Go to the media bankYEKATERINBURG, Sep 19 Yevgeny Kuyvashev, who won the election of the governor of the Sverdlovsk region on Monday took the oath and officially took office, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. On a single voting day on September 11, residents of the Sverdlovsk region elected the head of the region and deputies of local dumas. Incumbent governor Kuyvashev won the election with 65.78% of the vote and a turnout of 28.47%.September 12, 04:41 Kuyvashev won the election of the head of the Sverdlovsk regionOn Monday, Kuyvashev took the oath, after which the speaker of the regional legislative assembly, Lyudmila Babushkina, handed him the badge of the governor. «I thank everyone who supported me during the election of the governor of the Sverdlovsk region, everyone, along with whom «we have passed this difficult and very responsible period. The elections were held, they were open, honest, competitive and legitimate. They were recognized as one of the most organized and conflict-free in our country … The voters of the Sverdlovsk region made their choice, supporting the course for the region's steady development, growth economy, social sphere and improving the quality of life of people,» Kuyvashev said at a ceremony at the Ural State Variety Theatre. The head of the region added that all the problems that people addressed to him would not go unnoticed. According to him, at present, with the support of the President of the Russian Federation, projects are being implemented in the Sverdlovsk Region that bring the region to a new qualitative level: the completion of a bypass around Yekaterinburg, the construction of the Moscow-Kazan-Yekaterinburg high-speed route, the creation of the Dry Port logistics hub. ambitious plans to develop industry, agriculture, improve healthcare, implement housing programs, improve the well-being of citizens. All these projects and programs will be implemented,» Kuyvashev emphasized. over the past 10 years, during which Kuyvashev has been governor, the region has not stopped moving forward, developing in the economic, cultural, humanitarian and social spheres. «I am sure that you will be able not only to maintain the stable development of the region, but also to increase it, to bring the region to a new level,» Yakushev concluded. >September 12, 04:56 Evgeny Kuvaishev's biography
