The mayor, who had been attracting attention due to his distance from the Putin administration in the central city of the Russian Far East and the Sakha Republic, suddenly resigned, and the media has reported that there may have been pressure from the administration.
Mayor Afukusentieva of Yakutsk, the central city of the Russian Far East and Sakha Republic, announced on SNS on the 11th that his family is worried about my health. it was done.
Mr. Afkusentieva was elected for the first time after defeating a candidate for the ruling party "United Russia" in the mayoral election held in September 2018, and during his tenure, he sold high-class public cars and used public funds privately. Aiming for fair politics, such as dismissing staff, a leading American newspaper also introduced him as a rare politician in Russia.
In addition, in the national vote for constitutional amendment led by President Putin in July last year, it was said that he voted against it, and the trend was drawing attention.
"There was no pressure from anywhere," a spokesman for Afk Sentieva said of the resignation.
Meanwhile, several media outlets have reported that there may have been pressure from the administration, such as the Putin administration's focus on the response to the Congressional elections.
In Russia, opposition politicians have been forced to resign in rural areas, including the arrest of a governor who is far from the Putin administration in Khabarovsk in the Far East last year.