# Sources say Leonid Slutsky was promised second place in September elections

https://mins.news/en/item/44376

- Meduza, 2026-09-03 20:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/09/03/leonid-slutsky-was-promised-second-place-in-the-september-elections-sources-tell-meduza-frustrated-that-the-kremlin-stopped-helping-he-s-now-saying-ldpr-belongs-to-the-security-services-instead

> Sources told Meduza that LDPR leader Leonid Slutsky is recasting the party as a “party of security officials” after the Kremlin’s political bloc failed to help secure the promised second place in the State Duma election. Party sources say Slutsky is angry with Sergei Kiriyenko’s team and is now coordinating with Andrey Yarin, who is viewed as closer to security officials.