“200 delegates were elected to the congress, 162 of them are present, 28 are absent for a good reason.

There is a quorum necessary for holding the Congress, "RIA Novosti quotes the chairman of the Russian STD Alexander Kalyagin.

This event is held in an abbreviated format, without the participation of the media and in the "COVID-19-free territory" mode due to the difficult epidemiological situation in the country.

At the same time, TASS reports that within the framework of the congress, elections for the chairman of the union have already taken place.

According to the results of the secret ballot, Kalyagin again became him, for whom everyone voted unanimously.

After the announcement of the results, Kalyagin announced his intention to do everything in his power so that "the union would flourish, so that we would be satisfied with our work."

Earlier it was reported that in the cinema and concert hall of the President-Hotel in Moscow on October 24, the ceremony of presenting a special prize "Golden Mask" will take place.

The award recognizes "outstanding contribution to the development of the performing arts."