Lavrov and Shoigu can abandon deputy mandates

Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu and Sergey Lavrov, most likely refuse the mandates of the State Duma deputies after the victory of the United Russia party in the parliamentary elections in Russia. This reports to Interfax with reference to three informed sources.

Also, according to sources, it will not go to the State Duma and the chief physician of the hospital in the communurgion Denis Protsenko.

Potentially in the lower chamber of parliament, the head of the Talent and Success Foundation, Elena Schmelev and Children’s Ombudsman Anna Kuznetsov, said one of the sources. The second source told Interfax that the deputy mandate will retain only Kuznetsov.

Shoigu, Lavrov, Protsenko, Shmeleva and Kuznetsova made up the first five Party “United Russia” in the elections to the State Duma in the Federal District.

According to the latest data of the CEC, published after the processing of 90.3% of the protocols, United Russia leads in the Duma elections, dialing 49.65% of votes by federal lists. According to the data on single-member districts after processing 90.19% of the protocols, United Russia is leading in 196 districts.