Candidate for the post of mayor of Samara Viktor Tarkhov publicly challenged his main rival, the current head of the city administration Georgy Limansky, to a duel. During his briefing on Thursday, Tarkhov announced that he was challenging the mayor to a duel and threw a white glove at his photo portrait. In total, 21 people are vying for the position of mayor. But, according to experts, the representative of the Russian Party of LIFE, duelist Tarkhov, is the only real opponent of the current mayor.