Secretary of the regional branch of "United Russia" Viktor Shepti will take part in the primaries on the selection of candidates for the post of governor of the Sverdlovsk region. Thus, in the primaries will be attended by two representatives of the party of power - Sheptius and the provincial governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev, the decree on the appointment of which was signed by President Vladimir Putin.

Both candidates were offered by a member of the Supreme Council of the party Sergei Nosov at a meeting of the regional political council of the United Arab Emirates on May 11, JustMedia reports.. En.

From May 15, the candidates will visit the primary organizations and local offices to react for themselves, telling their plans to work as governor. In early June, there will be an inner-Party vote, the results of which will be announced on June 10. After this, the candidate will be able to register in the election commission. The election of the governor will be held on September 10, 2017.

Earlier, the rumorers spread information that the sparring partner of Kuivashev in the primaries could be the general director of UMMC-Holding Andrey Kozitsyn.