Ramzan Kadyrov speaking at a conference of the Chechen regional branch of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party, June 26, 2021. Photo: press service of the "Edinaya Rossiya" Party

27 June 2021, 11:49

"Edinaya Rossiya" nominates Kadyrov for the post of head of Chechnya

The participants in the conference of the Chechen branch of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party have unanimously supported Ramzan Kadyrov's candidacy for the post of head of the republic and rejected his only rival.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on June 23, the delegates of the World Congress of Chechen Nations adopted a resolution calling on Ramzan Kadyrov to nominate him for running, at the next election, for the head of the region. This was also supported by Vladimir Putin.

On June 26, Grozny hosted the 36th conference of the Chechen regional branch of the "Edinaya Rossiya" (United Russia) Party, at which two candidates for the post of the head of Chechnya were considered. The rival to Kadyrov, who is not only the incumbent head of the region, but also a member of the Supreme Council of the Party, was Magomed Selimkhanov, a Russian State Duma MP. All the 176 delegates of the conference having the right to vote cast their ballots for Kadyrov.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on June 26, 2021 at 08:13 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: The Caucasian Knot

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