The Governor of Kaliningrad Region Nikolai Tsukanov on Wednesday turned out to be a step away from early retirement and to participate in the September elections, the rights of “Acting”. But something went wrong: the Kremlin’s press office was forced to withdraw the text of the decree, which has even been published.
Post that President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree “On early termination of powers of the governor of the Kaliningrad region” It appeared on the Kremlin website at 0:15 on June 10. A few minutes later all signed up for the newsletter to the press service head of state journalists have received e-mails with the same content.
The text of the decree was later removed from the site, but copies of cached search engine. The document said that the president receives an application for early resignation of the governor of the Kaliningrad region, and appointed him as acting head of the region.
But on the website of the Kremlin preserved the news that Vladimir Putin on Tuesday met with Nikolai Tsukanov – it was published on June 9 at 23:55. Now its subtitle says that “discussed the socio-economic situation in the region”, was previously added: “In addition, the president made a premature resignation of the Kaliningrad Region, at his request.” However, the second sentence is now gone.
It was initially reported that Tsukanov asked to approve his early departure from the post of the governor and participate in elections. Putin is said that Tsukanova “there is every reason to go and ask the inhabitants of the area for the continuation of the mandate of the & lt; … & gt; work. ” Now the president’s speech has not changed, but the words Tsukanov deciphered differently: “I would like to ask you today approval. September 28 is the deadline for my powers … I Your support is extremely important, I would like to work for the benefit of the Kaliningrad region and go to the polls ».
In other words, the Kremlin, at least formally, did not give up support Tsukanov, but is now on early retirement speech is definitely not.
In general, the early resignation of Nikolay Tsukanov rather strange idea that promoted his administration. The term of office of the governor expires on September 28, 2015, according to the law in any case, elections will be held in a single voting day, September 13th. The governor even managed to become a member of the primaries, “United Russia”, which, of course, won.
If the local elite and were searching for an alternative candidate, do it quietly and slowly – even if the scandal with the resignation psevdoprinyatoy not Tsukanova happened three months before the elections, the population of the region to present a new candidate for governor late.
However, the area in Tsukanova really complicated. For nearly a quarter century, none failed to hold the governor in office more than one term. Preceded by Nikolai Tsukanov, “Varyag” Georgy Boos, who, according to Moscow, had to solve all the local conflicts, resigned in 2010 after many thousands of protests in Kaliningrad.
Sam Nicholas Tsukanov at that time was headed by Gusev district area – not the largest and closest to Kaliningrad – the Kremlin decided not to experiment with the “Vikings” and rely on local talent.
Vladimir Putin is not in vain during a meeting with Tsukanov said in “a lot of problems and a lot of unresolved issues.” It is also political, and image, and economic problems.
In May, the “United Russia” in the elections of deputies of the Baltic area could not receive any mandate, many directly called this fact a defeat of the governor. In 2011, the “United Russia” in the elections to the State Duma received 37.1% of votes, with an average result of 49.3% for the country. The person who wins the gubernatorial election in September will likely hold office during the parliamentary campaign of 2016, so it is necessary for it to be at least adequate to figure the electoral point of view – in the area of the State Duma will be represented by one or two single-mandate .
Nikolay Tsukanov in the ranking of the effectiveness of governors the Civil Society Fund has long been among the outsiders with a rating lower than the average, and only in 2015 could rise to an average level.
Recently, Kaliningrad power unwittingly became the target of criticism of foreigners. Since 2009, within the framework of the federal target program for the development with the involvement of the European money built treatment plant in Kaliningrad – so far without success. All city sewer drains are still output directly into the Baltic Sea, which is not very pleased with the inhabitants of neighboring countries. Furthermore, the theme of the fighters involved in corruption and the green, recently unfinished treatment facilities interested in the Accounts Chamber and the Prosecutor’s Office.
All of these scandals and failures in the work allowed many to expect that Moscow will not make a bet on Tsukanov in September 2015 – a plan for early retirement, which would indicate clearly the mood in the Kremlin, really broke, and appoint another candidate Moscow did not.
But the focus on early retirement at all the same term of office expires at the success of the governor of Kaluga region. Anatoly Artamonov, head of the region for 15 years and it expires on July 26 – that is, the elections on September 13 as well as in Kaliningrad, would be held in any case.
But Artamonov, unlike Tsukanov, one of the strongest governors in the country in the latest ranking of the effectiveness FoRGO he shares the top spot with the head of the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous Dmitry Kobylkin. Including led Artamonva in predominantly agrarian before the Kaluga region, one of the ordinary regions in Central Russia, there was a kind of economic miracle: Now there are 10 industrial parks, six special economic zones, several clusters, including automotive. Before the crisis, the Kaluga Region has been one of the leading countries in terms of growth and in terms of attracting investment.
It is not surprising that the Kremlin Anatoly Artomonovym satisfied and ready to provide full support to it – for example, sent to early retirement for to once again show support for Putin.
Another governor who was able to find support for Putin a few months before the next elections – the head of Chuvashia Michael Ignatieff. He was dismissed on 9 June although his term of office expired on 29 August. He, unlike Artamonov is “middling” in the ranking FoRGO – takes place 46-47.
The resignation of Ignatieff took a rather negative background. The republic has the deepest in the Volga region industrial decline and the lowest average salary. Three years in a row Ignatieff proudly reported about demographic growth – now he is not just a change of the recession, but also increased the outflow of population tripled compared to last year.
Still, the head of Chuvashia was able to win the support of the Kremlin – in contrast the governor of the Kaliningrad region. Now, even if the elections Nikolai Tsukanov win in the first round, the local competitors will know that in Moscow if he is patron, that some strange and not too strong. And that could make the first Tsukanov contender for retirement even after the elections successfully. Or, even worse, give the card into enemy hands Tsukanov at the elections – if they still exist.
No comments:
Post a Comment