Resignation of Evgeny Kuyvashev. There is no threat of resignation: “The positions of the head of the Sverdlovsk region have strengthened. Early resignation is a good sign for the governor
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"The Pyankov case" a year later
What did the "conspiracy against the governor Kuyvashev" lead to?
Exactly a year ago, the Minister for State Property Management of the Sverdlovsk Region Alexei Pyankov and his deputy Artem Bogachev were detained in Yekaterinburg. They were accused of scam with the ransom of the building in preparation for the World Cup. This is not just a high-profile case: most likely, we witnessed an attempt to change the government in the Sverdlovsk region, which ended unsuccessfully. The consequence of the arrest of Pyankov, who is a member of the close circle of the governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev, should have been the resignation of the head of the region - or even his arrest. However, this did not happen, Kuyvashev managed to outplay his opponents in a hardware game. And yet the "Pyankov case" became a powerful catalyst for political processes, or, to be more precise, it shook up the Sverdlovsk elite so that it is still recovering from the shock. A year later, it is interesting to remember what happened to the main participants in this plot.
Alexey Pyankov.When the minister was handcuffed in April 2016, and then the judge placed him in a pre-trial detention center, it seemed that the official's fate was predetermined. Resignation, investigation, trial, colony - in recent years, such career finals have become commonplace, no longer surprising. But from the very beginning, the script failed: Sverdlovsk Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev did not disown his protégé, did not immediately dismiss him, and even spoke out in defense of the arrested minister.
After the arrest, Aleksey Pyankov, through his lawyers, conveyed information to Yevgeny Kuyvashev that the investigators were asking to testify against the governor himself - it became clear that this was not just a “minister’s business,” but a dig under the head of the region.
Pyankov did not give the necessary evidence. The case began to lose momentum, and the evidence in the courts turned out to be worse than the investigators had hoped. Two months later, on June 28, Aleksey Pyankov was released from the pre-trial detention center under house arrest, and on October 24 he was released on bail. Now Pyankov, although he is still an accused, moves freely around the city, communicates with people and with the governor - he appointed him his adviser. If Pyankov's guilt is never proven, he will most likely return to the post of Minister for State Property Management.
Denis Pasler.Former Sverdlovsk prime minister Denis Pasler may have been one of the main characters in the story of Pyankov's arrest. Pasler did not appear on stage, but his figure loomed behind the scenes. It was the prime minister who was considered the main contender for the post of governor in the event that Yevgeny Kuyvashev had to leave his post ahead of schedule. Big businessmen say that even before Pyankov's arrest, Pasler discussed possible changes with them and asked for support. When Kuyvashev was told about this, the trust between him and the prime minister disappeared. Pasler's fate was already decided then, in the spring and summer of 2016, but Yevgeny Kuyvashev waited until the elections to the Legislative Assembly and the State Duma were held and only then abolished the post of prime minister, saying goodbye to Pasler.
Pasler was unemployed for half a year, and in March he became acting general director of the federal company "T Plus" of his longtime patron Viktor Vekselbeg. On April 4, he was elected chairman of the board of T Plus. Pasler's position in Vekselberg's structures will also depend on whether Evgeny Olkhovik and Boris Vainzikher leave the pre-trial detention center. The duties of the latter in T Plus are still performed by Pasler.
Andrey Kozitsyn. The general director of the UMMC, as far as we know, has become another person who played a role in the events unfolding in connection with the “Pyankov case”. Some even say that this role was the main one (given the good ties between the UMMC and the security forces), but these are only rumors. However, such information, whether it is true or not, exists and affects the relationship of the copper company with the regional authorities.
A holy place is never empty: the status of the most politically responsible business in the region is quickly being taken up by the Russian Copper Company.
Nevertheless, it was Andrei Kozitsyn (along with other businessmen) who became the mediator and guarantor in negotiations between Yevgeny Kuyvashev and Vladimir Tungusov, which began soon after Pyankov's arrest.
Vladimir Tungusov.The main political result of the "Pyankov case" is the appointment of the deputy head of the Yekaterinburg administration, the actual head of the city, Vladimir Tungusov, as the head of the administration of the Sverdlovsk governor. This happened in May 2016, less than a month after Pyankov's arrest. Thus, the long-term conflict between the city and the region was formally ended. In the first weeks after Pyankov's arrest, the media controlled by the mayor's office in Yekaterinburg added fuel to the fire, worsening the governor's position. After Tungusov's appointment, the behavior of the press changed.
Vladimir Tungusov after the "Pyankov case" approached the main seat of the region
Now, a year later, it seems more and more that this appointment was a forced measure, which became a compromise option for both leaders. Yevgeny Kuyvashev, whose future was in jeopardy due to the arrest of Pyankov, tried to strengthen himself through an alliance with a dangerous rival. Vladimir Tungusov, who did not wait for the governor's quick resignation, preferred to end the difficult confrontation and go to the command of the regional authorities. For the Sverdlovsk region, this was a truly historical episode - and the reason for it was the “Pyankov case”.
Now Vladimir Tungusov has become the first vice-governor of the Sverdlovsk region. He was one step away from the first chair in the region.
Kuyvashev's ministers.The arrest of Pyankov led to the departure of several high-ranking officials from Kuyvashev's entourage. From the outside it looked almost like panic, fleeing from a sinking ship: Pyankov was arrested at the end of April, Minister of Health Arkady Belyavsky resigned on May 10, Industry Minister Andrei Misyura resigned on May 18, Deputy Prime Minister Valentin Gripas resigned on May 23, 24 May - Roman Maslennikov, Deputy Head of Administration. There were persistent rumors about the imminent resignation of two more "Tyumen residents" - Deputy Prime Minister Azat Salikhov and Alexei Orlov. Of course, everyone had their own reasons for resigning, but the mass exodus within two weeks looked daunting. Kuyvashev was advised to dismiss the entire government, to "reboot" the system, but he did not.
Perhaps now the departed ministers are biting their elbows: the governor did not fall, the ship did not sink, but patched up the holes and sailed on. Or maybe it was not an escape, but a discharge of ballast: both Gripas and Belyavsky could become the next arrested, who would be asked to testify against the governor. But they quit their jobs, left for neighboring regions or abroad, and sat through difficult times. Now Valentin Gripas, as far as is known, has returned to Yekaterinburg, and Arkady Belyavsky lives in Israel. The law enforcement agencies did not have any complaints against them.
Alexander Vyatkin. The head of the Sverdlovsk FSB Directorate, Alexander Vyatkin, is considered the main organizer of the Pyankov case. Soon after the arrest of the minister, the establishment was full of rumors of a "conspiracy against the governor," and the name of the head of the KGB headquarters was announced among the participants. However, it looked like a "conspiracy" just from the governor's side, and from the FSB's side, it probably looked quite different - the fight against corruption, the defeat of the "Tyumen mafia", something like that.
During the acute phase, while Alexey Pyankov was still in jail and the outcome of the story was not clear, the relationship between Yevgeny Kuyvashev and Alexander Vyatkin experienced, as diplomats would say, a serious crisis. But then, when things began to go down on the brakes, the general and the governor began to communicate again. Now there is a "bad world" between them. In May, Alexander Vyatkin will turn 60, rumors of his retirement arise regularly. Of course, we need to wait for the court's decision, but so far the “Pyankov case” looks like a failure for the FSB (if we habitually believe that the aspiration of the security officials is not to establish the objective truth, but to punish someone for something).
Evgeny Kuyvashev. The main character Pyankov's stories are not Pyankov, but Yevgeny Kuyvashev. Apparently, this was an attempt to secure the early resignation of the governor, but it failed. Soon after the arrest of his minister, Yevgeny Kuyvashev went to Moscow and began to solve the problem there - talking to his political patrons and high-ranking security officials. The governor was absent from Yekaterinburg for many days, and there, in the capital, he outplayed his opponents - his connections turned out to be stronger.
A year later, Evgeny Kuyvashev is the incumbent governor, intending to run for a second term. He has a mandate of trust from Vladimir Putin in the form of a decree appointing an interim. Alexey Pyankov, who is under investigation, works as his adviser, Evgeny Kuyvashev communicates openly with the person under investigation and appears in his company at public events. And this is the best symbol that the governor considers himself the winner. Kuyvashev changed the system of power in the region, removed the ambitious and bright Premier Pasler from the region, and made Tungusov's political rival head of his administration. The "conspiracy against the governor" ended with his strengthening. However, there are no final victories in politics.
President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of the Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region, Yevgeny Kuyvashev, and appointed him acting head of the region. United Russia has already promised to support Mr. Kuyvashev in the elections in September. The mayor of Yekaterinburg, Yevgeny Roizman, also intends to participate in them, saying that he did not lose "not a single election" in the region. Experts believe that few people know Yevgeny Roizman outside of Yekaterinburg, and "the municipal filter will allow organizing an inertial scenario" of the campaign.
The presidential decree on the resignation and appointment of Yevgeny Kuyvashev as acting head of the Sverdlovsk region was published yesterday on the Kremlin's website. In a statement sent out by the region's information policy department, Mr. Kuyvashev thanks "the head of state for the confidence he has shown" and promises "to do everything to justify it": "In the coming years, I consider this my key task, the region should become one of the three leading regions." ... The department clarified that the appointment will not entail the resignation of the government (headed by Yevgeny Kuyvashev): it takes place "only after the elections on the day the new governor takes office."
Evgeny Kuyvashev, who had experience of working as the head of the administrations of Tobolsk and Tyumen and the presidential envoy to the Urals Federal District, was approved as the governor of the Sverdlovsk region in May 2012. At the end of 2016, the rating of the "political survival" of the Petersburg Politics Foundation and the Minchenko Consulting holding rated its positions at two points with plus out of five. In January 2017, Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with the governor, but since political issues were not discussed there, resignations were not ruled out even after that. Nevertheless, the region regarded the meeting in the year of the gubernatorial elections (Mr. Kuyvashev's term expired on May 29) as approval to participate in them. According to political scientist Alexander Pirogov, "the expectation of the decree gave rise to a lot of doubts" among the "regional management elite", but now it "received an unconditional signal that Kuyvashev is the one supported by the Kremlin." Let us remind you that sources of Kommersant in the presidential administration said in February that the resignation of the head of Karelia, Alexander Khudilainen, was the last in a series of governor’s resignations (see Kommersant on February 16).
Governor candidates of the Sverdlovsk region can only be nominated by parties, the municipal filter is 7.9% (about 130 signatures municipal deputies and chapters). Mr. Kuyvashev will have to go through the United Russia primaries. "The president has said his word, we consider Yevgeny Kuyvashev our main candidate," stressed the head of the regional executive committee of the party, Alexander Kosintsev.
Leader of the Sverdlovsk branch of A Just Russia, State Duma deputy Alexander Burkov and Yekaterinburg head Yevgeny Roizman also announced their intention to participate in the governor's elections. Mr. Roizman wrote on his Facebook page yesterday: "I am going to the governor of the Sverdlovsk region. I have not lost a single election here."
Political scientist Yevgeny Minchenko notes that the support of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin (they are familiar from their work in the Tyumen region) could have influenced the decision to appoint Mr. Kuyvashev, in addition, "a number of major regional players have no time for active political struggle." At the same time, "the municipal filter will allow organizing an inertial scenario with weak extras," the expert said. According to Mr. Pirogov, now potential "candidates need to either actively engage in their election campaign, or think about whether to nominate their candidacy." Political analyst Alexander Kynev says that the Spravorassi have lost ground in the region and will hardly be able to unite the electorate. The expert calls Yevgeny Roizman a "charismatic politician", but notes that very few people outside Yekaterinburg know him: "The network of his supporters is urban, and the region is rather big."
Julia Pozdnyakova, Anastasia Bulatova, Yekaterinburg; Ekaterina Grobman
The president accepted the resignation of the governor of the Sverdlovsk region, but he was appointed acting head of the region. It is assumed that "United Russia" will nominate Kuyvashev for re-election. The head of Yekaterinburg, Roizman, also announced his intention to run.
Evgeny Kuyvashev. Photo: Alexander Mamaev / TASS
Updated 17:47
Another resignation of the governor took place in Russia, but this time it was formal. President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of the head of the Sverdlovsk region, Yevgeny Kuyvashev, and appointed him acting head of the region until the elections.
Kuyvashev's term expired in May, and gubernatorial elections will be held on a single voting day in September. Local media predict that Kuyvashev will be nominated in the new status “ United Russia»For re-election for a second term.
Maria Plyusnina correspondent for the online edition Znak.com“Yes, the decision was, of course, expected. This means that, most likely, Yevgeny Kuyvashev will go to the elections in September 2017 and he will most likely be supported by the presidential administration, at least this is what the regional administration is counting on. It should be noted that for last year he met with Putin three times one-on-one - in January 2017 and also in March and August 2016. In principle, no claims were made by the head of state against the Sverdlovsk governor. "
Now Evgeny Kuyvashev is 46 years old. Previously, he was the head of the administration of Tyumen and Tobolsk and the presidential envoy to the Urals region. Interestingly, a couple of months ago, the media named him on the list of candidates for resignation. Then there was a large-scale renewal of the governor's corps: the heads of Perm region, the Republic of Buryatia, as well as Ryazan and Novgorod regions. However, Kuyvashev did not leave his post.
In turn, the head of Yekaterinburg Yevgeny Roizman announced that he would participate in the gubernatorial elections in September 2017.
Mikhail Vinogradov, President of the Petersburg Politics Foundation, discusses the head of the Sverdlovsk Region and his prospects:
president of the Petersburg Politics Foundation“Historically, Kuyvashev belongs to the team of Sergei Sobyanin, he also worked as the mayor of Tyumen, then worked as a plenipotentiary in the Urals District and in 2012 became the governor of the Sverdlovsk Region - not the most successful, not the most disastrous. That is, such a full-fledged leader public opinionof course, Kuyvashev did not, and under him, for example, Yevgeny Roizman won the mayoral elections in Yekaterinburg. To a greater extent, Kuyvashev's political weight is associated with the fact that the person behind him is Sergei Sobyanin. As a result, this year there is an intrigue, because there are quite a few strong opposition politicians in the Sverdlovsk region, including the same Roizman, who announced his intentions to participate in the elections. If they go to the polls, then it can be a rather serious struggle, a rather serious collision with an unpredictable result. Unless, of course, the parties agree with each other. "
Recently, Vladimir Putin also signed a decree on the early resignation of the head of another region - Mordovia. The current head of the republic, Vladimir Volkov, was appointed interim.
There was another resignation of the governor, but this time it was formal. President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of the head of the Sverdlovsk region, Yevgeny Kuyvashev, and appointed him acting head of the region until the elections.
Kuyvashev's term expired in May, and gubernatorial elections will be held on a single voting day in September. Local media predict that in the new status Kuyvashev will be nominated by United Russia for re-election for a second term.
Maria Plyusnina, correspondent for the online edition Znak.com:
“Yes, the decision was, of course, expected. This means that, most likely, Yevgeny Kuyvashev will go to the elections in September 2017 and he will most likely be supported by the presidential administration, at least this is what the regional administration is counting on. It should be noted that over the past year, he met with Putin three times one-on-one - in January 2017 and also in March and August 2016. In principle, no claims were made by the head of state against the Sverdlovsk governor. "
Now Evgeny Kuyvashev is 46 years old. Previously, he was the head of the administration of Tyumen and Tobolsk, and the presidential envoy to the Urals district. Interestingly, a couple of months ago, the media named him on the list of candidates for resignation. Then a large-scale renewal of the governor's corps took place: the heads of the Perm Territory, the Republic of Buryatia, as well as the Ryazan and Novgorod regions left. However, Kuyvashev did not leave his post.
Talking about the head of the Sverdlovsk region and his prospects president of the Petersburg Politics Foundation Mikhail Vinogradov:
“Historically, Kuyvashev belongs to the team of Sergei Sobyanin, he also worked as the mayor of Tyumen, then worked as a plenipotentiary in the Urals District and in 2012 became the governor of the Sverdlovsk Region - not the most successful, not the most disastrous. That is, of course, Kuyvashev did not become such a full-fledged leader of public opinion, and under him, for example, Yevgeny Roizman won the mayoral elections in Yekaterinburg. To a greater extent, Kuyvashev's political weight is associated with the fact that the person behind him is Sergei Sobyanin. As a result, this year there is an intrigue, because there are quite a few strong opposition politicians in the Sverdlovsk region, including the same Roizman, who announced his intentions to participate in the elections. If they go to the polls, then it can be a rather serious struggle, a rather serious collision with an unpredictable result. If, of course. the parties will not agree among themselves. "
Recently, Vladimir Putin also signed a decree on the early resignation of the head of another region - Mordovia. The current head of the republic, Vladimir Volkov, was appointed interim.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the early resignation of Sverdlovsk Region Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev and appointed him interim head of the region until the September 2017 elections. This was reported on Monday, April 17, by the Kremlin press service.
“Accept the resignation of the governor of the Sverdlovsk region, Kuyvashev, at his own request,” the text of the presidential decree says. It follows from it that Kuyvashev was appointed acting governor of the region prior to the assumption of office by a person elected governor of the Sverdlovsk region.
Kuyvashev's term as governor of the Sverdlovsk region expired in May 2017. The gubernatorial elections in the Sverdlovsk region will take place on a single voting day in September 2017.
Evgeny Kuyvashev is 46 years old. He was the deputy head of the Main Directorate Federal Service bailiffs across Moscow. Then he headed the administration of Tobolsk, was the mayor of Tyumen. In 2011, Kuyvashev was appointed Plenipotentiary of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in the Urals Federal District. A week after the inauguration of President Vladimir Putin on May 7, 2012, Kuyvashev was appointed acting head of the Sverdlovsk region, replacing Alexander Misharin at the head of the region.
Two governors have been reappointed, criminal cases have been opened against two
In 2017, Putin has already dismissed 10 heads of regions. On January 12, he appointed Murat Kumpilov Acting Head of Adygea. In this post, Kumpilov replaced Aslan Tkhakushinov, who headed the republic for more than 10 years. In February 2017, the heads of Buryatia (Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn), Karelia (Alexander Khudilainen), Perm Krai (Viktor Basargin), Novgorod Oblast (Sergey Mitin) and Ryazan Oblast (Oleg Kovalev) lost their posts. None of them have been appointed acting governor.
The head of state noted in February 2017 that “oh the renewal of the governor's corps is not a campaign, it is a constant rotation process. "
On April 4, resident Putin signed a decree dismissing the head of Udmurtia, Alexander Solovyov. “I decide to dismiss Alexander Vasilyevich Solovyov from the post of head of the Udmurt Republic due to the loss of trust,” the text of the decree said. Earlier, the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case against Solovyov on suspicion of taking bribes worth 140 million rubles from bridge construction contractors.
On April 6, Putin dismissed the head of the Republic of Mari El, Leonid Markelov, "of his own free will". Russian President appointed ex-deputy plenipotentiary in the Volga Federal District, chairman of the Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region Alexander Evstifeev, acting head of the Republic of Mari El until the September elections.On April 13, it became known that Markelov was detained on suspicion of taking a bribe of 235 million rubles.