MOSCOW, April 26 Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin supported his participation in the upcoming elections of the head of the city.
On Friday, Putin held a working meeting with Beglov.
“»Today I asked Vladimir Vladimirovich if he has his support to I participated in this year’s elections, in the elections for the governor of St. Petersburg. He said: yes, of course, of course, I support, but first of all, of course, this is the choice of the residents. Therefore, he wished me success and told me to work as much as possible with our residents. beloved city of St. Petersburg.» — Beglov said following the meeting with Putin.
“Therefore, I have already decided to go to the elections of the governor of St. Petersburg,” he added.
Talking about how the decision was made to participate in election campaign, Beglov noted that social activists asked him about this.
“As for my participation in this year’s election campaign for the governor of St. Petersburg, veterans, blockade survivors and a number of other public organizations approached me and asked me this question. I answered very simply — that I needed to consult with the President of the Russian Federation on this issue,” Beglov said.