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Chair and deputies

Elected by the 1st Party Congress by secret ballot of delegates, Berlin, 13 June 2026 (Charter, cl. 12.7.3).

The Charter sets no term of office. The Chair may not serve more than three consecutive terms (cl. 12.11.2).

Ilya Yashin, Party Chair

Party Chair

Ilya Yashin

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 68 delegate votes

Photo: Evgeny Feldman, 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Elena Kotenochkina, Deputy Chair

Deputy Chair

Elena Kotenochkina

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 74 delegate votes
Konstantin Kosov, Deputy Chair

Deputy Chair

Konstantin Kosov

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 54 delegate votes
Olga Prokopieva, Deputy Chair

Deputy Chair

Olga Prokopieva

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 58 delegate votes

Party Bureau

The standing body for day-to-day leadership. Elected by the Central Political Council from among its members at its first meeting on 14 July 2026 (Charter, cl. 12.10). The Party Chair, the deputies and the Chair of the Council are members ex officio.

The Charter sets no term: at any regular meeting the Council may remove a Bureau member or co-opt a new one.

Ilya Yashin, Party Chair

Party Chair

Ilya Yashin

  • Ex officio (Party Chair) since 14 July 2026

Photo: Evgeny Feldman, 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Katerina Kiltau, Chair of the Central Political Council

Chair of the Central Political Council

Katerina Kiltau

  • Ex officio (Chair of the Council) since 14 July 2026
Elena Kotenochkina, Deputy Chair

Deputy Chair

Elena Kotenochkina

  • Ex officio (Deputy Chair) since 14 July 2026
Konstantin Kosov, Deputy Chair

Deputy Chair

Konstantin Kosov

  • Ex officio (Deputy Chair) since 14 July 2026
Olga Prokopieva, Deputy Chair

Deputy Chair

Olga Prokopieva

  • Ex officio (Deputy Chair) since 14 July 2026
Ivan Hampel, Head of the Executive Committee, member of the Bureau

Head of the Executive Committee, member of the Bureau

Ivan Hampel

  • Elected 14 July 2026 by the Central Political Council, Head of the Executive Committee
Svetlana Utkina, Member of the Bureau

Member of the Bureau

Svetlana Utkina

  • Elected 14 July 2026 by the Central Political Council
Igor Kochetkov, Member of the Bureau

Member of the Bureau

Igor Kochetkov

  • Elected 14 July 2026 by the Central Political Council

Photo: AlteraCultura, 2017, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Daria Serenko, Member of the Bureau

Member of the Bureau

Daria Serenko

  • Elected 14 July 2026 by the Central Political Council
Vladimir Ashurkov, Member of the Bureau

Member of the Bureau

Vladimir Ashurkov

  • Elected 14 July 2026 by the Central Political Council
Ivan Drobotov, Member of the Bureau

Member of the Bureau

Ivan Drobotov

  • Elected 14 July 2026 by the Central Political Council
Sergei Petrov, Member of the Bureau

Member of the Bureau

Sergei Petrov

  • Elected 14 July 2026 by the Central Political Council

Photo: duma.gov.ru, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Central Political Council

25 members elected by the 1st Party Congress by secret ballot of delegates on 13 June 2026, in order of votes received (Charter, cl. 12.7.5, 12.9). The Party Chair and the deputies are members ex officio, 29 people in all. The Chair of the Council was elected by the Council from among its members on 14 July 2026.

The term is set by the Congress and may not exceed two years (Charter, cl. 12.9), that is, no later than June 2028.

Ilya Yashin, Party Chair

Party Chair

Ilya Yashin

  • Ex officio since 13 June 2026

Photo: Evgeny Feldman, 2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Katerina Kiltau, Chair of the Central Political Council

Chair of the Central Political Council

Katerina Kiltau

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 78 delegate votes
  • Elected 14 July 2026 by the Central Political Council, Chair of the Council
Elena Kotenochkina, Deputy Chair

Deputy Chair

Elena Kotenochkina

  • Ex officio since 13 June 2026
Konstantin Kosov, Deputy Chair

Deputy Chair

Konstantin Kosov

  • Ex officio since 13 June 2026
Olga Prokopieva, Deputy Chair

Deputy Chair

Olga Prokopieva

  • Ex officio since 13 June 2026
Ksenia Fadeeva, Member of the Central Political Council

Member of the Central Political Council

Ksenia Fadeeva

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 76 delegate votes
Sergei Davidis, Member of the Central Political Council

Member of the Central Political Council

Sergei Davidis

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 73 delegate votes
Zalina Marshenkulova, Member of the Central Political Council

Member of the Central Political Council

Zalina Marshenkulova

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 70 delegate votes
Ivan Hampel, Head of the Executive Committee, member of the Bureau

Head of the Executive Committee, member of the Bureau

Ivan Hampel

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 63 delegate votes
Svetlana Utkina, Member of the Bureau

Member of the Bureau

Svetlana Utkina

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 60 delegate votes

Member of the Central Political Council

Andrei Fateev

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 56 delegate votes
Igor Kochetkov, Member of the Bureau

Member of the Bureau

Igor Kochetkov

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 54 delegate votes

Photo: AlteraCultura, 2017, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Daria Serenko, Member of the Bureau

Member of the Bureau

Daria Serenko

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 54 delegate votes
Ivan Filippov, Member of the Central Political Council

Member of the Central Political Council

Ivan Filippov

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 54 delegate votes
Maxim Reznik, Member of the Central Political Council

Member of the Central Political Council

Maxim Reznik

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 53 delegate votes
Pavel Elizarov, Member of the Central Political Council

Member of the Central Political Council

Pavel Elizarov

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 52 delegate votes
Nikita Levkin, Member of the Central Political Council

Member of the Central Political Council

Nikita Levkin

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 51 delegate votes
Olga Podolskaya, Member of the Central Political Council

Member of the Central Political Council

Olga Podolskaya

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 51 delegate votes
Sergei Vlasov, Member of the Central Political Council

Member of the Central Political Council

Sergei Vlasov

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 49 delegate votes
Alexander Sterlyadnikov, Member of the Central Political Council

Member of the Central Political Council

Alexander Sterlyadnikov

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 48 delegate votes
Milana Shesterikova, Member of the Central Political Council

Member of the Central Political Council

Milana Shesterikova

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 48 delegate votes
Bogdan Litvin, Member of the Central Political Council

Member of the Central Political Council

Bogdan Litvin

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 47 delegate votes
Vladimir Ashurkov, Member of the Bureau

Member of the Bureau

Vladimir Ashurkov

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 46 delegate votes
Daniil Chebykin, Member of the Central Political Council

Member of the Central Political Council

Daniil Chebykin

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 46 delegate votes
Ivan Drobotov, Member of the Bureau

Member of the Bureau

Ivan Drobotov

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 45 delegate votes
Maria Ivanova, Member of the Central Political Council

Member of the Central Political Council

Maria Ivanova

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 45 delegate votes
Vladlen Zverev, Member of the Central Political Council

Member of the Central Political Council

Vladlen Zverev

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 44 delegate votes
Alexei Karikh, Member of the Central Political Council

Member of the Central Political Council

Alexei Karikh

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 43 delegate votes
Sergei Petrov, Member of the Bureau

Member of the Bureau

Sergei Petrov

  • Elected 13 June 2026 by the 1st Party Congress, 43 delegate votes

Photo: duma.gov.ru, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Sources: results of the 1st Congress at mirparty.org/ru/congress/2026 (in Russian), the party Charter (PDF, in Russian), the Chair’s statement on the first meeting of the Council on 14 July 2026. Press contact: press@mirparty.org.