Text broadcast of public presentations of the candidates for the RASO Political Prize "Hamburg Account".
Candidacy: The best campaign of a candidate from the party in power in a single-mandate constituency for the State Duma.
Candidate: Alexey Zolotriev ("United Russia").
Speakers: Grigory Tsukanov, Konstantin Komkov.
Grigory Tsukanov:
Alexei Zolotrev's campaign in the 111th district was characterized by the peculiarities of the entire election cycle in the Kursk region. In this district there were populated border areas subject to regular shelling by the armed forces of Ukraine, where the maximum protest potential was concentrated.
At the same time, the risks of disrupting the vote and delegitimizing the elections remain.
▫ We have identified three target audiences:
Residents of the border area - about 20% of the voters, for whom settlement and rehabilitation issues were central.
The city of Kursk has a completely different urban agenda.
Residents of rural areas outside the border - road, infrastructure and rural development issues.
The main emphasis was placed on maximizing the recognition and openness of the candidate.
During the campaign, over 200 meetings were held with residents and workers. Alexey Zolotrev reached certain areas 10-15 times. He communicated directly with people, took into account their questions and implemented orders.
Of particular importance were joint meetings with Governor Alexander Khinstein, who maximally supported Zolotrev's candidacy.
Back in 2025, Alexei Zolotrev was recognized by President Vladimir Putin for his work in evacuating the civilian population after the invasion of the armed forces of Ukraine. From August to December 2024, he and his staff took out more than a thousand people.
Thanks to this, we formed an image of a caring person who is ready to face bullets - not figuratively, but literally - to save residents.
He was well known in the border area, but in Kursk his recognition was much lower.