"Gennady Zyuganov was unanimously elected chairman of the Central Committee," TASS quotes the press secretary of Zyuganov, State Duma deputy Alexander Yushchenko.

It is noted that the decision was made by the organizational plenum of the Central Committee following the results of the party congress on April 24.

Also at the congress announced the new composition of the Central Committee, which increased to 188 people.

On March 14, Gennady Zyuganov, on his Telegram channel, suggested introducing an increased tax on the "suspiciously rich" in Russia.