Old responsibilities can get a new performing. We expect new resignations in the regions
According to sources, “Kommersant” close to the presidential administration (PA) this week may begin a series of resignations of heads of regions. The total number of entities that are called as candidates for a change of government is approaching ten. Included in the lists of governors and their representatives claim that they are in the workplace and the resignation is not going to.
A source close to the AP, did not rule out that already in the beginning of this week can be followed for early dismissal of heads of regions. Among the regions that can fall under the personnel changes, sources, “b” list Ivanovo, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Murmansk, Novosibirsk, Omsk oblast, Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO), and Krasnoyarsk and Altai territories, perhaps one or two subjects in the North Caucasus (where governors choose legislative Assembly from the presented candidates for President).
In the recent years, the practice of early change of power in the regions is declared “package”: the heads of subjects change, or several in one day or in a week and a half every day on the early resignation of a Director.
In the second scenario it went in February 2017, when several days in a row announced the appointment of acting in the Novgorod, Ryazan oblasts, Perm Krai, Karelia, and Buryatia. Also according to the established practice in the lists of candidates for replacement are the regions in which the total power does not change. Maybe this time it will happen with the Vladimir region. Governor Svetlana Orlova met with the President, after the source in its environment assured “Kommersant” that she was given the opportunity to continue the work.
On the sidelines of the AP and the White house regularly discussed with animation the change of heads of the Moscow region and St. Petersburg, however, the relevant presidential decrees as there was no and no.
Another revival of the rumors about the replacement of regional leaders is due to successful internal evaluation of the AP, a regional campaign in 2017, and from that time on personnel work very little: already in December and the presidential election campaign. “The logic (of the resignations.— “B”) while difficult to predict, but it could be the large electoral areas or regions with a consolidated ballot. The presidential election will be affected in a positive way, calm the sharpness of the conflicts, give people hope,” says the head of Fund “the Petersburg policy” Michael Vinogradov.
Themselves governors and their press secretaries in the tradition of the coming resignation refute before their announcement by the President. Murmansk Governor Marina Kovtun information about his possible resignation commented on Twitter: “My term expires in September 2019. My team and I are working normally. Lists and rumors are discussed always, to me, they are not related”. Nizhny Novgorod Governor Valery Shantsev, whose possible resignation, “Kommersant” reported last week, said on Thursday: “Now is not leaving”. The Kommersant’s sources say that on Tuesday it may take the representation of the acting head. The government of Krasnoyarsk region has denied the information about possible resignation of Viktor Tolokonsky. “The rumors spread only because the information field in the regions not otherwise engaged. The Governor in place and working normally. Last Thursday, in the media and I discussed the trip of the Governor in Moscow, meanwhile, he was in the region on Friday worked in residence”, — said “Kommersant” a source in the Krai government. However, as it became known “Kommersant”, shortly his post in connection with the new appointment may leave the Chairman of the Board of Directors of OPK “Oboronprom” Sergei Sokol. Recall, that the Corporation “Oboronprom” will be eliminated, it became known in early 2016. “Helicopters of Russia”, the JDC and “Stankoprom” should go to the direct subordination of the state Corporation “rostec”. Now the company must transfer the remaining functions and to transfer financial liabilities to subsidiaries and affiliated holding companies.
According to Kommersant’s sources close to the industry, rumors that Mr. Sokol will be Governor, went quite a long time: the only question is, which region it will charge. At the same time Sergey Sokol is a longtime member of the secret personnel of the reserve in different years was called a contender for the positions of head of the Republic of Tuva, Altai, and in 2009 he a very short time was the acting head of the Irkutsk region. Still, the longest he worked in the Krasnoyarsk region, and in 2016 it was there that he became the winner in the Duma primaries “United Russia”.
In addition, a possible variant, in which Sergey Sokol will head Omsk oblast Viktor Nazarov is. However, the press Secretary to Mr Nazarov Julia Sokolenko also denied information about his possible resignation: “the Governor is running for five years, and throughout that time, periodically run these rumors. This is some information stuffing”. Press Secretary of the head of the NAO Igor Koshin Tatiana Baeva told “Kommersant” that the Governor is “working as planned”: “All last week he spent in the district — has launched a one percent mortgage, indexed pension Supplement and social security benefits, complete the construction season”.
According to the information of Kommersant’s sources familiar with the situation, the resignation of Nikolay Merkushkin as Governor of the Samara region with the big share of probability can happen this week with the wording “for health reasons”. For the position of acting head of the region considers several candidates, among them — General Director of state Corporation “Rosatom” Igor Komarov (2009-2013 headed AVTOVAZ), the Deputy of the state Duma from the Samara region Vladimir Gutenev, and Senator Dmitry Azarov, who from 2010 to 2014 he was mayor of Samara. However, all these candidates are called.
The analyst Ekaterina Kurbangalieva did not rule out that the vacant posts of heads of regions will be headed by officials of Federal ministries and agencies:
If this happens, then this happens under the future design of a new Cabinet of Ministers. Options for a new presidential term probably already worked out, and there are people who don’t fit into that future design.
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