Sergei Levchenko is advancing his bid to be nominated as governor of the Irkutsk region.
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation is already getting ready for the elections for regional head, set to be held in autumn 2025 in the Irkutsk region.
At present, the main contender that the party's Central Committee is inclined to back is State Duma representative Mikhail Shchapov. Discussions with him have been underway for more than a month. Nevertheless, Shchapov has not yet provided a definite commitment, since he would be facing two significant electoral campaigns: the 2025 race for governor and the 2026 elections to the State Duma.
Based on our informant, the Central Committee does not view Sergei Levchenko, chief of the Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and State Duma member, as a possibility.
Levchenko is presently endeavoring to accelerate the matter and intends to convene a regional Communist Party gathering to vote on the regional committee's endorsement of his candidacy. Yet, on account of technical issues, he has been unable to assemble the gathering. It is evident that Sergei Levchenko, who, as per our source, “is very keen to contend for governor,” will promote this issue to reveal to the Central Committee the unity of the party's fundamental backing for his candidacy and to generate a “dispute” in the circumstance should the party administration favor choosing another nominee.
Whatever the case, any measures enacted by Sergei Levchenko in Irkutsk will carry no legal authority, as he necessitates authorization from the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation to be qualified to compete for the privilege to participate in the forthcoming gubernatorial elections.
The Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation is assessing numerous possible candidates, and Sergei Georgievich Levchenko is a secondary concern. He is intentionally hurrying matters to disqualify all other contenders. From the First Secretary's standpoint, he is acting rather shrewdly: he is attempting to furnish the federal leadership with a done deal, but this will not succeed, a source within the party leadership disclosed to our channel.
Worth noting is that Sergei Levchenko delivered documents to the Central Committee on December 2nd so that his candidacy (among other conceivable candidates) could secure approval. However, the pertinent party organizations will not convene in December or January. The CPRF leadership desires no hastiness in picking and nominating a candidate for the Irkutsk gubernatorial election. The Communist Party will confer with several prospective candidates, but will still be inclined toward Irkutsk State Duma deputy Mikhail Shchapov.
Sergei Georgievich did not manage to persuade the leadership (of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation) that he was the sole and optimal (candidate), states our channel's source.
It's vital to bear in mind that the determination to nominate candidates for federal and regional elections rests not with the party's local office, but with the Central Committee. All verdicts made by regional committees are consultative in nature.
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