Olesya Krasnomovets
Athlete, silver medalist of Olympic games 2004 Olesya Krasnomovets refused from participation in elections of the Governor of Sverdlovsk region. This was reported by “FederalPress” on Wednesday, July 26.
Former athlete was sent to the election Commission documents about his withdrawal from the election. According to the Sverdlovsk electoral Commission, Krasnomovets, nominated from “Patriots of Russia”, failed to pass the municipal filter.
She thanked the deputies who supported her and noted that the region should lead the people with adequate managerial experience.
The head of regional branch “Patriots of Russia” Konstantin Khudyakov said that the decision of Krasnomovets justified, and expressed hope for further cooperation with it.
In regional election Committee, “Interfax” reported that the candidates who do not present until the evening of July 26, all the necessary documents, will be automatically withdrawn from the race. On Wednesday, the lists with signatures of municipal deputies handed over the representative of the party “Green” Konstantin Kiselev. Previously they were provided by the candidates of the LDPR, CPRF, “Fair Russia” and “Russian party of pensioners for social justice”.
On July 21 the election Commission refused to accept the documents of the candidate from the International party of Eugenia Chudnovets, convicted repost in the social network. “She has practically brought nothing but loud statements on Facebook”, — said the representative of the electoral Commission.
Two days earlier it became known that the mayor of Yekaterinburg Yevgeny Roizman was not able to collect signatures to pass the municipal filter. In addition, the CEC declared illegal his nomination from the party “Yabloko”.
Olesya Krasnomovets won a silver Olympic medal in the women’s relay team. Among other things, has the titles of world champion and Europe.