In his speech at the party congress, Dmitri Medvedev, chairman of the ruling United Russia party, listed seven key challenges facing the country. Medvedev said, 'The new People's Program will be United Russia's work plan for the next five years and will serve as a response to the main tests our country faces.'
The seven key challenges listed by Medvedev are as follows:
- Demographics
- Changes in the labor market and emergence of new professions
- Unequal development between regions
- Unprecedented economic pressure
- Rapid technological developments
- Attempts to impose foreign values
- Ensuring homeland security
Meanwhile, the elections for the 9th convocation of the State Duma in Russia will take place on September 20, 2026. On the single voting day, more than 2,200 election campaigns at different levels will be held.
In addition to in-person voting, remote electronic voting will be conducted in 33 regions. It is noted that up to 48.4 million voters can participate in this method. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova announced that about 350 polling stations will be set up abroad.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously warned that before the elections, opponents of Russia will seize every opportunity to divide society and called for decisive prevention of possible attempts at provocation.