Regional leaders resign to take State Duma seats

Moscow, September 28. Governor of the Volgograd region and secretary of the regional branch of the United Russia party, Andrey Bocharov, has declined a deputy mandate in the State Duma in favor of SVO veteran Igor Vorobyev.

Consensus

A governor of Oryol Oblast resigned from his State Duma mandate.
A mayor of Volgograd resigned from his position to take a State Duma seat.
The resignation of a regional leader was followed by the appointment of an acting successor.
The State Duma elections were held in September 2024.
The party 'United Russia' was involved in the selection of new deputies.
A veteran of the special military operation was appointed to replace a regional leader in the State Duma.

Points of divergence

Andrey Klychkov, governor of Oryol Oblast, resigned from his State Duma mandate and stated he remains in his gubernatorial role. — interfax
Andrey Bokharov, governor of Volgograd Oblast, resigned from his State Duma seat in favor of Igor Vorobyev, a veteran of the special military operation. — vesti
Vladimir Marchenko, mayor of Volgograd, resigned from his mayoral position to run in the State Duma elections. — tg_horizontal_russia

Coverage (7 sources)

Oryol governor refused to take the mandate of a State Duma deputy — Интерфакс
SVO Veteran Will Be in the State Duma from Volgograd Region Instead of Governor Bocharov — Вести
Habarovsk City Duma accepted Mayor Kravchuk's resignation — Интерфакс
Yalta Mayor Pavlenko Resigns in Connection with Election to the State Duma — Интерфакс
Head of Yalta resigned after being elected to the State Duma — Вести
Mayor of Volgograd resigned in favor of Duma deputy mandate — 7х7 — Горизонтальная Россия
Vladimir Markenko has resigned as head of Volgograd — Вести

Regional leaders resign to take State Duma seats

Consensus

Points of divergence

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