MOSCOW, Aug 26 About a third of the candidates in the autumn elections, which will be presented by Russian political parties — women, the youngest candidate is 18 years old, and the oldest is 80, party representatives told RIA Novosti. A single voting day will be held on September 11, 2022. Direct voting will elect 14 governors, deputies of six legislative assemblies and the City Duma of 12 administrative centers.A third of the candidates are womenMost of the women candidates in the elections from the polled parties will be represented by the New People. The press service of the party said that they will be 42% of the total number of candidates. The Communist Party will represent a little less. According to the first deputy chairman of the Central Committee of the party, Yuri Afonin, their share will be approximately 35%. «United Russia» will present about 32% of women among its candidates, the Liberal Democratic Party — 33%, «A Just Russia — for the Truth» — about 26%. In the party » Yabloko, the proportion of women will be approximately 33%, said party spokesman Igor Yakovlev. The Communists of Russia party counted about 25% of women among its candidates. Party chairman Sergei Malinkovich said that it was important for the party to respond to the request for more women in politics. we are bright, interesting women … what our voters pay attention to. And what, this is normal, this is right. We are trying to answer this request in society — more women in politics and in public activities,» Malinkovich said. direct democracy» of women in the elections «unfortunately will not be represented,» party chairman Oleg Artamonov said.Candidates from 18 to 80 years oldUnited Russia stated that their youngest candidate was born in 2004, and the oldest in 1942. The range of dates of birth of candidates from the party this season stretches from 1942 to 2004: the most experienced is Vitaly Evgenyevich Gomilevsky in the Sakhalin region (On August 10, he turned 80 years old — ed.), the youngest is Angelina Anatolyevna Ozerova in Kursk,» said Sergey Perminov, deputy secretary of the United Russia General Council. The average age of United Russia candidates, according to Perminov, is 46 years. For A Just Russia, the average age of candidates is 47 years, while the youngest candidate is 18, and the oldest is 79. «The average age of a candidate is about 47 years. In total, about 700 candidates have been nominated for elections to legislative assemblies and to the dumas of the capitals of the subjects . 26% of the nominated candidates are under 35 years old. The youngest candidate is 18 years old, the oldest is 79, «the party's press service reported. The average age of candidates for the Communist Party is less — 44 years. Even younger are the candidates of Yabloko and Communists of Russia (average age 40), the Liberal Democratic Party (average age 34). The youngest candidates will go to the polls from the Direct Democracy Party (average age 30) and the New People party (average age 29). A total of 1,930 candidates have been registered from the New People party. The minimum age is 18 years, the maximum age is 74 years. Approximate average age is 29,» the New People's press service specified. contribute to the development of a democratic political system
