MOSCOW, August 7 Arkady Dvorkovich, it was a competitive election, and it’s great that his work was highly appreciated, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov. “The elections that took place at a conference in India attracted the attention of many around the world. important, this is a world event, and, of course, we were rooting for Dvorkovich, for a citizen of Russia,» Peskov said. According to him, it's great that Dvorkovich's work at FIDE over the past period has been highly appreciated. «It was a competitive election. The fact that Dvorkovich won is very, very good news,» said the presidential spokesman, who is the head of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Chess Federation. On Sunday, at the FIDE General Assembly, Dvorkovich was re-elected for a new four-year term , 157 delegates voted for it. Also, a citizen of Ukraine, Andrei Barishpolets, who was supported by 16 delegates, applied for the presidency. Citizen of Belarus Inalbek Sheripov withdrew from the elections for health reasons on Tuesday, and French citizen Bahar Kuatli announced his refusal to run for office during the General Assembly.
