Moscow, July 20: The heads of two key State Duma committees from the…
Moscow, July 20: The heads of two key State Duma committees from the LDPR—Yaroslav Nilov (Committee on Labor, Social Policy and Veterans' Affairs) and Alexey Didenko (Committee on Regional Policy and Local Self-Government)—will not participate in the elections for the lower chamber of parliament for the ninth term.
Consensus
- Yaroslav Nilov and Alexey Didenko are not running in the ninth convocation of the State Duma elections.
- Both deputies were not included in the LDPR party lists for the election.
- Neither Nilov nor Didenko registered as self-nominated candidates before the deadline set by the Central Election Commission on July 12.
- The deadline for submitting documents from self-nominated candidates was July 12, which has been confirmed by both sources.
- Both politicians began their political careers under Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the founder of LDPR.
- Yaroslav Nilov served four convocations of the State Duma and had a parliamentary career spanning nearly 30 years as of September 2026.
- Alexey Didenko was elected three times to the State Duma, with his first term beginning in 2011.
Points of divergence
- Yaroslav Nilov has already reached a deal for his next job and will pursue a new path after leaving the State Duma. — vesti
- Alexey Didenko commented on his absence from the party lists using a quote from Kisa Vorobyaninov in '12 Chairs', translated as 'Monsieur, I haven't eaten for six days. Give me something to eat.' — m24
- The Central Election Commission accepted documents from 11 political parties and 80 self-nominated candidates. — m24
Coverage (2 sources)
- LDPR deputies Nilov and Didenko not included in State Duma election lists — Вести
- "Vedomosti": Deputies Nilova and Didenko will not be in the new State Duma term — Москва 24
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