"United Russia" supports the decision of Vladimir Putin to participate in elections. The party will provide all the necessary assistance in collecting signatures and the mobilization campaign of the president, who decided to go to the elections self-nominated. He told about this and. Secretary of the General Council of the EP Andrei Turchak.

According to him, Putin is not only the moral leader of United Russia, he is the national leader of the whole country, he is "supported by representatives of different parties and movements, regardless of their political views".

In addition, "Vladimir Vladimirovich is a supra-party leader", therefore "his desire to go not from a specific party, but from self-nominated by all people who support him, is understandable".

At the upcoming congress, "United Russia" will accept a statement to support the nomination of Vladimir Putin as a presidential candidate. It will be supported by delegates unanimously, Turchak assured.