Go to the media bankRYAZAN, Sep 21 Pavel Malkov, who won the election of the governor of the Ryazan region, took office, RIA Novosti was told in the press service of the government of the region. Voting in the election of the head of the region took place on September 9-11. After processing 100% of the protocols of the acting governor, Malkov from United Russia won 84.55% of the votes with a turnout of 42.93%. Members of the election commission of the region recognized the elections as valid, signed the final protocol and registered the elected governor. «In exercising the powers of the governor of the Ryazan region, I swear to respect and protect the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, to be faithful to the people and the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the Charter of the Ryazan region, to comply with federal laws and the laws of the Ryazan region, honestly and conscientiously fulfill the high duties entrusted to me as the governor of the Ryazan region,» Malkov took the oath, the record of which was provided to RIA Novosti. He noted that he would «do everything» to justify the trust. «The times are not easy, there is very serious work to be done, and in these conditions we will have to rally even more strongly around the leader of our country, sometimes forget about personal ambitions, and everyone should work as one team,» Malkov said.
September 19, 16:18 Russians began to trust the results of the elections more, the VTsIOM poll showed Igor Shchegolev, Plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation in the Central Federal District, congratulated Malkov on his convincing victory in the elections. He asked to pay attention, in particular, to the issues of demography, health care, the construction complex, the investment climate, «to correct the mistakes» and put in order the infrastructure and settlements in the forest fire extinguishing zone. «Dear Pavel Viktorovich, I am sure that you a lot will come of it, because hardworking and reliable residents of the Ryazan region are with you,» Shchegolev added.
