Ko te pōtitanga i ārahihia e ngā kaitono o te rōpū United Russia e whakahaere ana i te whakataetae ki ngā rōpū "tohe pūnaha" tae atu ki te Pāti Liberal Democratic, A Just Russia me te Pāti Communist. Ko te kaiarahi o te whakahee a Alexei Navalny i karanga ki nga kaipōti whakahee kia whakamahi i te "Pōti Maama" ma te pooti mo nga kaitono ka kaha ki te wikitoria ki a United Russia. I mate a Navalny i te mate
e toru wiki i mua i te pōtitanga me te kawa o Novichok i a ia e pakanga ana i Tomsk.