The head of Mari El, Alexander Evstifeev, announced that he had decided to leave his post, RIA Novosti reported on May 10.
“In connection with the expiration of the term of office of the head of the Republic of Mari El, I turned to the President of Russia with a request to accept my resignation,” Evstifeev wrote on his Telegram channel.
He was appointed acting head of the republic in April 2017 after the powers of the head of Mari El were prematurely terminated by Leonid Markelov of his own free will. Prior to that, he was the chairman of the Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region.
Earlier, the governor of the Tomsk region Sergey Zhvachkin, the head of the Kirov region Igor Vasilyev and their colleague from the Saratov region Valery Radaev announced similar decisions.
In addition, the head of the Ryazan region, Nikolai Lyubimov, said that he did not plan to run for new gubernatorial elections.
Zhvachkin added that in January of this year he turned 65 years old, he is one of the oldest heads of the region in the country. In his address to the residents of Tomsk, he thanked them for their support throughout the ten years of his tenure. Speaking about future plans, he noted that he would remain in Tomsk.
Sergey Zhvachkin has been the head of the Tomsk region since 2012. In 2017, he was re-elected for a second term as governor, which expires in 2022. Prior to that, Zhvachkin worked in the oil and gas sector.
Vasiliev thanked the team of the government of the Kirov region and the heads of municipalities for productive joint work. He, in turn, promised to support the positive undertakings of Kirov residents at the federal level.
He has served as governor of the region since July 28, 2016. Prior to that, he headed Rosreestr.
Radaev also thanked the residents of the Saratov region, where he served as governor for ten years. The official, he said, intends to focus on another area of work.
Radaev headed the region on March 23, 2012, and in 2017 he was re-elected to this position.
