“The governor of the Irkutsk region filed an application of his own free will. I believe that behind this is his own self-esteem, an assessment of his work and his subordinates, ”RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.
As Matvienko noted, the professionalism of local authorities is checked in emergency situations, and in this case, the regional team could not cope with the natural disasters that hit the region in the summer.
“There were no operational decisions, there were no contacts with people,” she pointed out.
The Speaker of the Federation Council emphasized that a similar negative situation had developed in the region despite the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin came to the Irkutsk region twice and the federal center not only issued instructions, but also quickly allocated funds to restore the region.
On December 12, Putin accepted the resignation of the head of the Irkutsk region, Sergey Levchenko, by appointing the acting regional governor Igor Kobzev.
Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Siberian Federal District Sergei Menyaylo called Kobzev’s first task to solve the problems of citizens affected by floods.