According to the channel’s sources in the plenipotentiary mission of the Volga Federal District and UVP AP, the key problem in both…

According to the channel’s sources in the Volga Federal District and UVP AP, the key problem in ensuring the legitimacy of the results of United Russia in the elections of deputies to the Legislative Assembly of the Ulyanovsk Region was the activity of the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Ulyanovsk Region Vadim Andreev and the Communist Party Senator Airat Gibatdinov. Using the resource of the communist governor Alexei Russkikh, they are working to force members of the precinct election commissions of a number of districts of the region to stuff ballots and falsify the final protocols of the voting day in favor of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. Previously, Andreev headed the city election commission and is also deputy secretary of the regional branch of United Russia. At the same time, Andreev was given the task of forcing the members of the precinct election commission to give the Communist Party of the Russian Federation at least 20% of the votes, both in the city of Ulyanovsk and in the regions of the region. The Andreev-Gibatdinov group focuses on the Veshkaimsky, Baryshsky, Cherdaklinsky, Melekessky districts of the Ulyanovsk region, the Leninsky and Zavolzhsky districts of Ulyanovsk, the city of Dimitrovgrad.

Airat Gibatdinov is entrusted with control and resource support for the “operation”. He also negotiates with the heads of district administrations, as a representative of the governor. Sources do not rule out criminal pressure. Gibatdinov, as the media have repeatedly written, comes from a large regional organized crime group. Gibatdinov’s risky behavior is explained by the fact that in the event of low results of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, he will lose his post as senator.

The activities of Gibatdinov and Andreev may result in high-profile criminal cases against the chairmen and members of the PECs. It is obvious that the testimony of those detained in such criminal cases can be obtained personally against Vadim Andreev. Considering his post in United Russia, fraud on voting days and during the counting of votes will cast doubt on the results of the ruling party. At the same time, all opinion polls show that United Russia is winning without any fraud. Considering that in the propaganda campaign “United Russia” is using with might and main the image of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Andreev, Gibatdinov and the governor of the Russians are discrediting not only the local “United Russia”, but also the head of state personally. Information about Vadim Andreev’s machinations has already been brought to the federal leadership of the party, and the need to expel him in the event of a scandal is being discussed. Law enforcement agencies are checking the situation around the heads of districts and members of election commissions.

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Thus, the two-pronged link between United Russia and the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in the Ulyanovsk region, which showed effectiveness in the 2021 State Duma elections, has stopped working. The reason is the inadequate ambitions of the local regional committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation under the leadership of State Duma deputy Alexei Kurinny and the soft-heartedness of Governor Alexei Russkikh, who agreed to ensure the Communist Party of the Russian Federation the result of the 2018 protest year despite the lack of real electoral grounds.