Ludmila Narusova was nominated as a senator candidate from Tuva…
Ludmila Narusova was nominated as a senator candidate from Tuva following rumors of her possible departure. Head of Tuva Vladislav Kovalyug included Ludmila Narusova — a current senator and the widow of the first mayor of Saint Petersburg, Anatoly Sobchak — in the list of candidates for the Federation Council.
Consensus
- Ludmila Narusova was included in the list of candidates for Senate membership by Vladislav Khovaley, the head of Tuva.
- The list also includes military personnel Suren Bady and human rights ombudsman Alexander Adygbay.
- The candidates were submitted by Khovaley when filing documents for the September 20 regional election.
- The regional election for the head of Tuva is scheduled for September 20.
- The winner of the election will appoint one of the three candidates as a senator to the Federation Council.
- Narusova is a sitting senator whose term expires in September 2026.
Points of divergence
- There were rumors that Khovaley did not plan to extend Narusova's mandate and wanted to appoint 'his own person' in the Senate, and that no alternative regional position was being sought for her. — tg_echoonline_news
- Narusova stated she was unaware of any such plans and denied being in conflict with regional leadership. — tg_echoonline_news
- In July, Vladimir Solovyov accused Narusova and Ksenia Sobchak of working for 'traitors of the motherland' based on alleged correspondence, though the authenticity of the documents was unverified. — tg_echoonline_news
- Narusova stated she does not consider Solovyov a journalist and will not comment on his statements. — tg_echoonline_news
- Narusova later denied reports of her possible departure from the Senate and said she maintains working relations with regional leadership. — vm
- In May, the governor of Belgorod Oblast submitted a resignation, which was accepted by President Putin, leading to the appointment of Alexander Shuvaev as acting head. — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- Ludmila Narusova nominated as senator candidate from Tuva following rumors of her possible departure — ЭХО / Новости
- The Head of Tuva included Lyudmila Narusova in the list of candidates for the Federation Council — Вести
- Head of Tuva Vladislav Kovalyug included incumbent senator Lyudmila Narusova in the list of candidates for the Federation Council. TASS reported this... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Khovalyg included incumbent senator Narusova in the list of candidates for the Council of Federation — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Lyudmila Narusova
- Tuva
- Vladislav Khovalyg
- TASS
- Sovfed
- Council of Federation
- Suren Bady
- Moscow
- Saint Petersburg