In May 2016 Maltsev won the primary elections of the People's Freedom Party, PARNAS and was granted a 2nd place on the party's election list for the 2016 Russian State Duma elections.
I maj 2016 vandt Maltsev primærvalget i Folkets Frihedsparti, PARNAS og blev tildelt 2. plads på partiets valgliste ved Parlamentsvalget i Rusland 2016.