Thread by @generalsvr_en

The rivalry between the #Kremlin "towers" is becoming more and more active in the information space. The "rat race" between Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin and First Deputy Chairman of the Senat Andrei Turchak is a vivid example of this
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Volodin and Turchak are both members of "United #Russia", and although the disagreements between them are not connected to any internal party split, the ruling party will bear the negative consequences of these conflicts, which will not strengthen it
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That's why, #Putin's inner circle has again started talking about the need for a consensual figure for the elites in the leadership of "United #Russia", who would unite and guarantee the current status quo and the continuity of power
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Thus, the candidacy of #Putin's daughter, Katerina Tikhonova, to head the "United Russia" is once again being actively discussed. Lately, all the stakeholders without exception in Putin's inner circle have been supporting this idea
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Earlier, at the end of last year, #Putin seriously considered putting his daughter in charge of the ruling party, but at that time there was no unambiguous approval of this decision by the majority among elites. The situation has now changed
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The war has set the stage and created the demand among the elites for a clear understanding of their future without #Putin. He is currently the only guarantor of the system's stability. Given the war and the information on his serious illnesses, the elites are very concerned
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Those with access to #Putin's ears view Tikhonova as the only possible guarantor of the stability of the regime without being a direct successor. Being the head of the ruling party & effectively running the State Duma & the Senat, Tikhonova would counterbalance any president
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#Putin generally approves a constellation with #Patrushev as president and Katerina Tikhonova as mistress of the system of power. We will see soon to what extent this option will be close to implementation. The president will not be able to delay this kind of decision
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