Go to the media bankSt. PETERSBURG, Sep 27 Head of Karelia Artur Parfenchikov empowered senator From September 27, 2022, Vladimir Chizhov, the former permanent representative of Russia to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov, «to endow Vladimir Alekseevich Chizhov with the powers of a senator of the Russian Federation — a representative of the executive body of state power of the Republic of Karelia,» Parfenchikov's decree says. This was reported in the press service of the head of Karelia. Earlier it was reported that elections of the head of the republic were held in Karelia, voting was held from 9 to 11 September. The CEC of Karelia recognized the elections as valid. The incumbent head of the republic, Parfenchikov, who earlier proposed Chizhov as one of the candidates for senators, won. Parfenchikov officially took office on Monday. Earlier it was reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin relieved Chizhov of his duties as Russian Permanent Representative to the EU and the European Community for Atomic Energy in Brussels. .jpg» />September 16, 16:13 Former Ambassador to China Denisov moved to the Federation Council
