Communist Party candidate Sergei Levchenko won the second round of elections for governor of the Irkutsk region and won 56.39% of the votes after counting 99.1% of the protocols, TASS reports with reference to data in the State Automated System “Elections” system.

According to the election commission, Levchenko received the strongest support from the regional center, where in various territories from 66.65% to 74.54% of residents of the Irkutsk region voted for him. The Bodaibinsky district also provided great support, where Levchenko scored 73.92%.

The Katangan region voted for the current head of the region, Sergei Eroshchenko. 58.17% of voters cast their votes for him. He was also given preference in his hometown of Cheremkhovo, Svirsk, and a high voting rate was also observed in the Bayandaevsky district.

Secretary of the General Council of United Russia Sergei Neverov said that United Russia recognized Levchenko’s victory and congratulated him.

“Our candidate turned out to be less convincing; in particular, we believe that he failed to gain the support of the residents of the city of Irkutsk,” Neverov noted and emphasized that the party “has done a lot to ensure that elections in the regions are competitive, open, and legitimate. All laws that provide for the election of governors and the possibility of holding a second round are decisions of United Russia.”

previously It was reported that, based on the results of processing almost 68.65% of the protocols, Levchenko received 56.84% of the votes, and his main competitor - 41.04%.

In the Irkutsk region, the second round of early gubernatorial elections took place for the first time since 2012 due to the fact that the current governor of the region, Eroshchenko, gained 49.6%.

in Russia took place On September 13, a single voting day . Voters had to elect governors, heads of cities and rural settlements, as well as deputies of regional parliaments. The single day covered almost all regions from the Far East to Kaliningrad, with 207,000 candidates applying for positions.

Levchenko won the gubernatorial elections in the Irkutsk region