Radiy Khabirov named three candidates for Senators from Bashkiria

UFA, 11 July 2019. /Bashinform News Agency/ translated by Tatiana Aksyutina/.

Radiy Khabirov, as a registered candidate for the post of head of Bashkortostan, presented data on three candidates for the Senators. This is a member of the Federation Council Lilia Gumerova, State Duma deputy, ex-mayor of Ufa Pavel Kachkaev and a pensioner, in the past - the head of Sterlitamak, Spartak Akhmetov.

As RBC-Ufa reports, Pavel Kachkaev announced his readiness to transfer from the State Duma to the Federation Council, if necessary.

Currently, the Council of Federation has two representatives from Bashkiria - Lilia Gumerova and the former mayor of Ufa Irek Yalalov, who is vested with the powers of a member of the Federation Council from the legislative body of the republic. Lilia Gumerova became a member of the Federation Council from the head of Bashkortostan in September 2014.