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Russia’s Novosibirsk Abolishes Direct Mayoral Elections

Summary by Ground News
Novosibirsk, the most populous city in Siberia, had been one of just three Russian cities with over 1 million residents that retained direct mayoral elections. The vote in the Legislative Assembly was met with a series of single-person pickets protesting the abolition of the popular vote. Moscow and St. Petersburg are now the only major cities where the mayor is directly chosen by the electorate.

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Russia’s Novosibirsk Abolishes Direct Mayoral Elections

Novosibirsk's mayor will now be chosen by a legislative body de facto controlled by the regional governor, rather than by the electorate.

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Direct mayoral elections were canceled in Novosibirsk

Совет депутатов Новосибирска в двух чтениях одобрил отмену прямых выборов главы муниципалитета, сообщает «Интерфакс». Изменения будут внесены в устав города. Решение об отмене прямых выборов поддержали 38 из 50 депутатов. Шесть человек выступили против в первом чтении и пять — во втором. Мэра Новосибирска Анатолия Локтя на сессии не было. Горсовет также одобрил поправку, которая позволяет досрочно прекращать полномочия депутата горсовета в случа…

·Moscow, Russian Federation
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RTVI broke the news in Moscow, Russian Federation on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.
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