In Kharkiv (in the Kharkiv City Council), Kernes's place was taken by Ilona Khachaturyan. The Kharkiv City Territorial Election Commission received a statement on the refusal of Gennady Kernes from the deputy mandate.
According to the law, a person elected by the mayor cannot be simultaneously registered as a deputy of the local council. The mayor must submit an application to resign from the mandate, and his place is taken by the next candidate on the party list.
Ilona Khachaturyan took the place of Kernes in Kharkiv. Now she is the Deputy Chief of Staff of the KHOGA.
A 38-year-old woman is in charge of the department for ensuring the activities of the leadership of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration. A very literate and competent woman who is not ashamed of.