The Astrakhan governor asked Putin to support his nomination for a new term

Governor of the Astrakhan region Igor Babushkin, at a video conference meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, asked to support his nomination for a new term as head of the region. Elections will be held in September 2024.

“Five years ago you instructed me to head the Astrakhan region. Residents voted for me in the elections. We have done serious work during this time… Therefore, I ask you, Vladimir Vladimirovich, to support my nomination for a new term and I really hope that the people of Astrakhan will also support this choice,” said Mr. Babushkin (quoted from website Kremlin).

Vladimir Putin responded by saying that a lot of work has been done in the region in recent years and the indicators are “generally satisfactory.” According to him, before the elections it is necessary to go out to people and get an assessment of the candidates from local residents.

At a meeting with the president, Igor Babushkin also said that over five years the consolidated budget of the region has grown from 60 billion rubles. up to 90 billion rubles. Since 2019, according to him, the volume of housing commissioning has doubled, 2.6 thousand people have been relocated from dilapidated housing. He also noted that the special port economic zone is of great importance for the region.

Read about the September elections in the text of Kommersant “Governors of the second stage”.

Petr Buzlaev