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The Communist Party of the Russian Federation nominated Ivan Melnikov for the election of Moscow Mayor
First Deputy Speaker of the State Duma Ivan Melnikov became a candidate for the post of mayor of Moscow from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
He was elected as a candidate last night at a conference of the Moscow city branch of the party. 85 conference participants out of 95 present voted for Melnikov.
On June 4, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced that he was ready to resign as mayor of Moscow and participate in early elections for the head of the city. They will take place on September 8, until then Sobyanin and his colleagues will work in their places as acting officials. Member of the opposition Coordination Council Alexey Navalny, leader of Metal Corrosion Sergei “Spider” Troitsky, leader of Yabloko Sergei Mitrokhin, and State Duma deputy Mikhail Degtyarev, a candidate from the LDPR, will compete with Sobyanin for the post of mayor of the capital. Sergei Udaltsov, who is under house arrest in connection with the Bolotnaya case, also expressed his desire to run for office. Documents for registration were submitted by the deputy director of the Kalita-Finance company Igor Suzdaltsev and unemployed Muscovite Alexey Denisov. Mikhail Prokhorov's Civic Platform refused to participate in the elections.