7 , ▁during ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁council ▁of ▁the ▁Party ▁of ▁G row th ▁in ▁Ab ra u - D y ur so . ▁Tit ov ▁is ▁a ▁somewhat ▁marg inal ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁Russian ▁politics , ▁with ▁ 8 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁citizens ▁adm itting ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁" ne ver ▁heard ▁of ▁Bor is ▁Tit ov " ▁in ▁a ▁survey ▁held ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Political ▁anal yst s ▁were ▁quick ▁to ▁dismiss ▁Tit ov ' s ▁elect oral ▁ch ances ▁and ▁predicted ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁gar ner ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁the ▁Party ▁of ▁G row th ▁conducted ▁prim aries ▁which ▁were ▁attended ▁by ▁four ▁candidates : ▁O ks ana ▁D mit ri ye va , ▁D mit ry ▁Pot ap en ko , ▁D mit ry ▁Mar in iche v ▁and ▁Alexander ▁Kh ur ud z hi . ▁Bor is ▁Tit ov ▁did ▁not ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁prim aries . ▁However , ▁at ▁the ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁council ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁Tit ov . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁person ▁from ▁the ▁party ▁leadership , ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁candidates ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁obtain ▁sufficient ▁support . ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁According ▁to ▁Tit ov , ▁the ▁main ▁task ▁of ▁participation ▁in ▁election ▁is ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁party ' s ▁G row th ▁Str ategy ▁economic ▁program , ▁which