NIZHNY NOVGOROD, September 26 Winner of the gubernatorial elections in Nizhny Novgorod region, representative of the United Russia party Gleb Nikitin officially took office as head of the region for the second time, the correspondent reports.
Exactly five years ago — on September 26, 2018 — the first solemn ceremony of Nikitin's assumption of office as governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region took place. A year earlier — on September 26, 2017 — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the early termination of the powers of the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region Valery Shantsev and appointed First Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Gleb Nikitin as acting head of the region.
The inauguration ceremony of Governor Gleb Nikitin took place on Tuesday in the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin. Nikitin left the regional government building, laid flowers at the Eternal Flame and then went to the St. Nicholas Church attached to the Manege building, where Metropolitan George of Arzamas and Nizhny Novgorod held a prayer service for the beginning of a good deed.
At the beginning of the inauguration ceremony, the head of the regional election commission, Margarita Krasilevskaya, congratulated Nikitin on his election as head of the region. In accordance with the charter of the region, the elected governor, in the presence of deputies of the legislative assembly of the region, took an oath of allegiance to the people and the Constitution of Russia, the charter of the Nizhny Novgorod region.
“»I swear, when exercising the powers of the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region, to comply with the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws, the charter and laws of the Nizhny Novgorod region, to conscientiously fulfill the duties assigned to me, to make every effort and knowledge to ensure the well-being of the inhabitants of the region, the rights and freedoms of man and citizen «, said the elected governor.
About 600 guests took part in the ceremony. The head of Mari El, Yuri Zaitsev, and the governor of the Chelyabinsk region, Alexey Teksler, came to congratulate Nikitin. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' and Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin sent their greetings to the newly elected governor.
Igor Komarov, Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal District, congratulated Nikitin on taking office, noting that the high voting result in the elections showed “the professionalism and maturity of the region’s leader.” “The Nizhny Novgorod region has again become a symbol of innovation and effective solutions. During this time, new production facilities were developed and large infrastructure facilities were built, the transport system was actively supported. Separately, it is worth mentioning the 800th anniversary of Nizhny Novgorod, which truly became an all-Russian holiday and gave a powerful impetus to the development of infrastructure and «, many areas of the urban economy. The city has become the center of cultural and sports life of our Volga Federal District and the venue for major all-Russian events,» Komarov noted. He expressed confidence that Nikitin’s rich managerial experience will help him in the further successful development of the region.
Nikitin thanked the residents of the region for the trust they placed in him. “It was very gratifying to see such activity and such a turnout… This is very inspiring, this is actually something worth working for,” he said.
The elections for the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region took place for three days, from September 8 to 10. Five candidates competed for the position of head of the region. The current governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region, Gleb Nikitin, received 82.82% of the votes following the last elections. Vladislav Egorov (Communist Party of the Russian Federation) received 9.67%, Vladislav Atmakhov (LDPR) — 3.08%, Alexander Bykov (Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice) — 1.97%, Ilya Pomerantsev (Civil Force) — 1.73 % of votes. The turnout in the gubernatorial elections in the Nizhny Novgorod region was 56%.