Meduza learned about Zyuganov's bargaining with the Kremlin after the elections

Gennady Zyuganov, the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, which did not recognize the elections to the State Duma in Moscow because of online voting, is negotiating with the Kremlin. about this Meduza writes (the Ministry of Justice recognized the publication as a foreign media agent), citing sources.

According to a source close to the presidential administration (AP), negotiations “on how the Communist Party can get out of this situation” are being held with Anton Vaino, the head of the presidential administration. The Presidential Administration believes that the Communists received a “decent result” on party lists and led several people to “inconsistent” single-mandate constituencies, the source said.

A Meduza source close to the United Russia leadership claims that Zyuganov met with Vaino, his first deputy, Sergei Kiriyenko, who oversees domestic politics, and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. The leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation demanded to cancel the results of online voting, but the Kremlin made it clear that no one would do this, the interlocutor emphasized.

Press Secretary of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Alexander Yushchenko did not confirm or deny the data on Zyuganov's meetings with Vaino, Kiriyenko and Sobyanin: "Because even if these meetings took place, they are not of a public nature." As for the demand to cancel online voting, the party leader has always adhered to it - from the moment it was announced, Yushchenko added.

A source in the Communist Party of the Russian Federation said that Zyuganov understands that the Kremlin and the mayor's office will not back down from their position, so he wants to achieve status posts in the State Duma for the party - for example, two, and not one vice-speaker, as was the case in the previous convocation, and more committees where the Communists hold leadership positions.

The leadership of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation will not declare non-recognition of the election results as a whole, a source in the party said. The publication asked Yushchenko about this, but he stressed that he could not answer it: “Such statements are made on the basis of results. Today the results are just summed up. This is a question for the chairman.

Meduza's interlocutor in one of the regional branches of the Communist Party said that some branches of the party are going to take people to the streets so that the communist leadership will show a tougher stance "at least in words." “If we remain silent, the feds will be even more silent,” he said.

The action of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation “For Fair Elections” is scheduled for September 25. The Moscow Mayor's Office refused to approve it. The police and the Prosecutor General's Office warned against participation in it, and Roskomnadzor threatened to block the party's website. According to Meduza's source in the AP, the communists are being made to understand that calls to take to the streets are "crossing a line."

This will be the second action of the party this week. September 20, the very next day after the vote, the Communist Party held a protest rally on Pushkin Square. The mayor's office also refused to approve it. After the action, as reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 30 people were held accountable under Art. 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (violation of the organization or conduct of the action).