The Kremlin plans to resign the governor of the Irkutsk region Levchenko - RBC

The Kremlin plans to resign the governor of the Irkutsk region Sergey Levchenko ahead of schedule, RBC said this with reference to sources close to the presidential administration. The press service of the Government of the region of the Siberia. Realities reported that the governor is working on schedule, which has already been scheduled for the next month.

According to one of the anonymous sources, the resignation of Levchenko can occur in the fall, during the next rotation of the governor's corps. The planned resignation was confirmed by the second source. The powers of the governor of the Irkutsk region expire in 2020.

The source of the publication in the Communist Party said that Levchenko and the party leadership believe that there are forces that achieve the resignation of the governor. The “Information attack” against him on federal television channels is connected with this, when Levchenko was accused of illegal hunting for a bear, the source explained. "The head of the region - at the workplace, works on schedule. Now he is holding a coordination meeting on law and order, and later a video sector on a call for military service," the administration’s press service said.

This year in the Irkutsk region was a strong flood. President Vladimir Putin visited the region three times. In July, during the second trip, the head of state harshly criticized the local authorities for unsatisfactory informing of citizens, problems with the distribution of humanitarian assistance, the payment of compensation, and the restoration of infrastructure.

According to the publication, due to the situation with the flood, the level of support of Levchenko fell by the population.

Sergey Levchenko is a member of the Communist Party, he became the governor in 2015, when he won the election of the current head of the region, candidate from United Russia Sergey Eroshchenko. Then Levchenko scored 56.4% of the vote in the second round.

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