The head of Karelia demanded to dissolve the City Council of Sortavals due to broken meetings

The head of Karelia, Arthur Parfenchikov, introduced a draft law on the dissolution of the city council of the city of Sortavala to the legislative assembly of the region. Documents of the bill appeared on the website of the parliament on October 29.

The explanatory note states that if the authority did not hold a “rightful meeting” within three months, then it may be dissolved. In July 2019, the Sortavala court admitted that the City Council did not hold meetings and recognized this inaction illegal. The appeal of this decision in the Supreme Court did not resist. On October 21, the decision entered into force.

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The bill of the head of Karelia is a continuation of the political crisis that appeared in Sortaval in March 2019 after the republic’s authorities decided to unite the Sortaval and the settlement of Helyul. 6 out of 15 deputies, sortavals are opposed to the union, because they believe that Helyul’s problems will be solved and funded by the residual principle. Six deputies refused to take part in sessions, his work was paralyzed. At a public hearing in Helyul, residents opposed the union, in Sortaval - for .

If the deputies of the Karelia Parliament support the bill Arthur Parfenchikov, the election commission of Sortavals will announce the date of the elections of new elections to the City Council, which should take place within four months.