Experts: RUSSIA EXPO has become the center of political, cultural and social life of the country

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On March 15, the EISR studio at the International RUSSIA EXPO hosted the final broadcast of the "Chesnakov. Expertise" program, which featured Alexei Chesnakov, Research Director of the Center for Political Conjuncture, and Nikita Setov, Deputy Director General of Polylog CG.

The experts discussed the current socio-political agenda, commented on the presidential election campaign and the work of the RUSSIA EXPO.

According to Nikita Setov, the RUSSIA EXPO was interpreted as a socio-political phenomenon for the first time in the studio. The political scientist noted that the Exposition helped to increase social optimism through the demonstration of the country's achievements over the past 20 years, anchoring the current status and presenting the future. Alexei Chesnakov said that the Exposition is not only a socio-political, but also a cultural phenomenon. According to the expert, it embodies people's expectations of Vladimir Putin as the acting President and accumulates presentation practices.

"We saw how much the country has changed, how much its territories have changed, how much people have changed. The Exposition helps the authorities to look at the reaction of citizens. The experience of the platform should be replicated so that people come here and learn how to talk about their achievements," said Alexei Chesnakov.

In addition, the expert emphasized that the interest in the Exposition is not waning, and it is still visited by many people. The polling station is also open here. The organization of this large-scale event was a great achievement of the President's executive team. In addition, Alexei Chesnakov believes that unlike dry statistics, the Exposition gives a live picture of people's attitude to the country and the events taking place in it.

Alexei Chesnakov praised the new three-day voting format for the presidential election.

"This is a modern approach to electoral procedures. The electoral system adapts to new technologies, it does not live in old formats, shows its readiness to be updated, which increases confidence in the elections," said Alexei Chesnakov.

The expert named Vladimir Putin's result among the main intrigues of the campaign. Alexei Chesnakov noted the high involvement, active and intense participation in the campaign of the incumbent President. Separately, the political scientist emphasized that the head of state has repeatedly participated in events at the RUSSIA EXPO. The expert named the level of turnout as the second intrigue. Nikita Setov added that there is still intrigue for the 2nd place, but the indicators of the other participants are of greater interest to the headquarters of the candidates themselves. Alexei Chesnakov expressed the opinion that these results will have an impact on the future elections to the State Duma and the Unified Voting Day this year.

According to the program participants, the attention of voters at the final stage of the campaign has largely shifted to the President's Address to the Federal Assembly, which united strategic initiatives in all major areas. Many national projects, said Alexei Chesnakov, can be launched even before the inauguration of the President and the new May decrees. According to Nikita Setov's assessment, instead of spectacular technological moves from the candidates, in this campaign people were waiting for an answer to the question "What will happen next?". This public demand has been heard by the authorities, and by early April we can expect the first specifics on the implementation of the announced initiatives.

"The signal coming from the main candidate is not so much about politics and elections, as about socio-economic aspects of the country's development and making the future more concrete," says Nikita Setov.

Holding elections, according to Alexei Chesnakov, demonstrates the stability of Russia's political and party system. The expert also drew attention to the fact that the horizon of strategic initiatives of the incumbent President is designed for several generations and goes beyond the next presidential term.

The broadcast of the program "Chesnakov. Expertise" can be viewed on the RuTube channel of the EISR studio at the RUSSIA EXPO.