Direct mayoral elections were canceled in Kaliningrad

The Kaliningrad Regional Duma has canceled the direct election of the mayor of Kaliningrad. It is reported by Interfax.

"The head of the city will have to be chosen from among the applicants participating in an open competition for the position of city manager, who will be the head of the administration of the Kaliningrad city district," the city council representative said.

, the city manager will be approved by a competition committee of representatives of the governor and the city council, and then deputies of the city council. wrote As Novy Kaliningrad

As reported, in Kaliningrad there already existed a city management scheme, in which the city manager was present. It was introduced in 2008 at the initiative of ex-governor George Boos. In the summer of 2012, the deputies of the District Council abolished the position of the head of the city administration (city manager), giving executive power to the elected mayor.

Interfax

• In November, Anton Alikhanov, acting governor of the Kaliningrad region, clarified that he was in favor of abolishing direct elections due to low turnout. “Moreover, the townspeople have already voted for the city council. I think that since they entrusted these worthy people with the fate of decision-making in the city, quotes him. ”New Kaliningrad
• Later, Alikhanov introduced a bill to the regional Duma that would abolish elections and introduce two positions - a city manager hired under a contract and the chairman of the city council, who is the head of the city. The deputies made amendments to the draft, uniting these two positions.