Replacing five governors have been preparing since the beginning of January
The selection of candidates in five regions, where in early February was the Governor’s resignation, went from the beginning of January, told “Vedomosti” two of the interlocutor in the Kremlin.
Initially, for each position were selected for 5-7 candidates. Then they underwent a number of tests of professional competences, personal qualities and potential and willingness to lead a region.
All candidates included in the personnel reserve of the President. “This practice was taken from the business models of recruitment. Including conducted computer testing and multiple interviews, including cross,” — said the source “Vedomosti”.
As a result, for each region the choice of the President Vladimir Putin was prepared by the three candidates. “Many of them were already familiar to him to work in the government when he was President,” — said the official.
Decision on the replacement of five regional heads of those who are running out of time were taken in the Kremlin after a detailed study of the situation on the ground, said the second source. To this end, the Department of internal policy was the criteria of efficiency of governors. Criteria take into account dynamic performance, economic situation, electoral ratings, there are conflicts inside the regional elite and the corruption. All data received on the basis of studying of various ratings, which were prepared by order of the presidential administration. Among them: polls are polls, georating FOM. Also take into consideration the request of the region to update, he added.
A new batch of the resignation of the governors, according to both sides, not planned, but if necessary, react to possible problems in any of the regions to exclude a single resignation is impossible, added the second source
Vladimir Putin will present state awards recently sent in the resignation of the governors of the five regions (Perm territory Viktor Basargin, Buryatia, Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn and Karelia Alexander Khudilainen and former governors of the Novgorod and Ryazan region Sergey Mitin and Oleg Kovalev), confirmed in the Kremlin today.