a bright image of a strong business executive: over the past month, Sobyanin met with Vladimir Putin several times at various meetings. In addition, in support of the mayor on the streets of Moscow, campaign pickets are held daily, and the candidate’s website regularly reminds voters about all significant changes in Moscow, which the city owes the current mayor.

There are two so -called civilian initiatives to support Sobyanin, although it is not known for certain about involvement in their appearance of the headquarters of the candidate. On the resource “My friend I agree”, voters upload photos of their pets in bandages or with badges and flags on which it is written: “I am for Sobyanin!” Another site “Add Sobyanin” invites residents to compare photos of various places of the capital during the mayor of Yuri Luzhkov and in the years when the city was already ruled by Sergey Sobyanin.

Personally, Sobyanin began to meet with residents as a candidate for mayor (that is, in non -working hours) on August 14, following the schedule of election meetings approved by the Mosgorisbirkom. But to guarantee that at all such events he will be present personally, in his headquarters they are not yet taken.

Sergey Mitrokhin approached the election campaign decisively

Walking with a battle

The main part of the pre -election campaign of the candidate from Yabloko, Sergei Mitrokhin, are the so -called inspections of parks, squares, villages, as well as under construction or reconstructed objects. Some of these shares pass peacefully: the candidate is walking with supporters, releasing critical comments at the sight of broken bitch or garbage, and photographed with all the shortcomings discovered.

But sometimes the situation is heating up. So, on August 6, the inspection had to break into the place of the inspection: Sergey Mitrokhin personally cut the fence grid, separating the “illegally captured” by the inhabitants of the elite village, part of the Park of the Skhodnya River Valley from its main territory. Similar “hot spots” at the candidate’s headquarters pay special attention: Mitrokhin now stops the demolition of the grocery store in Altufiev, then expels the builders from the square in Izmailovo, then sticks the price tags with plants with “kickbacks” on the tubs with plants on Tverskaya Street. The leader of Yabloko did not forget to call in the camp of illegal migrants in Golyanov, who has become an obligatory point of the program for almost all candidates for mayor. True, here the usually critical Mitrokhin did not have any special complaints - except that "there are not many stews in rice."

Mitrokhin does not hold any special “introductory” meetings with voters, considering himself a rather famous person in the city-after all, “10 years in the service of Muscovites”: this is what the report on the work done, which the candidate constantly mentions on the election debate is called. However, for now, according to surveys, this fame allows Mitrokhin to fight at best for third place.

Ivan Melnikov hopes for the support of labor groups (in the photo - a meeting with the employees of the Bolshevichka factory)

Defender of the working people

The Communist Party Candidate Ivan Melnikov traditionally relies on the support of workers. During the campaign, he already met with the Bolshevichka factory, with the chairmen of the courtyard committees, with the union of aviators and flight attendants and the Sheremetyevo union of flight personnel.

For communication with ordinary Muscovites, Melnikov identifies every Saturday, choosing two or three addresses in one of the districts of the capital. Most often, he comes to voters in a red jacket with a zipper with the Communist Party emblem: he criticizes the current government, promises to build social housing and in every possible way to support the “specialized” category for communists - “an ordinary worker, a pensioner, a young man, a large family or a single mother,” as he himself formulated an airport at a meeting with voters in the region. However, Melnikov also hopes for the expansion of the traditional electoral base. On July 20, a bike racket was organized in his support, on which young people were lured with free bicycles (though no more than 30 people managed to lure). They do not forget in the Communist Party and the power of social networks: they will publish on the party’s website a selection of two photos under the heading “Activist of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party on the social network“ Instagram ”. The famous blogger Anton Nossik writes about this (the original spelling is preserved. - The New Times), they will illustrate Melnikov’s support on Twitter with six complimentary records about the participation of a candidate in the debate.

In addition to traditional tents with the symbols of the Communist Party and volunteers who distribute the program and leaflets, the owners of Moscow balconies are also agitated by the communist. According to the party’s website, the posters in support of Melnikov are homemade, however, in all three photographs allegedly sent by supporters, they look identical.

Nikolai Levichv is trying to catch the eye of voters - in the cardboard version

Intellectual with "Bulgarian"

The events that the candidate from Fair Russia attends Nikolai Levichv, are most suitable for his image of a thin intellectual in glasses. He visits the archaeological excavations of the Novodevichy monastery; Participates in the action to “save books from oblivion”, giving read works in the hands of new owners; promises to present the book series "Walks in Moscow."

Levichv’s participation in rallies does not harm this image at all, although he protests both against the construction of the road through the Kokoshkino settlement, and against the reconstruction of Luzhnikov; The slogans for a quiet candidate are mainly shouting his party associates, and he himself limits himself by reading speeches, peeping into the cheat sheet. Levichv does not suit individual meetings with voters in the districts, limiting himself to communication with residents while visiting important facilities like the Krasnaya Presnya stadium or medical and sanitary unit No. 33.

In the traditional elements of the election campaign - agitation through newspapers, posters and pickets - the chairman of the Just Russia still managed to stand out, but clearly not for the better. The object of numerous ridicule in social networks was the cardboard doubles of the candidate, photos of Levich, writing a fountain pen on the iPad, and campaign newspapers with a scanword, where one of the answers was the word “Jew”.

Well, on August 13, the reference appeared in a new image: at the appeal of his headquarters and in his presence, the police opened the apartment of the supporters of Alexei Navalny, which seized illegal propaganda from there. True, it is still unclear whether after this Nikolai Levichv will return to his former book-milled strategy or will continue the career of the main exposure of dirty election technologies.

The agitmer's perception of Mikhail Degtyarev (in the center) differs close to Vladimir Zhirinovsky

The deputy is the innovator

The youngest candidate, the 32-year-old nominee of the LDPR Mikhail Degtyarev, honors the experience of the elders: not a single speech does without mentioning Vladimir Zhirinovsky, and Degtyarev speaks of the LDPR only as the "oldest democratic party in Russia." In the company with Zhirinovsky, a significant part of the campaigns is also held: campaigns in the bathhouse, Muscovites with honey at the fair in Kolomensky, raising the bar in the cultural and sports complex, and, of course, the rally of the US Embassy against the “monstrous trick” of American rockers*.

Another "horse" of the State Duma deputy Degtyarev is new bills. In particular, he proposed to give women a two -day vacation on “critical days”, to charge increased fines for violating traffic rules from owners of expensive cars and prohibit rustling in residential buildings at any time of the day, and malicious violators of silence to evict.

For the rest, the candidate follows the example of rivals: regularly visits rallies and makes trips to the metropolitan areas, demonstrating the proximity to the people - for example, he arrived in Zelenograd by train. And of course, after competitors, Degtyarev did not forget to call into the camp of illegal migrants, who previously suggested bringing a traditional ration - fast -cooking, bread and tea for them.

The novelty in Degtyarev’s election campaign was the opening of the Moscow Team website: together with his party, he offers five thousand future vacancies in the capital - “from the head of the department to the museum employee”. Mikhail Degtyarev is generally very proud of the activity on the Internet and especially because he himself leads all his accounts in social networks. True, on his offline ratings, all this online delinquency has not yet been particularly reflected.

Photos: Mikhail Sazonov, Artem Geodakyan/ITAR-TASS, Evgeny Feldman, Pavel Golovkin/ITAR-TASS, Evgeny Samarin/RIA Novosti