{
  "id": 6258231,
  "title": "United Russia’s ratings are falling, so why is the Kremlin demanding better election results? Putin joined the campaign.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/united-russias-ratings-are-falling-so-why-is-the-kremlin-demanding",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T08:42:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/09/08/united-russia-s-ratings-are-falling-so-why-is-the-kremlin-demanding-better-election-results-putin-joined-the-campaign"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russia’s Presidential Administration has raised the KPI targets set for regional officials based on how the ruling party, United Russia, performs. In regions that are neither prone to protest nor overly loyal — where the party’s ratings run average — the new target is 47%.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "PM Modi, Russia's Putin to hold bilateral talks on Friday on sidelines of BRICS Summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/pm-modi-russias-putin-to-hold-bilateral-talks-on-friday-on-sidelines",
        "published": "2026-09-08T09:07:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}