St. Petersburg Governor Georgy Poltavchenko
The Russian government is discussing the issue of changing the governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko. After the election, he can get a new high position and thus continue a series of personnel changes that began in the summer
care after elections
The fact that the country’s leadership to actively discussed the issue of changing the governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko, told RBC three sources close to the Kremlin, the State Duma deputy, a senator and a person close to the leadership of the FSB. Poltavchenko headed the city since 2011 and is likely to leave after the elections of the State Duma (18 September), celebrated by all sides. They explain this by the fact that the acting head of the region maintains a list of “United Russia” in the northern capital in the Duma elections, and can not leave the city before the end of the campaign
Perhaps, after the dismissal of the governor will take on a new high-level position -. His supposed the resignation will be inscribed in large series of personnel changes in the leadership of the country, which began this summer and in the fall will continue, possibly at a higher level, stresses a person close to the leadership of the Kremlin administration. Over the last month in Russia was replaced by the head of the presidential administration (place of Sergei Ivanov took Anton Vaino), the Minister of Education (it was Olga Vasilyeva instead Dmitry Livanov), as well as several governors and plenipotentiaries.
RBC has sent a request to the press service of the head of St. Petersburg. At the time of delivery notes staff confirmed its receipt, and then stopped answering calls RBC correspondent.
The vice-governor of St. Petersburg Igor Albin (formerly bore the name Slyunyaev and was Minister of Regional Development of Russia) said it does not comment on information about governor. “George S. – one of the best Russian governors. Russian Orthodox man and a great patriot, “- said vice-governor.
president’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, told RBC that the Kremlin does not comment on rumors.
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the change of city authorities are now ripe – it is connected with the need to bring to the city team that will actively engage in economic issues, and the fact that most Poltavchenko, according to the country’s leadership, need to find a new job, says RBC sides.
The problems of the current government team in dealing with economic issues most clearly manifested in the construction of “Zenith Arena” stadium, says a person close to the leadership of the presidential administration. The general contractor is accused of disrupting the Smolny construction time.
The leadership of the country put Poltavchenko reproach the situation with the stadium, confirms the source close to the government of the city. Now, a new person will have to complete an object, said another source close to the Kremlin.
In addition, the need to change Poltavchenko could arise from renewed talk of uniting Petersburg and Leningrad region, said political analyst Leonid Davydov. According to him, the referendum on the unification of the regions will have to prepare already a new leader. “Poltavchenko has fulfilled its role – to build relations between different urban elite groups. Now, a new person will take up a new stage – the union of regions. This is logical, because the economic situation in the city problem, but in a good time. The union gave the to more dynamics in the exchange of labor and would remove existing barriers to the development of territories “, – the expert believes
One of the RBC interlocutors close. the Kremlin confirmed that the topic is relevant associations. In this case, the place of the governor of a large region in the future will select prominent politicians, says the source. Another source close to the presidential administration, doubts that the regions will eventually be merged.
Poltavchenko not satisfied with all the influential elite groups in the city, said one of the interlocutors RBC. On Tuesday, the Life.ru portal associated with controlled Yury Kovalchuk National Media Group, released a critically in relation to the text of the governor. “By the will of evil fate ambitious program to preserve the historical center of a trillion rubles and ambitious development strategy up to 2030 turned zilch, and the construction of the” Zenith Arena “and all turned into an anecdote,” – says the material
. The new mission and successors
options employment Poltavchenko long been discussed. Two companion close to the Kremlin, and a source close to the leadership of the FSB, said that the head of the region would lead one of the security forces after the next reform. In particular, the discussion on the establishment of the Joint Investigative Committee – a structure that will be created from the Investigation Department of the Interior Ministry and the Investigative Committee of Russia, on the creation of which within a few years many influential security officials insist, says one of the interlocutors RBC. A source in the Federation Council argues that Poltavchenko, rather go to the government
The most discussed candidate for the post of governor -. Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov. It said the source in the Ministry of Transport, familiar Sokolova, as well as a source close to the Kremlin. In turn, the post of Minister of Railways are considered the head of Oleg Belozerov and First Deputy Minister Eugene Dietrich, the parties say. Representatives of the Ministry of Transport and Belozerova declined to comment. “All the ministers are working in their places”, – the press-secretary Natalya Timakova premiere
The interlocutor of the State Duma argues that the post of the governor of St. Petersburg could move the current speaker of the lower house of Sergei Naryshkin.. The fact that he could leave the post of the speaker, said earlier RBC sources, as well as the reported “Vedomosti” and “Kommersant”. They predicted his position of Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service. Governor of St. Petersburg place – a more likely option for the speaker, said RBC’s source close to the Kremlin. According to him, if the idea of uniting the city and the region will be approved, the case it would be logical to entrust Naryshkin. He goes to the State Duma by the combined district comprising the Leningrad region
According to the mentioned media, in the event of resignation Naryshkin in his place would come the first deputy head of the President Vyacheslav Volodin administration -. He is running for the State Duma and maintain a list of United Russia in the group of regions, including his native Saratov region. Naryshkin spokesman was unavailable for comment.
Decisions on the fate of the Naryshkin and Volodin had not yet taken, the source said RBC, close to the Kremlin. “Of all the rumors about the resignation to the country’s leadership decision Poltavchenko still looks the most likely”, – the source claims
From Leningrad to St. Petersburg
Poltavchenko served for many years in the Leningrad KGB, and then headed the Federal tax police service in St. Petersburg. With the coming to power of Vladimir Putin he was presidential envoy to the Central Federal District, and in 2011 he was appointed governor of St. Petersburg.
In 2014, passed early election of the Mayor. They Poltavchenko scored more than 79%. But it is considered the main opponent of the governor Oksana Dmitrieva did not take part in the elections – it was unable to collect the signatures of municipal deputies in their support
Poltavchenko is hardly the ideal governor, the president of the fund “Petersburg policy” Mikhail Vinogradov.. “He managed to keep Petersburg from serious incidents, protests level there was much lower than in Moscow, – he said. – On the other hand, a strong impetus to the development of the city, he could not give too »
According to Vinogradov, the question of the resignation of the governor of St. Petersburg is not so much the person of the current head of the city, as in the coordination of the next.. Petersburg – a city in which the concentrated interests of a large number of groups, the federal elite, the expert explained. “Most of these groups are in an extremely difficult relationship, so finding a person that can be perceived as a gain of one group and the weakening of the other, and not to destroy the existing balance is difficult enough,” – summarizes the expert
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