The Kremlin promised to draw conclusions from the latest gubernatorial elections

The presidential administration will draw conclusions from the latest gubernatorial elections, said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Details

• Quote: “Of course, we will have to analyze the results of these elections too and draw appropriate conclusions to adjust the work in the future,” Peskov said, answering a question about a possible flaw in the Kremlin’s political technologists in the second round.
• In general, there is an element of surprise in the gubernatorial elections that took place the day before, the presidential spokesman admitted. “Let's just say, indeed, there is an element of surprise. But, again, this will be an occasion for analysis and in order to correct the work later.”
• As Peskov noted, "when the president talks about the priority of competitive, free, honest and fair elections, that's exactly what he means."
• The elections were really held fairly, believes the press secretary of the president . “According to the information that comes from the CEC, no significant violations that could affect the final voting results have been recorded. Judging by what, with a high degree of confidence, we can assume that the elections were indeed held honestly, openly, fairly and competitively - this is what is welcomed in the Kremlin.”

Context

• The second round of gubernatorial elections was held the day before in the Vladimir Region and the Khabarovsk Territory. In the Khabarovsk Territory, the current governor Vyacheslav Shport, who has been heading the region since 2009, lost to the LDPR candidate, State Duma deputy Sergei Furgal - 27.97% against 69.57%. In the Vladimir region, Governor Svetlana Orlova, a former member of the Federation Council, lost to the deputy of the local legislative assembly from the Liberal Democratic Party Vladimir Sipyagin - 37.46% against 57.03%.
• Liberal Democratic Party candidates in both regions won even though they showed little desire to win, political analysts say . In their opinion, the voting in both regions was protest - not for opposition candidates, but against the current government, political scientists agree. Experts attribute the protest vote to a growing demand for a renewal of power.
• We wrote more about the second round in the protest regions here and here .

Liana Faizova