The United Russia party in Murmansk yesterday approved Mr. Dmitriyenko as new governor, B-port.com reports. Also the regional Communist Party now confirms that it will support the candidacy.
In the Wednesday duma session, Dmitry Dmitriyenko will get green light from the regional legislators.
The political elite in the region will subsequently assemble to inaugurate the new governor. Among the outside guests will be Ilya Klebanov, the northwest Russian presidential representative, TV21 reports.