The party 'New People' held a press conference in Saint Petersburg… (партия · кандидат · депутат)
The party 'New People' held a press conference in Saint Petersburg to announce their candidates for the Saint Petersburg City Council elections. The list includes Dmitry Panov, Olga Gerasina, Artem Nikolaev, Alexei Kuznetsov, and Anastasia Vasileva.
Consensus
- The party 'New People' held a press conference to announce their candidates for the Saint Petersburg City Council elections in September 2026.
- Dmitry Panov will head the list of candidates for the Saint Petersburg City Council.
- Olga Gerasina, a current deputy of the Saint Petersburg City Council, is included on the list.
- Artem Nikolaev, a vice president of 'NG-Energy', is among the listed candidates.
- Alexei Kuznetsov, director of an organization promoting rocket sports, is also listed as a candidate.
- Anastasia Vasileva, head of the regional party branch in Saint Petersburg, is included on the list.
Points of divergence
- Dmitry Panov emphasized that all candidates have real work experience and successful entrepreneurial, public, and cultural projects behind them. — gazeta_spb
- Artem Nikolaev has worked on infrastructure development as a deputy's assistant and supported participants of the special military operation. — gazeta_spb
- Alexei Kuznetsov, a master of sports from the USSR, plans to develop mass sports in Saint Petersburg if elected. — gazeta_spb
- Dmitry Panov stated that this election is an opportunity to scale up work already being done across all districts of Saint Petersburg and to make it more systematic and useful for residents. — gazeta_spb
- Artem Nikolaev previously participated in 'United Russia' primaries but lost the race, although he had stated that he chose United Russia due to its responsibility and real work. — fontanka
- Anastasia Vasileva is also planning to run for the State Duma from Kalmykia and participate in municipal elections in Moscow District. — fontanka
- Dmitry Pavlov, a deputy, will be the candidate for single-mandate district 24 in Pushkin. — fontanka
- The party currently has three deputies in the Saint Petersburg City Council. — fontanka
- Dmitry Panov explained that some candidates chose not to run for city council positions because they are not yet ready for such responsibility, while those on the list are prepared to work now. — fontanka
- Anastasia Vasileva said she will not criticize during her campaign and compared it to a married life where one should call in cleaning rather than constantly criticizing their partner. — fontanka
- Dmitry Panov stated that the party works together with 'United Russia'. — fontanka
- Pavel Kondrashov, head of Ulyanka's local administration, decided to focus on municipal work instead of participating in political activities. — fontanka
Coverage (2 sources)
- "New People" Party Nominates Candidates for St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly — Gazeta.SPb
- "New People" Party Nominates a Businessman Who Participated in United Russia Primaries for St. Petersburg Regional Duma — Фонтанка