United Russia
Political party in Russia
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| 2021 | United Russia again secured a constitutional majority in the State Duma. |
| December 2021 | Adopted a law on annual indexation of maternity capital, adjusting for inflation rates. |
| December 17 2021 | State Duma adopted a bill requiring industrial enterprise owners to eliminate negative environmental impacts, with proposed extensions to coal mines. |
| December 14 2021 | The first meeting of the United Russia expert council for legislative activities took place, involving party leaders, faction representatives, and party experts. |
| November 2021 | Proposed and initiated the abolition of mandatory technical inspection and personal income tax on housing sales for families with children. |
| November 10 2021 | The Presidium of the General Council of United Russia decided to create an expert council for legislative activities to evaluate and develop faction initiatives. |
| October 21 2021 | Putin announced the principles of 'healthy conservatism' at the Valdai Discussion Club, defining it as a moderate approach emphasizing traditions, population preservation, and rejection of extremism. |
| September 2021 | Adopted a package of bills including 100% paid sick leave for child care, 'garage amnesty', and provisions for challenging fines through State Services. |
| August 2021 | Secretary of the General Council Andrey Turchak announced that annual reports by United Russia deputies to their voters would become a mandatory norm. |
| August 2021 | At the 20th Party Congress, United Russia adopted the Foreign and Defense Policy section of the People's Program, leading to the creation of a commission for international cooperation and support of compatriots abroad. |
| July 1 2021 | Initiated new social payments for women in early pregnancy and single parents with children aged 8 to 17 years. |
| June 2021 | Passed a law on free gas connection, aimed at implementing President Putin's task to bring gas to each section free of charge. |
| June 9 2021 | Party chairman Dmitry Medvedev presented a report on the party's work over the last five years at a joint meeting of the Supreme and General Councils of United Russia in Moscow. |
| May 20 2021 | Introduced a program allowing parents to refund 50% of children's health camp trip costs, with payments made through Mir cards (program valid until end of 2021). |
| March 24 2021 | United Russia held the first international inter-party conference 'Russia-Africa: Reviving Traditions', with delegates from 50 leading African parliamentary parties, heads of state, and ministers. |
| November 2020 | Prime Minister M. Mishustin signed a resolution giving regions the right to independently increase the number of services provided at multifunctional centres. |
| July 2020 | A law was adopted requiring supervisory authorities to post a list of mandatory inspection requirements on their website before conducting inspections. |
| July 2020 | Under Dmitry Medvedev's leadership, United Russia organized a round table of leading parties from Europe, Asia, and Africa to discuss consolidating efforts against COVID-19. |
| 2019 | United Russia began a practice of appointing regional governors as secretaries of regional political councils, with thirteen governors appointed, including Marat Kumpilov (Republic of Adygea), Gleb Nikitin (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast), Aisen Nikolayev (Republic of Sakha), Andrey Travnikov (Novosibirsk Oblast), Radiy Khabirov (Republic of Bashkortostan), and others across various Russian regions. |
| 2019 | Self-employed citizens can switch to a special tax regime 'Tax on Professional Income', which will operate until 2029 with a maximum annual income of 2.4 million rubles. |
| November 2019 | Party secretary Andrey Turchak announced that United Russia would nominate its own candidates in future elections and stop supporting self-nominated members, aiming to encourage pride in party affiliation. |
| March 2019 | A law on palliative care was signed, expanding the concept and clarifying the procedure for its provision. |
| 2018 | A law on organic agricultural products was signed, providing special labelling and state support for its producers. |
| 2018 | A unified procedure for indexing social benefits based on the previous year's inflation rate was established. |
| October 2018 | United Russia hosted the 10th General Assembly of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) in Moscow, with 400 representatives from 74 parties across 42 countries. |
| June 25 2018 | Ruslan Edelgeriev concludes his term as Chairman of the Government of the Chechen Republic. |
| June 19 2018 | United Russia deputies almost unanimously supported a government bill raising the retirement age in the first reading, despite earlier party statements against such a measure. |
| 2016 | United Russia signed the Lovcen Declaration with the Montenegrin Democratic People's Party and later joined by the Socialist People's Party of Montenegro. |
| 2016 | United Russia secured a constitutional majority in the State Duma. |
| 2015 | United Russia changed its ideology to liberal conservatism, shifting to a right-leaning centrist approach in response to the economic crisis in Russia. |
| 2015 | Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, describes United Russia as an 'aggressively obedient majority'. |
| September 8 2013 | During Moscow mayoral elections and municipal deputy elections in annexed Moscow Oblast territories, United Russia candidates again ran as 'self-nominated' due to the party's poor ratings. |
| June 2013 | Sergey Sobyanin, a Member of the Supreme Council of United Russia, ran for Moscow mayor as an independent candidate, with the party's support. |
| June 19 2013 | Yevgeny Urlashov, mayor of Yaroslavl, publicly accuses United Russia of being corrupt, arrogant, and engaging in blackmail and deceit. |
| 2012 | The Izborsky Club was founded by Aleksandr Prokhanov, emphasizing Russian nationalism and opposition to liberal ideas. |
| 2012 | In Khimki mayoral elections, United Russia supported self-nominated party member Oleg Shakhov, who was acting as mayor. |
| 2012 | Vladimir Putin became the presidential candidate for United Russia. |
| May 24 2012 | Ruslan Edelgeriev appointed as Chairman of the Government of the Chechen Republic. |
| March 4 2012 | In municipal elections for 125 intra-city municipalities of Moscow, United Russia candidates were nominated independently, with no official party candidates directly nominated. |
| 2011 | The United Russia faction size reduced to 238 deputies, still maintaining a quorum to pass federal laws but requiring support from other factions for constitutional amendments. |
| 2011 | United Russia held the first preliminary (primary) elections jointly with the All-Russia People's Front to form their electoral list. |
| December 21 2011 | Vladimir Semago, a United Russia regional political council member, published an article alleging a criminal conspiracy to rig parliamentary elections, involving election commissions and government structures. |
| November 27 2011 | United Russia holds the second stage of its 12th Congress, which is critically discussed by opposition leaders. |
| November 23 2011 | Novaya Gazeta published an article revealing potential collusion between United Russia, regional officials, and internet trolls to manipulate online political discourse in the Krasnodar Krai. |
| November 18 2011 | The Leninsky District Court of Izhevsk found Denis Agashin guilty of illegal campaigning and fined him 2,000 rubles. |
| November 6 2011 | A video surfaced alleging United Russia members in Murmansk were paying 1,500 rubles per vote and 250 rubles per brought friend. |
| November 6 2011 | Journalist Oleg Kozyrev discovered near-identical campaign materials between United Russia, Moscow Electoral Commission, and Moscow government. |
| November 5 2011 | Alexander Goriyanov, head of the administration of the President of Udmurtia, was caught on camera describing a 'money for votes' scheme in favor of United Russia. |
| October 27 2011 | A video emerged showing Denis Agashin, a United Russia General Council member, calling on pensioners to vote for United Russia by suggesting city financing depends on election results. |
| October 24 2011 | Election Commission of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast warned United Russia for placing banners that violated electoral law. |
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