Five Saint Petersburg deputies resign mandates for State Duma seats
Three mandates of United Russia deputies elected to the St. Petersburg Regional Duma were transferred to other United Russia deputies. Five elected deputies refused their mandates: three from United Russia, one from the LDPR, and one from the KPRF, according to the head of the St. Petersburg Regional Election Commission, Maksim Meyskin.
Consensus
- Five elected deputies from Saint Petersburg's Legislative Assembly (Zaks) resigned their mandates after being elected to the Russian State Duma.
- The mandates were transferred to other candidates from the same political parties.
- The Saint Petersburg Electoral Commission approved the transfer of mandates on September 28.
- The new deputies are from United Russia, LDPR, and the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF).
- The new composition of the Legislative Assembly is not yet final, as a senator will be elected in early October.
Points of divergence
- Three deputies from United Russia—Lyubov Yegorova, Yekaterina Kondratyeva, and Nikolay Tsed—resigned their mandates. Their replacements are Olga Bubnova, Vladimir Nosov, and Dmitry Dmitriev. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- Irina Ivanova from KPRF declined her mandate; Alexander Rassudov took her place. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- Leonid Slutsky from LDPR declined his mandate; Maxim Yakovlev took his place. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The Saint Petersburg Electoral Commission voted on September 28 to transfer mandates of Lyubov Yegorova, Yekaterина Kondratyeva, Nikolay Tsed, Irina Ivanova, and Leonid Slutsky. — fontanka
- The new deputies are Vladimir Nosov, Dmitry Dmitriev, and Olga Bubnova for United Russia; Alexander Rassudov for KPRF; and Maxim Yakovlev for LDPR. — fontanka
- Andrey Kutepov is expected to be elected as senator in early October, representing the Legislative Assembly in the Council of Federation. — fontanka
Coverage (3 sources)
- In Tatarstan, all three candidates from 'United Russia' by federal list refused deputies of the State Duma mandates — Idel.Реалии
- Three United Russia MPs who passed to the St. Petersburg ZakS transferred their mandates to other United Russia MPs — Бумага
- Saint Petersburg electoral commission handed mandates of deputies who left for the State Duma to the next in line — Фонтанка
Key entities
- State Duma
- United Russia
- Tatarstan
- Rustam Minnihanov
- KPRF
- ZakS
- Alexandra Lapina
- Elmira Zaripova
- LDPR
- Saint Petersburg Election Commission
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