The LDPR is preparing to consolidate its status as the second political force in the country

The LDPR is ready to impose a serious struggle on the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in the elections in September 2025. The party's leader, Leonid Slutsky, told Izvestia that he would be satisfied with a solid second place in terms of the number of mandates after United Russia.

"We aim to consolidate the results, including at the level of municipal elections, and the largest ones, as the second political party in Russia. This is the result we have already achieved, but it needs to be confirmed on a single voting day in this year's elections. Elections are not about numbers, they are about people, and it is for them that any political party exists. The LDPR is the clearest confirmation. Zhirinovsky created it specifically for people and predicted that the time would come for the Liberal Democratic Party. So it's here," he said.

On September 14, 20 governors, deputies of legislative assemblies of 11 subjects and deputies of city assemblies at the municipal level in 25 regions will be elected in the EDG.

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