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Sakhalin: "The Lord and the President sent me", - the acting governor
On a direct line with the inhabitants of Sakhalin, the acting governor Valery Limarenko said that he was appointed "Lord and the President", transferred the IA Sakh.com.
The straight line took place on June 3, lasted more than four hours and was election in nature. Limarenko promised to solve all the problems that he managed to ask a question about, notes the publication. Questions concerned healthcare, housing and communal services, resettlement from dilapidated housing, the level of welfare of the population. Touching upon the last topic, Limarenko made a reservation: "Poor people should not live."
The publication noted that before the beginning of the direct line it became known that a local resident with an ax and Tesak attacked an employee of the city hall , but security measures were not strengthened at the event.
The incident occurred with the cat, which was presented by Limarenko during the straight line. The South Sakhalin Center for Assistance to Cats "Laska" found out in a cat donated to the governor, his ward named Sonya. It was taken by representatives of another charitable organization, promising to give a "serious person."
- President Vladimir Putin appointed Limarenko Acting Governor of the Sakhalin Region on December 7, 2018. Earlier, he held the post of head of the engineering division of the State Corporation "Rosatom".
- Three days later, on December 10, Limarenko told reporters that he was going to go as a self -nominee for the governor’s election, which will take place in September 2019.