Tomsk Region Governor Sergey Zhvachkin . Archival photo NOVOSIBIRSK, January 26 Media reports about the possible imminent resignation of the governor of the Tomsk region, Sergei Zhvachkin, are rumors, Konstantin Karpachev, spokesman for the head of the region, told RIA Novosti on Wednesday. Earlier, Vedomosti, citing its sources Those close to the presidential administration and United Russia reported that the first gubernatorial resignations could begin as early as the first quarter of this year. Among the future «retirees» is the name of Zhvachkin, whose second term as governor expires this year. «We do not comment on rumors,» Karpachev said. Sergey Zhvachkin has been heading the Tomsk region since 2012. In 2017, he was re-elected for a second term as governor, which expires in 2022. Prior to that, Zhvachkin worked in the oil and gas sector.
