The Legislative Assembly of the Novosibirsk Region adopted a law on the abolition of direct elections of mayors of Novosibirsk and the nearby science city of Koltsovo. About it informs Interfax.
Of the 65 deputies of the Legislative Assembly, 49 voted for the abolition of direct elections, 12 voted against, three more abstained and one did not participate in the vote. During the discussion, the bill was supported by the United Russia faction and members of the LDPR, representatives of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the New People party opposed it.
Now the mayors of Novosibirsk and Koltsovo will be appointed by local councils of deputies. They will choose from candidates selected by a competition commission, half of which will be formed by the governor of the Novosibirsk region, writes “Taiga.info”.
It is assumed that the new election procedure will come into force after the end of the term of office of the current mayors of Novosibirsk and Koltsovo in September 2024.
Near the building of the Legislative Assembly of the Novosibirsk Region passed single pickets to protest against the abolition of direct mayoral elections.
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Novosibirsk was the only city with a population of over a million, except for Moscow and St. Petersburg, where direct mayoral elections were retained. Now citizens can also directly elect the heads of Khabarovsk, Yakutsk, Abakan, Anadyr and Ulan-Ude.
The mayor of Novosibirsk was elected by direct vote for a five-year term. In 2019, Anatoly Lokot, the leader of the city branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, won the elections for the second time in a row. Second place was taken by the head of Navalny’s local headquarters, businessman Sergei Boyko.
In January 2023, cancel the direct elections of the mayor of Novosibirsk suggested Public chamber of the Novosibirsk region. Andrey Travnikov, the governor of the region, also advocated their abolition.
In October 2022, direct mayoral elections were canceled in Tomsk.
