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The head of the Kostroma region Sergey Sitnikov appealed to President Vladimir Putin with a request for early retirement and asked him to support him in the decision to participate in early elections.
«This year we are actually choices at all levels of government, including in the regional Duma. In this regard, we would like to save a little bit on the election campaign and to continue those developments that we have enjoyed in recent years. In this regard, there is a desire to hold the elections of the governor, as you ask, and I ask your permission to participate in elections, “- Sitnikov said.
« In general, all that you plan work. I do not mind, “- said the president. Sitnikov will serve until elections are held in September.
In the ranking of the Civil Society Fund (FoRGO) evaluate the effectiveness of regional leaders, Sitnikov improved its position by three points. According to experts FoRGO, head of the Kostroma region “has achieved notable successes in the field of long-term socio-economic stability of their region».
Kostroma region became the 19th region where presidential elections will be held in the region. Earlier, several sources close to the leadership of the presidential administration, told RBC that this in the Kremlin planned to spend this year’s gubernatorial elections in about 20 regions.
At that time, Elections were appointed only in 13 regions, then vote sequentially assigned in the Krasnodar region (Alexander Tkachev transferred to the post of Minister of Agriculture, takes obligations Veniamin Kondratyev). Four recent appointment occurred this week. On Tuesday, the go-ahead for an early election Putin received the head of the Leningrad region Alexander Drozdenko (this decision was preceded by improving the position in the previous ranking FoRGO five points), and Wednesday – just two of the governor: the head of the Irkutsk region Sergey Eroschenko (his term was due to expire only in 2017) and head of the Kamchatka Territory, Vladimir Ilyukhin . On Thursday, the early retirement filed Chapter Ava Omsk region Viktor Nazarov.
Sitnikov was appointed governor of 28 April 2012 on the proposal Dmitry Medvedev, at the time president of Russia. Prior to his appointment Sitnikov led Roscomnadzor and GRTK “Kostroma».
The head of the regional programs of the Foundation for Information Policy Development Alexander Kanev calls unexpected resignation of the governor of Kostroma. According to him, until recently no assumptions about early retirement Sitnikov in the regional administration of the election was not. The regional elite is split, and on this background in regional elections is going to take part of the opposition coalition led by Alexey Navalny (list RPR-Parnassus), the expert lists.
«Sitnikov – middling, with no apparent fans, but also without striking opponents, with Kostroma region as complex, there has always been a large number of ambitious entrepreneurs, with almost all he is now bad or difficult relations “, – says Kanev. Four businessman in Kostroma in recent years have been excluded from the “United Russia”, and it may adversely affect the results of elections in obldumu. But if the governor re-elect now, no winners dismiss after the elections will not, summarizes the expert.
President’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, commenting on this week’s series of early retirements, said that this is due to the fact that “many governors who have normal levels, attempt to be elected to renew the trust.” Also, according to him, the decision on early elections could be related to efforts to save public funds.
«Those regions in which there will be elections to the legislative assemblies is reasonable to combine them with the election of the governor. This promises quite serious savings of regional budgets, “- said Peskov. According to him, Putin’s decision to appoint an acting retiring governors certainly means “some credibility” on the part of the head of state.
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