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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed decrees appointing interim heads of the country's five regions. The governors, who previously held these positions, announced their resignation.
In particular, Yuri Zaitsev was appointed acting head of the Republic Mari El. Pavel Malkov will serve as governor of the Ryazan region. Alexander Sokolov will temporarily lead the Kirov region. In addition, Roman Busargin will become the acting head of the region in the Saratov region, and & ndash; Vladimir Mazur.
Yuri Zaitsev was former Prime Minister of Kalmykia. Roman Busargin led the government of the Saratov region. Vladimir Mazur worked as Deputy Head of the Kremlin's Internal Policy Department. Alexander Sokolov was a clerk in one of the Kremlin's departments. Pavel Malkov held the position of head of Rosstat.
Earlier, five regional heads announced their resignation on Tuesday. In particular, the head of the Ryazan region, Nikolai Lyubimov, announced his decision not to run for another term. The head of the Kirov region, Igor Vasiliev, also resigned.
The governor of the Tomsk region, Sergei Zhvachkin, was the first to announce his resignation. The head of the Saratov region, Valery Radaev, also announced the imminent resignation of his powers. Mari El Alexander Evstifeev, the head of Mari El, announced the decision to resign in advance on the same day