MOSCOW, March 18 Vladimir Putin suggested that the State Duma reappoint Elvira Nabiullina to the post of Chairman of the Bank of Russia, said in the Telegram channel of the lower house of parliament.
& # 34; Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin instructed the relevant Committee on the Financial Market, in accordance with the established procedure, to submit this issue to the State Duma Council on March 21 & # 34;, — stated in the message.
Nabiullina has been the head of the Central Bank since June 2013. Her first term as chairman was four years, then the law on the Central Bank was changed, and in 2017 she was approved for a new five years. These powers expire on June 24. The Chairman of the Central Bank is appointed by the State Duma, one person cannot hold office for more than three consecutive terms. The president submits a candidate no later than three months before the expiration of the powers of the current head of the regulator. In the event that the Duma votes negatively, the president introduces a new candidate within two weeks. He can submit the same person for consideration by the deputies, but no more than twice. In recent weeks, various media and Telegram channels have written that Nabiullina allegedly submitted her resignation. Commenting on these rumors, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the presidential administration did not know anything about this. He recalled that Putin had repeatedly praised the work of the regulator in general and Nabiullina herself in particular. — conference on Friday