KALININGRAD, August 20 – RIA Novosti. The presence of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of allowing the former head of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin be on the list of candidates for the position of senator in the Federation Council on the proposal of interim Kaliningrad Governor Nikolai Tsukanov involved in the elections, said on Thursday, RIA Novosti chairman of the regional election commission Inessa Vinyarskaya.
“In the preparation of documents for the candidate for senator Vladimir Yakunin election commission sent the request, including the administration of the Russian president. Today I received an official response that in April 2014 Yakunin was given the diplomatic rank of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. Have ranking allows us to consider Yakunin worthy of being in the list of candidates “, – said Vinyarskaya.
According to her, in the presence of the diplomatic rank Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary no need to have five years of diplomatic activity.
Earlier Thursday Tsukanov said that all the necessary documents for the nomination Yakunin senator if he wins the elections, the current Acting Governor is, they confirmed. “I am sure, no question of that situation over there should not be”, – said Tsukanov.
Tsukanov, who will participate in the elections for the post of head of the region on September 13, told reporters on Monday that Yakunin has agreed to become a candidate as a member of the Federation Council on his proposal. In addition it offers the Acting Governor in the case of his victory to nominate candidates to the Council of Federation of the region of Kaliningrad Mayor Alexander Yaroshuk and current senator Oleg Tkach.
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