Political Career
In 2006, Plushenko joined the political party A Just Russia and in March 2007, he was elected to the Saint Petersburg Legislative Assembly. Following the 2010 Olympics, he announced his intention to quit politics. In April 2010, he came under fire for poor attendance, having attended only 11 of 123 parliamentary sessions since his election. In December 2011, he announced he was leaving politics to train for the 2014 Olympics. He quit A Just Russia and said he had no plans to join another political party.
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