United Russia has prepared a guide entitled “Dozens of Difficult Questions for the European Party,” which explains how MPs and activists can respond to criticism of the party on the eve of the elections. Kommersant newspaper reviewed the contents of the booklet.
One of the questions the guide’s authors expect voters to ask party supporters concerns Internet and telegraph blackouts. In the booklet this question is formulated as follows: “Why has United Russia become the party of prohibition, supporting restrictions on telegram, shutting down the Internet and stifling freedom of expression?”
Deputies and supporters of United Russia are asked to respond to it as follows: “Why is it allowed to shout so freely from every iron and channel about the fact that United Russia “stifles freedom of expression?” They are advised to add that the party “always defended freedom of expression,” even despite “informational and psychological warfare.”
It is proposed to remind the opponent that the results of this war are terrorist attacks and arson committed by teenagers, as well as fraud on pensioners. In these conditions, it is impossible to do without restrictions, say the compilers of the guide.
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Another question concerns the party’s ideology, which should be presented as “a strict rejection of the dictates of some in favor of others.” If it were not for United Russia, “individual ‘owners’ would have long ago established a 12-hour working day and a six-day working week,” the booklet says.
In response to the question, “Why does United Russia say it is only Putin’s party, even though others are not also against the president?” The authors recommend recalling that “United Russia became the instrument of the president, with the help of which he began to revive the country from chaos.”
It is suggested that United Russia members be told that other parties “are verbally patriotic and support the president,” but “as soon as problems arise or difficult decisions are made, they remember that they are the opposition.”
In September 2026, election campaigns will be held at various levels in Russia, including elections to the Duma in its ninth session. These will be the first parliamentary elections in the country since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war. As Meduza reported, United Russia’s ratings are declining amid the economic crisis, rising prices and internet shutdowns.