Acting head of the Tomsk region filed documents for the election of the governor

NOVOSIBIRSK, June 28 Acting Governor of the Tomsk Region Vladimir Mazur filed a complaint with the regional election commission documents for participation in the September gubernatorial elections, the regional election committee reports on Tuesday. «Mazur Vladimir Vladimirovich, nominated as a candidate for the election of the governor of the region by the Tomsk regional branch of the All-Russian political party United Russia, submitted documents to the Electoral Commission of the region for registration of his candidacy,» — According to the election committee, a total of three candidates were nominated for the post of governor of the Tomsk region following party conferences. In addition to Mazur, this is the vice-speaker of the Tomsk City Duma Andrey Petrov from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the deputy of the Tomsk Regional Duma Galina Nemtseva from the Just Russia-Patriots-For Truth party. Petrov has also submitted his documents to the regional election commission. The elections for the head of the Tomsk region will be held on September 10 and 11 this year. Reception of documents for nomination ends on June 30. As reported, Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Vladimir Mazur acting governor of the Tomsk region on May 10, after the former head of the region, Sergei Zhvachkin, announced his resignation. The official presentation of Mazur as the head of the region took place on May 12.