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Angara region: Deputy Governor resigned
Dmitry Chernyshov, Deputy Governor of the Irkutsk Region, resigned. He reported this on his Facebook page.
Dmitry Chernyshov said that he was resigned of his own free will, as he should leave with the ex-governor Sergei Levchenko, for the term of powers of which he was appointed deputy.
SR in mobile SR on Instagram Wed FacebookIn early November, the governor of the Irkutsk region, Sergei Levchenko, recognized the presence of his deputy Dmitry Chernyshov Villa in Italy. Earlier, the regional administration denied that the Chernyshov family owns foreign real estate.
Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted Levchenko’s resignation from the post of governor of the Irkutsk region at his own request on December 12. By decree of the head of state, the acting head of the region, Igor Kobzev was appointed.
- On December 14, a rally was held in Irkutsk in support of Levchenko, it was participated in more than 700 people. They believe that politics "forced" to take such a step and forced to leave the post of head of the region.
- On December 15, the Irkutsk branch of the Strength movement created a petition against the appointment of the acting governor of the deputy head of the Ministry of Emergencies Igor Kobzev.