There is no threat of resignation: “The positions of the head of the Sverdlovsk region have become stronger. The President left him as head of the Sverdlovsk region Kuyvashev left
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the early resignation of the governor of the Sverdlovsk region, Yevgeny Kuyvashev, and appointed him as interim head of the region until elections in September 2017. This was announced on Monday, April 17, the press service of the Kremlin.
"To accept the resignation of the governor of the Sverdlovsk region Kuyvashev at his own request," the text of the presidential decree says. It follows from it that Kuyvashev was appointed acting governor of the region until the person elected governor of the Sverdlovsk region takes office.
Kuyvashev's powers as governor of the Sverdlovsk region expired in May 2017. The gubernatorial elections in the Sverdlovsk region will be held on a single voting day in September 2017.
Evgeny Kuyvashev is 46 years old. He was deputy head of the Main Directorate of the Federal Bailiff Service in Moscow. Then he headed the administration of Tobolsk, was the mayor of Tyumen. In 2011, Kuyvashev was appointed the plenipotentiary of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in the Urals Federal District. A week after the inauguration of President Vladimir Putin on May 7, 2012, Kuyvashev was appointed acting head of the Sverdlovsk region, replacing Alexander Misharin as head of the region.
Two governors reappointed, criminal cases opened against two
In 2017, Putin dismissed already 10 heads of regions. On January 12, he appointed Murat Kumpilov as acting head of Adygea. In this post, Kumpilov replaced Aslan Tkhakushinov, who headed the republic for more than 10 years. In February 2017, the heads of Buryatia (Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn), Karelia (Alexander Khudilainen), Perm Territory (Viktor Basargin), Novgorod Region (Sergey Mitin) and Ryazan Region (Oleg Kovalev) lost their posts. None of them was appointed acting governor.
The head of state noted in February 2017 that “about The renewal of the governor's corps is not a campaign, it is a constant rotational process.
On April 4, President Putin signed a decree on the dismissal of the head of Udmurtia, Alexander Solovyov. “I decide to dismiss Alexander Vasilyevich Solovyov from the post of head of the Udmurt Republic due to the loss of confidence,” the text of the decree said. Earlier, the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case against Solovyov on suspicion of receiving bribes for 140 million rubles from bridge construction contractors.
On April 6, Putin dismissed the head of the Republic of Mari El, Leonid Markelov, "of his own free will." The President of Russia appointed ex-deputy plenipotentiary in the Volga Federal District, chairman of the Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region Alexander Evstifeev, acting head of the Republic of Mari El until the September elections. On April 13, it became known that Markelov had been detained on suspicion of taking a bribe of 235 million rubles.
Acting Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region Evgeny Kuyvashev tipped to be nominated for the election of the head of the region in September this year. His supporters note that the president clearly appreciated the work of Kuyvashev, otherwise he would not have left him at the head of the region.
Early resignation is a good sign for the governor
Supporters of the Acting Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region Yevgeny Kuyvashev commented on his resignation and appointment, which the Kremlin officially announced today. Recall that the President of Russia Vladimir Putin accepted the voluntary resignation of Governor Kuyvashev and appointed him as interim governor until the upcoming elections, which are to be held on September 17.
The first governor of the Sverdlovsk region, now a senator in the Federation Council Eduard Rossel said that the appointment of Kuyvashev interim is a good sign for the region.
“This suggests that the President of Russia appreciated the work of Yevgeny Kuyvashev as governor. He worked in local governments in Tyumen, served as presidential plenipotentiary in the Ural Federal District and was immersed in issues relating to the entire district. And, finally, for five years he worked as governor of the Sverdlovsk region.
So he has the potential to work in this position for the next five years.”
Rossel commented to the EAN publication.
The senator also promised Kuyvashev his support in the elections. The Speaker of the Regional Legislative Assembly also expressed her willingness to help the head of the region Ludmila Babushkina. In a commentary for the regional newspaper, the politician said that Kuyvashev submitted many legislative initiatives to the Legislative Assembly and not without reason received the confidence of the president.
“The governor has not only effectively built the work of the executive authorities, but is also an active subject of legislative initiative. I am sure that Yevgeny Vladimirovich will justify the confidence of the president, which he has been given, ”the publication quotes the words of the speaker.
Governor's resignation long awaited
The resignation of the governor of the Sverdlovsk region was accepted by the president, but he was appointed acting head of the region. It is assumed that "ER" will nominate Kuyvashev for re-election. Roizman, head of Yekaterinburg, also announced his intention to run.
Evgeny Kuyvashev. Photo: Alexander Mamaev / TASS
Updated 17:47
Another resignation of the governor took place in Russia, but this time it was formal. President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of the head of the Sverdlovsk region, Yevgeny Kuyvashev, and appointed him as acting head of the region until the election.
Kuyvashev's term of office expired in May, and gubernatorial elections will be held on a single voting day in September. Local media predict that in the new status, Kuyvashev will be nominated by United Russia for re-election for a second term.
Maria Plyusnina Correspondent of the online publication Znak.com“Yes, the decision, of course, was expected. This means that, most likely, Yevgeny Kuyvashev will go to the polls in September 2017 and he will most likely be supported by the presidential administration, at least that is what the regional administration is counting on. It should be noted that over the past year, he met three times with Putin tete-a-tete - in January 2017 and also in March and August 2016. In principle, no claims were made by the head of state against the Sverdlovsk governor.”
Now Evgeny Kuyvashev is 46 years old. Previously, he was the head of the administration of Tyumen and Tobolsk and the presidential envoy in the Urals district. Interestingly, a couple of months ago, the media called him on the list of candidates for resignation. Then a large-scale renewal of the governor's corps happened: the heads of the Perm Territory, the Republic of Buryatia, as well as the Ryazan and Novgorod regions left. However, Kuyvashev did not leave his post.
In turn, the head of Yekaterinburg, Evgeny Roizman, announced that he would participate in the gubernatorial elections in September 2017.
Mikhail Vinogradov, President of the Petersburg Politics Foundation, talks about the head of the Sverdlovsk Region and his prospects:
President of the Petersburg Politics Foundation“Historically, Kuyvashev belongs to the team of Sergei Sobyanin, he also worked as the mayor of Tyumen, then worked as an plenipotentiary in the Urals district and became the governor of the Sverdlovsk region in 2012 - not the most successful, not the most failed. That is, of course, Kuyvashev did not become a full-fledged such leader of public opinion, and under him, for example, Evgeny Roizman won the election of the mayor of Yekaterinburg. To a greater extent, Kuyvashev's political weight is due to the fact that Sergei Sobyanin is behind him. As a result, intrigue arises this year, because there are quite a few strong opposition politicians in the Sverdlovsk region, including the same Roizman, who announced his intention to participate in the elections. If they go to the polls, then it could be quite a serious struggle, a rather serious clash with an unpredictable result. Unless, of course, the parties agree among themselves.
The other day, Vladimir Putin also signed a decree on the early resignation of the head of another region - Mordovia. The current head of the republic, Vladimir Volkov, was appointed interim.
Will the governor of the Sverdlovsk region be fired to avoid the defeat of United Russia?
Is it time for Kuyvashev to leave?
Experts have long predicted the imminent resignation of the governor of the Sverdlovsk region, Yevgeny Kuyvashev, who is extremely unpopular in the region. For example, the federal media reported on his expected resignation on March 9, 2016. At the same time, at the end of October 2015, journalists reported that "The Kremlin is preparing Kuyvashev's resignation in 2016".
It seems that Kuyvashev's dismissal can be expected in the very near future, since the period of the "pre-election change of governors" has begun (take, for example, the recent resignations of the heads of the Tula and Tver regions).
The fact that Yevgeny Kuyvashev is an outsider is clear to both the Kremlin and the United Russia federal leadership. The head of the Sverdlovsk region is already beginning to be publicly called a "lame duck" (this is the term for a politician who has no chance of re-election).
"United Russia" was left without money
According to political analysts, the Kremlin wants to replace the head of the Sverdlovsk region, unpopular with voters, so as not to risk United Russia's regional results in the State Duma elections.
By the way, on March 4, 2016, it became known that the chairman of the government of the Sverdlovsk region, Denis Pasler, left the United Russia headquarters without funding. Now Pasler allegedly methodically rejects applications for funding political and information projects of United Russia.
Moreover, Denis Pasler himself is the head of the United Russia campaign headquarters. But, nevertheless, according to rumors, he “put under the knife” a proposal to conclude agreements with municipal newspapers as soon as possible and to create short television spots on the local TV channels about the work of the governor.
Political analysts do not rule out that after the expected resignation of Kuivashev, Denis Pasler himself may become the acting governor of the Sverdlovsk region. So there is simply no need for the head of the campaign headquarters to spend money on Kuyvashev's PR, who may soon be fired.
Who will replace Kuyvashev?
In the last two weeks, the public activity of the mayor of Nizhny Tagil, Sergei Nosov, has sharply increased. He himself recently performed in Yekaterinburg (he congratulated women on March 8 at the Mining University - he sang from the stage along with Yevgeny Roizman), and the media close to the administration of Yekaterinburg again began to discuss Nosov as a candidate for governor of the Sverdlovsk region.
Sergey Nosov, Mayor of Nizhny Tagil
It is believed that Nosov is supported by the state corporation Rostec. She can also lobby for his appointment as head of the region. In addition, with the help of the same Rostec, Oleg Sienko, the head of Uralvagonzavod, will also be able to become the new governor. It is possible that the federal leadership of United Russia will support the candidacies of Nosov, Pasler and Sienko.
Confrontation with the mayor of Yekaterinburg
Against the background of the expectation of resignation, Yevgeny Kuivashev continues to have a conflict with the popular in the region mayor of Yekaterinburg, Yevgeny Roizman, who is in opposition to the regional authorities.
On March 9, 2016, it became known that a group of deputies of the City Duma of Yekaterinburg from among the supporters of the Sverdlovsk Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev is preparing changes to the city charter and the regulations of the City Duma, which will allow punishing the leadership of the assembly for holding meetings infrequently.
They accuse the speaker of the City Duma, the mayor of Yekaterinburg, Yevgeny Roizman, of this. If the amendments are adopted, the deputies will be able to sue him, and the satisfaction of the claim will give rise to the resignation of the mayor.
Evgeny Roizman, Mayor of Yekaterinburg
Experts are sure that if Kuyvashev wants to remove Roizman, this will provoke an increase in protest activity in Yekaterinburg, which can also serve as an “additional impetus” for the incumbent governor to leave soon.
"Governor's protege" without education and work experience
The main reasons for the alleged resignation of Kuyvashev are the "problem" budget of the region, the crisis in the housing and communal services sector and the high level of corruption. Moreover, all these reasons, one way or another, are interconnected.
For example, on January 25, 2016, it became known that Alexander Karavaev, the head of the regional Fund for Assistance in the Overhaul of Common Property in Apartment Buildings, resigned. Earlier, Andrei Chibis, Deputy Minister of Construction and Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation, demanded the resignation of the head of the Overhaul Fund. The thing is that Alexander Karavaev had neither experience nor specialized education.
On what basis Kuyvashev entrusted the management of the fund, in which 5 billion rubles are concentrated, to a person without work experience and education is not clear.
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Sverdlovsk Region Vyacheslav Vegner believes that the main reason for Karavaev's resignation was the persecution of the prosecutor's office and possible criminal cases for disrupting the overhaul program in cities. It seems that soon the "proteges of the governor" will be imprisoned.
Alexander Karavaev, ex-head of the regional Capital Repair Assistance Fund
By the way, not only Karavaev had problems with education. As early as March 16, 2015, it became known that the General Prosecutor's Office was checking the diploma of higher education of Yevgeny Kuyvashev at the request of Nafik Famiyev, a deputy of the Sverdlovsk Legislative Assembly from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. So the governor himself also had doubts about the presence of a “tower”.
Budget disaster
While the five billion funds are managed by people without work experience, the state debt of the region, as of January 1, 2016, amounted to 66.4 billion rubles, and the budget deficit of the Sverdlovsk region in January 2016 amounted to almost 5 billion rubles. Governor Kuyvashev, instead of developing the economy and increasing the income of the region, decided to take another 10 billion rubles on credit (for the region). (in excess of existing obligations - ed.)
At the same time, Kuyvashev spends hundreds of millions of state rubles on his own PR. In 2015, media loyal to the head of the region received more than 500 million rubles from the regional budget. The same amount is planned for 2016. And these are just the official figures - according to experts, the real spending on gubernatorial PR is at least twice as much. And when it was necessary to find 260 million rubles in order to pass a law on supporting the “children of war”, there was no money in the budget.
It seems that the head of the Sverdlovsk region prefers not to solve specific problems of the region, but to try to create a positive image with the help of PR. But all the same, the attitude towards Kuyvashev both at the federal and regional levels is extremely negative.
Governor destroys healthcare
Recently, protest actions have become increasingly frequent in the Sverdlovsk region, in which both oppositionists and ordinary citizens take part. For example, on February 25, 2016, a rally against the “optimization” of medicine was held in the village of Makhnevo in the Sverdlovsk Region.
The reason for the protests was the regional program of "optimization" of medicine, launched by Yevgeny Kuyvashev. Doctors in Makhnevo have their salaries cut, they are forced to quit, they have to work under increased pressure.
Arkady Belyavsky, Minister of Health of the Sverdlovsk Region
This is not the first attempt to save local medicine. Back in September 2015, an appeal was submitted to the government of the Sverdlovsk region by the leader of the region's communists, Alexander Ivachev, along with 1,300 signatures for the resignation of the region's health minister, Arkady Belyavsky. But nothing has changed, Kuyvashev ignored the appeal of the residents - layoffs and layoffs continue to this day.
Protest territory
After the enterprise, which was a division of Meridian LLC from Verkhnyaya Tura, was closed in Kachkanar, the promised wages were not paid to the workers. They, too, flocks threaten to "go to the rally."
Residents of the city of Polevskoy took to the streets demanding an end to the so-called “optimization” of healthcare,. Also, against the destruction of the healthcare system in October 2015, they held a rally in Tavda.
Residents of Irbit also have their claims. The primary problem of the city is the declining health care: employees of the local "Ambulance" suffer a reduction in salaries. Working conditions are also impossible: the ambulance building is crumbling before our eyes.
In early December 2015, residents of Nevyansk came out to the rally. To be heard, they came to Yekaterinburg. The essence of the residents' claims is that in the village of Kalinovo, land is confiscated from local residents, which pensioners use as the only way to feed themselves, since they use it to grow vegetables.
Now, instead of summer cottages for elderly villagers, an elite yacht club for the new rich in the Sverdlovsk region can grow. The governor remains deaf to the problems of the residents of the municipality.
In late November - early December 2015, a rally against the authorities was also held in Krasnoturinsk. The protest of local residents was caused by the unfavorable socio-economic situation.
Residents of Degtyarsk also rallied, which is threatened by the emergence of chemical antimony production. Illegal low-rise construction caused indignation among the residents of the city of Aramil. And on November 14, 2015, a rally was held in Verkhnyaya Pyshma, where residents were also dissatisfied with the local authorities.
On the Day of National Unity, a crowded rally against the regional and local authorities took place in the Artemovsky city district. The main reason for the dissatisfaction of the Artemovites was the catastrophic situation in the housing and communal services sector. Along the way, the participants decided to demand the return of direct elections of the mayor and opposed the existing procedure for coordinating rallies. The townspeople sent all complaints to the President of Russia.
About 300 people came to a rally against Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev in the Artemovsky urban district. According to residents, the region's governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev, the minister of housing and communal services of the Sverdlovsk region Nikolai Smirnov and the head of the urban district Olga Kuznetsova are personally to blame for all their communal troubles in the Artemovsky urban district.
Governor sued
Instead of an adequate response to the demands of the protesters, Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev insulted the residents of Artemovsk. Recall that the residents of Artemovsk were offended by the statement of the head of the Sverdlovsk region in the local newspaper "Everything will be", in which he actually called the local residents crazy.
“I’ll read some vileness from Artemovsky, of course, I don’t want to look at your territory ... If people go crazy, they have nothing to do, they go to rallies and carry some kind of heresy there, I have no desire to do something give this territory additional money,” said Yevgeny Kuyvashev, commenting on the situation related to the protest rallies in Artemovsk.
Evgeny Kuyvashev, Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region
The local population was outraged by the words of the head of the region. Residents of Artemovsk, without waiting for a public apology from the governor of the Sverdlovsk region Yevgeny Kuyvashev, filed an application with the court. They hope that in this way they will be able to force the governor to apologize for the words about the "crazy" residents and about the "idiot" deputies.
Rumor has it that in order to "hush up" this scandal, the head of the information policy department of the governor's administration, Alexander Ryzhkov, personally met with the leadership of the newspaper "Vse will be" and allegedly persuaded the journalists "to take all the blame."
Analysts predict Kuyvashev's resignation
Of course, after a series of protests, the political future of the head of the Sverdlovsk region seems a foregone conclusion. According to the rating of governors of the Agency for Applied and Regional Policy, Yevgeny Kuyvashev is one of the main candidates for dismissal.
Experts assessed the presence of conflicts of interest at the regional level, the degree of confrontation between regional elites, the level of protest moods in the regions, indicators of the socio-economic situation in the region, and electoral and political risks in the event of the resignation of the head of the region.
Friendship with the oligarchs
Now the security forces have more and more claims against the head of the Sverdlovsk region. After at the end of 2015 the STS Corporation, controlled by associates of the governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev, gained control over the strategic regional enterprise Oblkommunenergo, the head of the Sverdlovsk region was suspected of raiding.
Viktor Vekselberg, owner of the Renova holding
Earlier, the security forces had already opened a criminal case on the fact of inefficient use of budgetary funds of OJSC "Corporation for the Development of the Middle Urals" (KRSU). The threads from these machinations also stretch into Kuyvashev's entourage. It seems that soon the power structures will take over the head of the region himself.
In addition, the governor was repeatedly reproached for lobbying the interests of the owner of the Renova holding, Viktor Vekselberg. By mid-2014, the energy sector of the capital of the Sverdlovsk region, Yekaterinburg, came under the control of a businessman.
Kuyvashev helped Vekselberg initiate the creation of the Unified Heat Supply Company (ETK), which was supposed to combine the assets of MUP Ekaterinburgenergo and Vekselberg's IES-Holding and become the operator for the transfer of hot water supply (DHW) to a closed scheme. It seems that Kuyvashev is betting on the oligarchs, but it is highly doubtful that by doing so he will win the sympathy of the voters.
dark past
By the way, in addition to political and economic incidents, the governor of the Sverdlovsk region was involved in a series of criminal scandals. Kuyvashev has a lot of "black spots" in his biography. So, the local press wrote more than once that, according to rumors, earlier Kuyvashev was allegedly involved in racketeering. These scandals refer to the "Tyumen and Yugra periods" of Kuyvashev's life, when he worked in senior positions in the Tyumen region (in particular, he was the head of the Tyumen administration).
Ural journalists wrote that Yevgeny Kuyvashev could be connected with the criminal community, and in his youth, being the commercial director of the Nefteyugansk Union of Afghanistan Veterans, he allegedly worked in racketeering.
There is no official confirmation of this information yet. Interestingly, the then chief of police in the village of Poikovsky, Valery Chainikov, after the appointment of Kuyvashev as governor, received the post of chairman of the regional election commission. Surrounded by the head of the region, this appointment is associated with the fact that Yevgeny Kuyvashev "thus returned the debts for the services once rendered by Chainikov."
Later, already in the years of work in the administration of the Poikovsky district, Evgeny Kuyvashev was involved in another ugly story. In 2006, a case was initiated against the head of the Nefteyugansk region, Alexander Klepikov.
The prosecutor's office of Yugra reported that on the basis of Klepikov's order, the former head of the Poikovsky village in 2005 (and until that time it was Kuyvashev who headed the municipality) sold an apartment owned by the municipality. Its market value was 1.250 million rubles, however, under a sale and purchase agreement, the buyer purchased it for 112 thousand rubles. The supervisory authority did not specify the name of the official, but reported that at the time of the initiation of the criminal case, the “indicated citizen” worked as the head of the administration of another municipality. Evgeny Kuyvashev at that time already headed the administration of Tyumen.
By the way, in the capital of the Tyumen region, Kuyvashev also did not manage to escape the attention of the security forces - the city residents wrote an official appeal to the prosecutor's office demanding to check the legality of the actions of the head of administration in allocating funding and during the construction of an underground passage in the city center.
In their opinion, the design and construction work went on with numerous violations. The prosecutor's office agreed with these arguments, made submissions addressed to Kuyvashev, and soon all the violations were corrected. The question of the adequacy of funding, however, remained open. Evgeny Kuyvashev himself received the nickname "Zhenya-transition" among the people for this construction.
And now such a scandalous manager as Kuyvashev heads the Sverdlovsk region and hopes to extend his rule, since Kuyvashev's term of office expires in May 2017. Rumor has it that he wants to try for re-election in September 2016, but the Kremlin does not allow him to do so. It seems that instead of early elections, Kuyvashev will be resigned, and the Sverdlovsk region will meet with a new leader.
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"The Case of Pyankov" a year later
What did the “conspiracy against Governor Kuyvashev” lead to?
Exactly a year ago in Yekaterinburg, Alexei Pyankov, Minister for State Property Management of the Sverdlovsk Region, and his deputy Artem Bogachev were detained. They were accused of a scam with the purchase of the building in preparation for the World Cup. This is not just a high-profile case: most likely, we witnessed an attempt to change the government in the Sverdlovsk region, which ended unsuccessfully. The consequence of the arrest of Pyankov, who is in the inner circle of the governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev, was to be the resignation of the head of the region - or even his arrest. However, this did not happen, Kuyvashev managed to outplay opponents in a hardware game. And yet, the “Pyankov case” became a powerful catalyst for political processes, or rather, shook up the Sverdlovsk elite so that it is still recovering from the shock. A year later, it is interesting to remember what happened to the main participants in this story.
Alexey Pyankov. When in April 2016 the minister was handcuffed, and then the judge placed him in a pre-trial detention center, it seemed that the fate of the official was predetermined. Resignation, investigation, trial, colony - in recent years, such career finals have become familiar, no longer surprising. But from the very beginning, the scenario failed: Sverdlovsk Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev did not renounce his protégé, did not immediately dismiss him, and even spoke out in defense of the arrested minister.
After the arrest, Aleksey Pyankov, through lawyers, passed information to Yevgeny Kuyvashev that the investigators were asking to testify against the governor himself - it became clear that this was not just a "case of the minister", but a dig specifically under the head of the region.
Pyankov did not give the necessary evidence. The case began to lose momentum, with evidence in the courts turning out to be worse than investigators had hoped. Two months later, on June 28, Aleksey Pyankov was released from the pre-trial detention center under house arrest, and on October 24 he was released on bail. Now Pyankov, although still accused, moves freely around the city, communicates with people and with the governor - he appointed him as his adviser. If Pyankov's guilt is never proven, he will most likely return to the post of Minister for State Property Management.
Denis Pasler. Former Sverdlovsk Prime Minister Denis Pasler may have been one of the main characters in the story of Pyankov's arrest. Pasler did not appear on stage, but his figure loomed backstage. It was the prime minister who was considered the main contender for the post of governor in the event that Yevgeny Kuyvashev had to leave his post ahead of schedule. Big businessmen say that even before Pyankov's arrest, Pasler discussed possible changes with them and asked for support. When Kuivashev was told about this, the trust between him and the prime minister disappeared. Pasler's fate was already decided then, in the spring and summer of 2016, but Yevgeny Kuyvashev waited until the elections to the Legislative Assembly and the State Duma were held and only then abolished the post of prime minister, saying goodbye to Pasler.
Pasler remained unemployed for six months, and in March he became acting general director of the federal company T Plus, his longtime patron Viktor Vekselbeg. On April 4, he was elected chairman of the board of T Plus. Pasler's position in Vekselberg's structures will also depend on whether Yevgeny Olkhovik and Boris Vainzikher leave the pre-trial detention center. The duties of the latter in T Plus are still performed by Pasler.
Andrey Kozitsyn. The general director of the UMMC, as far as is known, became another person who played a role in the events that unfolded in connection with the “Pyankov case”. Some even say that this role was the main one (given the good connections of the UMMC with the security forces), but these are only rumors. However, such information, true or not, exists and affects the relationship of the copper company with the regional authorities.
A holy place is never empty: the status of the most politically responsible business in the region is quickly picked up by the Russian Copper Company.
Nevertheless, it was Andrei Kozitsyn (along with other businessmen) who became the mediator and guarantor in the negotiations between Yevgeny Kuyvashev and Vladimir Tungusov, which began shortly after Pyankov's arrest.
Vladimir Tungusov. The main political result of the "Pyankov case" was the appointment of the deputy head of the administration of Yekaterinburg, the actual head of the city, Vladimir Tungusov, head of the administration of the Sverdlovsk governor. This happened in May 2016, less than a month after Pyankov's arrest. Thus, the long-term conflict between the city and the region was formally terminated. In the first weeks after Pyankov's arrest, the media, controlled by the mayor's office of Yekaterinburg, added fuel to the fire, worsening the position of the governor. After the appointment of Tungusov, the behavior of the press changed.
Vladimir Tungusov after the "case of Pyankov" approached the main chair of the region
Now, a year later, it seems more and more that this appointment was a forced measure, which became a compromise option for both leaders. Yevgeny Kuyvashev, whose future was in jeopardy due to the arrest of Pyankov, tried to strengthen himself through an alliance with a dangerous rival. Vladimir Tungusov, who did not wait for the quick resignation of the governor, preferred to end the difficult confrontation and move to the command of the regional authorities. For the Sverdlovsk region, this was a truly historic episode - and the "Pyankov case" became the reason for it.
Now Vladimir Tungusov has become the first vice-governor of the Sverdlovsk region. He was one step away from the first seat in the region.
Ministers of Kuyvashev. The arrest of Pyankov led to the departure of several high-ranking officials from Kuyvashev's entourage at once. From the outside, it looked almost like a panic, an escape from a sinking ship: Pyankov was arrested at the end of April, Health Minister Arkady Belyavsky resigned on May 10, Industry Minister Andrey Misyura resigned on May 18, Deputy Prime Minister Valentin Gripas resigned on May 23, 24 May - Deputy Head of Administration Roman Maslennikov. There were persistent rumors about the imminent resignation of two more "Tyuments" - Deputy Prime Minister Azat Salikhov and Alexei Orlov. Of course, everyone had their own reasons for resigning, but the mass exodus within two weeks looked terrifying. Kuivashev was advised to dismiss the entire government, to "reboot" the system, but he did not do this.
Perhaps now the departed ministers are biting their elbows: the fall of the governor did not happen, the ship did not sink, but patched up the holes and sailed on. Or maybe it was not an escape, but a dumping of ballast: both Gripas and Belyavsky could become the next arrestees who would be asked to testify against the governor. But they quit, went to neighboring regions or abroad, sat out difficult times. Now Valentin Gripas, as far as is known, has returned to Yekaterinburg, and Arkady Belyavsky lives in Israel. Law enforcement agencies did not have any claims against them.
Alexander Vyatkin. The head of the Sverdlovsk FSB, Alexander Vyatkin, is considered the main organizer of the Pyankov case. Soon after the minister's arrest, the establishment was full of rumors about a "conspiracy against the governor", and the name of the head of the Chekist headquarters was mentioned among the participants. However, it looked like a “conspiracy” just from the governor’s side, but from the FSB’s side, it probably looked completely different - the fight against corruption, the defeat of the “Tyumen mafia”, something like that.
During the acute phase, while Alexey Pyankov was still in jail and the outcome of the story was not clear, the relationship between Yevgeny Kuyvashev and Alexander Vyatkin was going through, as diplomats would say, a serious crisis. But then, when things began to slow down, the general and the governor began to communicate again. Now there is a "bad peace" between them. In May, Alexander Vyatkin will turn 60 years old, rumors about his retirement appear regularly. Of course, we need to wait for the court’s decision, but so far the “Pyankov case” looks like a failure for the FSB (if we habitually believe that the desire of the security forces is not to establish objective truth, but to punish someone for something).
Evgeny Kuyvashev. The protagonist of Pyankov's story is not Pyankov, but Evgeny Kuyvashev. Apparently, it was an attempt to get the governor's early resignation, but it failed. Soon after the arrest of his minister, Yevgeny Kuyvashev went to Moscow and began to solve the problem there - talking with his political patrons and high-ranking security officials. The governor was absent from Yekaterinburg for many days, and there, in the capital, he outplayed his opponents - his connections turned out to be stronger.
A year later, Yevgeny Kuyvashev is the current governor, who is going to run for a second term. He has a mandate of confidence from Vladimir Putin in the form of a decree on the appointment of an interim. Aleksey Pyankov, who is under investigation, works as his adviser, Evgeny Kuyvashev openly communicates with the person under investigation and appears in his company at public events. And this is the best symbol that the governor considers himself a winner. Kuyvashev changed the system of power in the region, removed the ambitious and bright Prime Minister Pasler from the region, and made Tungusov's political rival the head of his administration. The "conspiracy against the governor" ended with his strengthening. However, there are no final victories in politics.
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