Ex-deputy of the State Duma Vlasov said that Zhirinovsky bequeathed to him to become the head of the LDPR
The founder of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), Vladimir Zhirinovsky, who was hospitalized with coronavirus in 2022, managed to give several instructions in the hospital before his death. A dictaphone recording with one of the politician’s last instructions was published by former State Duma deputy Vasily Vlasov, nicknamed Zhirinovsky’s favorite.
Zhirinovsky managed to appoint his successor
On the audio recording, a hoarse voice of a man can be heard, similar to Zhirinovsky’s voice. According to the recording, the politician allegedly appointed Vlasov, through whom he transmitted instructions, as his successor as head of the party faction in the Duma until his return from the hospital.
I appoint you as the leader of the faction until my return. You know everything?
In addition, Zhirinovsky allegedly gave several more instructions. Among them is an order to hold pickets throughout the country in their support. Thus, a voice allegedly belonging to the founder of the LDPR asks Vlasov to ensure that party activists across the country, two or three people at a time, come out with posters on which wishes for a speedy recovery to Zhirinovsky are written.
After this, the voice on the audio recording breaks into crying. The reason, as Vlasov explained, was that Zhirinovsky found it difficult to talk about other people taking leadership positions.
Vlasov was expelled from the party “for betrayal”
At the end of 2023, Vlasov, whose powers were terminated in November, was expelled from the party. He said that the decision was made by the local branch of the LDPR and explained the verdict with the wording “for betraying the interests of the LDPR.”
The former State Duma deputy himself strongly disagreed with this. He noted that the expulsion procedure must be carried out in accordance with all norms – at the highest council or party congress. Vlasov also noted that he himself was not even invited to the meeting of the local branch.
I, the first deputy leader of the LDPR faction, appointed by Zhirinovsky, have been expelled in violation of all norms of the charter. For what betrayal? There was no betrayal and there could not have been, there was competition in the party
Vlasov pointed out that loyal people are left behind, but those who really work and try are removed. However, the politician emphasized that he plans to continue the political work and projects that he previously started. Among other things, the ex-deputy helped the families of the mobilized, former military personnel and participated in sending humanitarian aid to Donbass.
Earlier, Zhirinovsky’s son revealed the request of the politician who came out of a coma
Earlier it became known about another order from Zhirinovsky. The politician’s son Oleg Eidelshtein said that the politician called him with a request after he came out of a medically induced coma in the hospital.
During a telephone conversation, Zhirinovsky demanded to bring him a rabbit, beef tongue and sauerkraut. In addition, the Russian politician instructed his son to purchase an apartment in Dubai. Eidelstein admitted that he fulfilled his father’s last wishes and actually bought real estate in the UAE with money from the politician’s account. The apartment, according to him, is located in the Marina area. The housing area, he claims, is small – only two bedrooms, but “I wanted more.”
In 2022, the founder of the LDPR, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, who has led the political party for almost 30 years, was hospitalized with double pneumonia, which developed against the background of coronavirus. The politician was connected to a ventilator and later put into a medically induced coma. Zhirinovsky’s condition was stabilized in mid-March; he regained consciousness and communicated with his subordinates. However, by the end of the month, his condition worsened: due to an infection and diabetes, he developed sepsis, and his lungs failed.
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Zhirinovsky passed away on April 6, 2022. He was 75 years old. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin also expressed their condolences. Farewell to the party leader took place in the House of Unions. The funeral service for the politician was held in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The ceremony was personally conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’. Zhirinovsky was buried at the Novodevichy cemetery.
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