On July 23, Egor Kovalchuk, the acting governor of Bryansk Oblast
On July 23, Egor Kovalchuk, the acting governor of Bryansk Oblast, proposed Sergey Melikov, former head of Dagestan, as a candidate for senator from Bryansk Oblast. The nomination was confirmed by regional election commission documents.
Consensus
- Egor Kovalchuk is the acting governor of Bryansk Oblast.
- Sergey Melikov is a former head of Dagestan.
- Melikov has been proposed as a candidate for senator from Bryansk Oblst.
- The nomination was documented by the regional election commission.
- Other candidates proposed by Kovalchuk include Olga Polyakova and Andrey Frolenkov.
Points of divergence
- Melikov may become a senator from Bryansk Oblast, according to information on July 23. — vesti
- Melikov served as head of Dagestan from 2020 until May 2026; shortly before his resignation, Vladimir Putin said he would take another position. — kommersant
- Melikov was the head of Dagestan from 2021 to May 3, 2026. He previously served as a senator from Stavropol Krai from September 27, 2019, to October 5, 2020. — interfax
Coverage (3 sources)
- Kovalchuk Proposed Melikov as a Senator Candidate from Bryansk Region — Вести
- Former head of Dagestan Melikov nominated as senator from Bryansk region — Коммерсантъ
- Former head of Dagestan Melikov proposed as senator candidate from Bryansk region — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Bryansk Oblast
- Melikov
- Dagestan
- Egor Kovalchuk
- Moscow
- Russia
- Council of Federation
- INTERFAX.RU
- TASS
- The Authorities