Medvedev is preparing United Russia to confront the “orange revolutions”
United Russia must learn lessons from recent events in the post-Soviet space.
The leader of United Russia, ex-Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, said this today at a meeting with graduates of the political party project “PolitStartup,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“In both Kyrgyzstan and Armenia, the ruling parties showed themselves to be extremely weak after such events. They simply disappeared, evaporated. We must construct and develop our party in such a way that it can overcome the most serious difficulties. You must be able not only to celebrate victories, but to withstand various troubles. There were some of them during this election campaign, but not much. You need to be prepared for problems,” Medvedev said.
He paid special attention to the party’s work during the pandemic.
“Our potential candidates must be prepared for anything. Even to the point of getting vaccinated. Although this is a voluntary matter,” Medvedev said.
He called on his young colleagues not to be afraid of competition and “not to be a greyhound.”
“We have nothing to fear from any competition, either from small parties or from political heavyweights. This does not mean that you need to greyhound and talk to everyone from above. On the contrary, you need to periodically measure yourself against the situation and make the necessary decisions in order to remain in the mainstream,” Medvedev said.
He is not against debates with representatives of other parliamentary parties, but advocates their regulation.
“Sparring must be according to the rules. You can't turn your colleagues into a punching bag. Because it’s always easier to criticize,” Medvedev said.
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