Yulia Trukhmanova is accused of saying Vladimir Putin was a 'swamp schmuck' and a 'nobody' before he came to power in 1999.
a"swamp schmuck" will be expelled and barred from running for local office next month.
United Russia said in a statement Tuesday that Yulia Trukhmanova, a member of the Marx city council in Russia's southern Saratov region, will be expelled due to making"outrageous, absurd and frankly stupid statements... about the leadership of our country." In an audio recording reportedly of a private conversation between her and political candidate Dmitry Lipensky, dated August 7, Trukhmanova appeared to say that Putin was a"swamp schmuck" and a"nobody" before he came to power in 1999.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 27, 2022, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. A member of Russia’s ruling United Russia party who is accused of calling President Vladimir Putin a “swamp schmuck” will be barred from running for local office next month."A decision was made to expel her from the party and faction.
"Yulia Evgenievna, you are a decent, kind and dedicated person! We are with you, and we will succeed! But Lipensky, his act is dirty, low, vile," wrote VKontakte user Oksana Egorova.
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