New mayor of Yaroslavl must be elected within six months

After the departure of Artem Molchanov in Yaroslavl, the procedure for choosing a new head of the city began. According to the chairman of the municipality Sergey Kalinin, the governor of the Yaroslavl region has six months to submit candidates for the post of mayor to deputies. At the same time, Kalinin said that the list of possible candidates is already quite large.

The new head of the city will be chosen from candidates submitted by the governor. Applicants can also be nominated by parties represented in the State Duma and the Yaroslavl Regional Duma, the Civic Chamber of the region and other organizations provided for by law. After considering the candidates, the governor must submit to the municipality at least two candidates, from which the deputies will choose the mayor.

From September 25, the deputy mayor for housing and communal services and improvement Nikolai Stepanov will temporarily perform the powers of the head of Yaroslavl. Artem Molchanov left his post in connection with his election to the State Duma.