Moscow government resigns

Archive June 05, 2013, 17:00

The full government, the prefects, who are not included in the city government , as well as the mayor will become acting officials

MOSCOW, June 5 (Itar-Tass) - The Moscow government also resigns over the early termination of the powers of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.

The full government, the prefects, who are not included in the city government , as well as the mayor will become acting officials. “This procedure is envisaged in the legislation,” the Moscow mayoralty said.

The Moscow City Duma is expected to hold at 10:00 Moscow time on Friday, June 7, an extraordinary meeting to set the date of early Moscow mayoral elections. Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of Sergei Sobyanin on Wednesday and wished successes to him at early mayoral elections.

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