Strong - to the exit!

Summer is not only the holidays, but also the actual start of the governor's campaigns. How the Presidential Administration with regional elections under Sergei Kiriyenko changed and in which areas of the Kremlin’s candidates have strong rivals - the New Times found out

Until recently, Kremlin experts promised the battles in at least 5 elected regions out of 16, where strong competitors could withstand nominees from power. Not densely, but not empty-they waited for the struggle in the Sverdlovsk region, Buryatia, Mari El, Sevastopol, the Yaroslavl region. Now, at the start of the campaign, most of the "competitive regions" has eliminated. In the Yaroslavl region, the former guard of Vladimir Putin Dmitry Mironov, of course, nominated by United Russia, was supposed to withstand the permanent State Duma deputy from the first convocation, Socialist -Revolutionaries Anatoly Sinneviks - a popular politician. However, now no one expects his nomination - one of the municipal deputies of Yaroslavl will run for the party. “There was a bargain. The department in Yaroslavl will receive preferences in the regional elections. In Karelia, in the framework of the same multifaceted, the head of the republican branch Irina Petlyaeva was supposed to become the senator. She was supposed to delegate to the Senate of Acting Arthur Parfenchikov, this was even announced publicly, but Parfenchikov revised his position, now Petlyaeva goes to the polls. This does not concern Greshnevikov, he will not advance, ”says a source in the cf.

Communists for United Russia

In Mari-El, in 2015, the State Duma deputy from the neighboring Kirov region Sergey Mamaev scored more than 30% in the governor's elections. He opposed the odious head of Leonid Markelov, the author of strange poems (dismissed and arrested). His place was taken by the absolute stranger, ex-chairman of the Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region Alexander Estifeev. He worked with Sergey Kiriyenko in the presidential envoy in the Volga District. Mamaev tuned in to compete with an official who had not the slightest experience in public politics, but the intrigue did not happen. The local communists who fought with Markelov swore allegiance to the new Varangian and did not nominate the candidate at all. The party conference was attended by Etifeev himself, who thanked the Republican branch of the Communist Party for support. “Mamaev does not climb into his pocket for a word, he knows how to find a common language with an audience. In Mari-El they had not forgotten him yet, he could have performed with dignity, ”the Roman in the Communist Party claims. In the refusal of Mamaev’s nomination, he calls two motives. In 2015, one of the sponsors of the Candidate of the Communist Party of the Communist Party was the rich agrarian Ivan Kazankov ( his son is now sitting in the State Duma from the Communists. - NT), now Kazankov has allegedly very good relations with Alexander Esithifeev, so Mamaev’s nomination was not at all. The second reason is the good relationship of the new acting with Sergey Kiriyenko, who had supported his protest in the “competitiveness of the campaign”.

During the post of Governor of Sevastopol with the acting head of the city, Dmitry Ovsyannikov, local businessman Oleg Nikolaev, a close associate of Alexei Chally, expressed a desire to fight. However, there were no surprises here - Nikolaev took the post of head of the city development corporation, and his governor's ambitions disappeared.

Senator with character

A competitive situation may form in the election of the head of Buryatia. There, the Senator (True, from the Irkutsk Region), the head of the local communists and the former head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic Vyacheslav Markhaev, is running from the Communist Party of the Communist Party. “The administration of the region is perceived as a serious opponent, this is also evidenced by the flow of black PR, which is directed against Markhaev,” a source in the Communist Party says. The communist means the appeal of the “real communists” who criticize Markhaev for the “divorce of the branches”, “venerable age” (senator 62 years old). There are not many signed - only 4 people, rural and district deputies. The Communist Party states that there are only one of the “real communists” in the Communist Party. Despite the fact that Vyacheslav Markhaev is not criticized by the most status local deputies, the appeal appeared in most media, which control the republican authorities. To the acting head of Buryatia, the former deputy minister of transport Alexei Tsydenov, “Real Communists” really do not spare kind words. At first, the local residents liked the young official, who was represented by the “fashionable technocrat” - he went to ordinary shops, met people. Then in his behavior they began to notice the oddities. For example, Tsydenov spoke out that the governor’s election was going to destabilize a certain “fifth column” that the West finances. According to a source close to the leadership of the Communist Party, the administration of Alexei Tsydenov and in the Kremlin wanted the campaign to go very calmly, without unnecessary nervous, which Markhaev could create. “The option was worked out with his refusal to participate, but the Communist Party decided that he would go to the elections. Although Markhaev, the East person, would have focused on the recommendations of Gennady Zyuganov, they would not have been asked to advance, he would not have advanced, ”said the interlocutor NT in the leadership of the Communist Party. Zyuganov’s determination could contribute to the position of the Red Governor of the Irkutsk region, Sergei Levchenko (presents him in the Senate Markhaev) and the mayor-communist from the Novosibirsk region Anatoly Lokotya-these are status figures, which also promised to help Vyacheslav Marhaev to conduct a campaign. “The situation is regular, we collect signatures in my support as a candidate in the head of Buryatia. The work is in accordance with the norms of the law, the situation is normal, ”the candidate from the Communist Party will be awake.

The Communist Party tried to make an unexpected move in Ryazan: she advanced against the acting governor Nikolai Lyubimov (Varangian, former mayor of Kaluga) the son of the first governor of the region Vyacheslav Lyubimov - Andrei. However, the Communists quickly abandoned the bold idea - the head of the regional committee Vladimir Fedotkin would run.

"Apple of discord

The most scandalous in a series of governor's elections is a campaign in the Sverdlovsk region. The mayor of Yekaterinburg, Yevgeny Roizman, has long stated that it would run for the head of the region in the event of a nomination of the current governor, Varangian Yevgeny Kuyvashev. Kuyvashev was appointed Acting and went to a new term, Roizman also advanced. According to him, the right number of signatures of municipal deputies will be set for a filter. The mayor decided to nominate from Yabloko - a party, in his opinion, uncontrolled by the Kremlin. The calculations of the mayor were not quite justified. In the local department, the nomination began to be delayed, namely, the time for collecting signatures depended on this. The regional "Yablons" explained that they could not collect a conference with the presence of a quorum due to a vacation time. However, the party’s leadership does not exclude that the bagpipes with the nomination began due to the intervention of the regional administration, which made the Sverdlovsk “Yablchiks” “an offer that they could not abandon”. The Federal Bureau of Yabloko had to nominate a candidate for the Sverdlovsk governors.

Tsydenov spoke out that the Governor's elections were going to destabilize a certain “fifth column” that the West finances

Whether the surname of Roizman will appear in the ballot is still a question. Firstly, the mayor has to go through the municipal filter. Due to the hitch with the nomination, the deadline for collecting signatures of local deputies was greatly reduced. “The chances of passing have fallen significantly. 126 signatures are needed, in the first approximation they are no longer there, ”the mayor stated. Secondly, due to the fact that the nomination according to the traditional procedure-through the local branch-the regional leadership blocked, Evgeny Roizman was in a vulnerable position. The Sverdlovsk Oblazbarkom has already been announced that the bureau of the candidate for governors had no right to put forward. The commissions, however, say that they will not remove the mayors-but if someone complains, then it will be easy to remove the mayor by law. There are no complainants yet, but the source in the local Legislative Assembly did not rule out that there would be such if Roizman passes the municipal filter. “Under the Federal Law“ On Political Parties ”, the nomination for elected positions in the state authorities of the subject of the Russian Federation may be adopted by the Congress of the Political Party or the conference of its regional branch,” Oleg Molchanov, an electoral lawyer, explained NT. The expert clarified that some reservations can be: "The permanent party of the party, in the case of" Yabloko " - the bureau, can nominate a candidate, but only if there is no department in this region." “There is a department in the Sverdlovsk region. The party suspended the powers of his leadership, but this is not the liquidation of the department, ”said Molchanov. In his opinion, the "Yablchiki" violated their own charter. The suspension of the work of the regional conference by the federal center could only occur if it made a decision that causes the “political harm of the party”. “There was no such decision and action, since there was no quorum at the conference,” Oleg Molchanov believes.

In Yabloko, any suspicions of the illegality of the nomination refute. “Everything is done in strict accordance with the Charter. And this is not the first time that the Federal Bureau puts forward candidates for the regions. There were never any problems with this, ”said NT, Party press secretary Igor Yakovlev. The reason for the nit -picking in the party leadership is considered to be the authorities' fears about the participation of the popular Roizman in the elections. “We will sue, if that,” Igor Yakovlev assured.

The story of Evgeny Roizman is loud, but not the only one in the Sverdlovsk region. The head of local Socialist Revolutionaries, State Duma deputy Alexander Burkov, was going to run in the governor’s election. He ensured the result of his party in 2011 to the State Duma and the Legislative Assembly, brought the first governor of the region, the political mastodond Edward Rossel on the second round, that is, he could fight if not for victory, then for a decent participation. The municipal filter really gathered for the Burkov’s elections, but the leader of the Socialist Revolutionary faction in the Legislative Asserry Dmitry Ionin, a politician of a much smaller scale, became the candidate.

Reduced the temperature

According to the NT source close to the presidential administration, the Kremlin is now preferred to moderate the governor’s campaigns: “The acting head of the region or people who stand behind him choose a script, technologists, the latter consistent with the AP, but do not impose their recommendations.” “Responsibility for the course of the campaign and its results must be carried by the governor or his patrons. If the situation is completely path, Moscow will intervene, ”the source says.

The region of special attention for the Kremlin is one - this is Yaroslavl. “Vladimir Putin has repeatedly visited the region, helping a former FSO officer, a man who was behind him. Elections are supervised by experienced technologists close to Sergey Kiriyenko. There should not be failures here, although Mironov is not a public person, and a wary attitude has already appeared towards his team of Varangians, ”the interlocutor NT explains. With attention in AP, they also apply to the Sverdlovsk region, however, participation in the campaign of Evgeny Roizman is considered "not very desirable." The proposal to refrain from participating in the elections to the mayor came from the president’s envoy in the Ural district of Igor Kholmansky.

With attention in AP, they also apply to the Sverdlovsk region, however, participation in the campaign of Evgeny Roizman is considered "not very desirable"

The source claims that "on the eve of the 2018 presidential election, the governor's campaigns decided not to overheat excessive competition." “But there are no offended and should not be, they are trying to agree with everyone.” In the same referendum atmosphere, campaigns were held during the time of work as the first deputy head of the AP Vyacheslav Volodin. “There are no differences in comparison with the previous governor’s elections ( under Volodin. - NT). The system works by inertia, the rules have not changed, but they are such that all restrictions on strong candidates without a cry of Moscow cannot be overcome, ”says political analyst Alexander Kynev. He draws attention to the fact that since 2014, candidates from system parties received green light during registration due to the “postcrymist consensus”. “If Sergey Mamaev is not registered in the Kirov region, it will become clear that these agreements are no longer working. This raises two important questions. Firstly, why are the parties to self-restraint within the framework of a consensus, if in return do they get nothing? Secondly, there are doubts-are there still these agreements, what is happening with domestic politics in general? ” - indicates Kynev.