Putin spoke at the United Russia pre-election congress - for the first time since 2007, it declared itself the "president's party"

Vladimir Putin spoke at the pre-election congress of United Russia, which is being held in Moscow to nominate the party's candidates for the September elections. In his speech, he stated that Ukraine is "retreating along the entire line of contact, therefore it has resorted to terrorist actions"; the elections to the State Duma will be held "within the established deadlines and in strict accordance with the law"; the struggle in them will be "open and honest"; "all social obligations to Russians will be fulfilled"; Russia is experiencing unprecedented pressure from the West; "heroes of the SMO" are the true elite, and "United Russia" deserves the status of the leading party. Earlier, at the party congress, an agitation poster with the image of the politician and the slogan "Being Za Putin is the basic minimum" was presented. It is already being used in agitation work in the regions, TASS writes. 🔵 This is the first time since 2007 that "ER" has declared itself the "president's party", notes "Meduza". For some time, Putin has distanced himself from the ruling party, the chairmanship of which has been held by Dmitry Medvedev since 2012. 🔵 At the same time, Putin himself will likely not be included in the party's federal list. It will be headed by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, RBC reported. 🔵 The "ER" rating, according to the Public Opinion Foundation, was 38% in mid-June. Against this background, the authorities have lowered the target indicators for turnout and the result of United Russia in the elections to the State Duma, "Vedomosti" wrote. ➡️ How the authorities plan to hold elections in conditions of a growing crisis - read in the material.