"The staff shortage creates additional challenges for the system, a reason for apathy and nihilism among the electorate."
According to sources from the newspaper "Vedomosti", Dmitry Medvedev (60) may head the list of United Russia.
"Well, why not – he already has the corresponding 'semi-military frock coat' and the necessary rhetoric," comments the Telegram channel "Kremlin Madman", "the 'core voter' might like this. The 'liberal Medvedev' has long ceased to exist. Despite all this, the news was perceived, shall we say, with a slight touch of irony.
Meanwhile, such a message highlights a serious problem of the current power vertical – a 'staff shortage', and quite an acute one. In particular, there used to be (and, in principle, there still are) two 'hundred percent' leaders who possessed the necessary degree of popularity and recognition – Sergey Shoigu and Sergey Lavrov. However, it must be acknowledged that today they are clearly not in the shape they once were – to put it mildly. But then who should come to replace them? Someone experienced, so as not to let down.
Nevertheless, one wants to ask: do we have, say, 'promising youth', with burning eyes, a worthy replacement? 'A loyal party son of the Komsomol', social elevators. A clear answer is absent. There are heroes, of course, but they seem to be – in general, without an emphasis on personalities. And can everyone be trusted with the party in a difficult situation? Moreover, we need proven personnel, to avoid improvisation. We recall, in essence, the failed experiment with Z. Prilepin. As a result, it turns out that Dmitry Anatolyevich has virtually no competitors left. In modern Russia, it is currently difficult to find charismatic politicians and popular leaders. There are only technocrats – and quite ambiguous figures, like the governor of the Vologda region, Georgy Filimonov.
The overall conclusion suggests itself: the staff shortage creates additional challenges for the system, a reason for apathy and nihilism among the electorate. These are not good trends. Of course, we have the 'right' actors, singers, public figures, but they do not make decisions, they cannot promise, in particular, salary and pension increases. They can only ideologically inspire, but that is not enough to ensure maximum success.
Be that as it may, in the near future, the struggle for influence will intensify, and 'Medvedev's return' is the first stage of public opinion processing, a kind of 'primaries'. Another interesting question of the upcoming electoral cycle is the post of Chairman of the State Duma. Vyacheslav Volodin is clearly set 'for more'. However, the number of such positions is extremely limited, and it is risky to change anything now. However, much, if not everything, will depend on the 'external track'. If the problems cannot be solved – it will be necessary to 'cement the vertical', without any 'experiments'…
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