Putin dismissed the head of Mari El

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed heading the Republic of Mari El Alexander Evstifeev. This was reported on the Kremlin website. Since January 2014, Evstifeev - Chairman of the Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region.

In 2000-2002, Evstifeev served as deputy envoy in the Volga Federal District. Putin pointed out that in this position he was also engaged in the Republic of Mari El.

As Putin noted, [the current head of the republic] Leonid Markelov "For 16 years in Mari El and would like to change the place of work." The president signed a decree on the early termination of his authority on April 6.

“Now there is a situation when the current head of the republic asks to use it in another area of ​​work. <...> In this regard, I have a question and a proposal: would you like to head the republic before the elections in September of this year, and depending on the results, take part in the election campaign? ” - asked the president Evstifeev.

In response, he thanked Putin and stated that it was "high honor, great trust and great responsibility." Evstifeev noted the “fairly high” potential of the republic and added that “it is not fully implemented”.

On April 5, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov refused to comment on reports of the possible resignation of Markelov, emphasizing that the Kremlin will never announce personnel permutations. Prior to this, publications appeared in the media about the possible transition of the head of Mari El to the Federation Council.