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A Just Russia barely made it into the State Duma, and its longtime leader has vanished from public view. Is the Kremlin ready to pull the plug on the struggling party?

Sergey Mironov, the 73-year-old leader of A Just Russia, “was unable to maintain a coherent train of thought during his few public appearances and responses to pre-prepared questions, jumping from one idea to another and losing the original meaning of his remarks,” during a trip to Altai Krai in late August, according to the news outlet Sibexpress.

A Just Russia barely made it into the State Duma, and its longtime leader has vanished from public view. Is the Kremlin ready to pull the plug on the struggling party?

Sergey Mironov, the 73-year-old leader of A Just Russia, struggled to give coherent speeches during his public appearances, jumping from one idea to another. After this, he effectively withdrew from the party's election campaign. Initially attributed to a minor injury, Mironov's absence from public life has been puzzling. The Kremlin's future with the struggling party remains uncertain.

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