There is no final decision on the direct elections of governors yet, consultations are underway, and a decision may be made in the near future, said Vladimir Mazur, deputy head of the Russian president’s domestic policy department.
“Still in consultation… Although both options involve participation — either directly or through representatives. But when the final decision is made, I cannot say yet, but I think we will wait in the coming days, ”said Mazur. reporters.
In March, the newspaper Kommersant wrote about the possible rejection of direct elections of governors in September 2022 in some regions, which included voting on the candidacy of the chairman in the legislative assembly. Later, a spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters that the decision to postpone this year’s regional elections had not been taken or discussed in the Kremlin. The head of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, said in March that the issue of postponing the elections had not yet been discussed, RIA Novosti informs.
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