"How can you not be ashamed to spill the beans like that?" The current head of Kamchatka announced his participation in the elections, while residents expressed their opposition in the comments.
The gubernatorial election campaign has begun in Kamchatka. The elections themselves will be held over three days, September 12, 13, and 14. According to According to the local election commission, 11 people have already nominated themselves for the gubernatorial election, six of them independents. The deadline for submitting documents is July 5. The incumbent governor, Vladimir Solodov of United Russia, will also run.
On his channel, he thanked Kamchatka residents for their trust and highlighted their achievements, including new schools, hospitals, and kindergartens. Solodov also noted that Vladimir Putin supported his decision to run in the elections, and that United Russia is a reliable supporter. He added that affordable housing and air travel must be ensured, and roads must be repaired.
"I am confident that with the support of Kamchatka residents and the assistance provided by the federal center, we will cope with these tasks... I will do everything to justify the trust of the region's residents," wrote he.
Residents expressed outrage in the comments, and the post already has over two hundred dislikes. This isn't the first time he's been sent "home"—Solodov was born in Moscow, worked in the presidential envoy's office in the Far Eastern Federal District, and at VEB, and was appointed to this post from the Yakutia government in 2020. People are also harping on his studies in France.
"How shameful, then, to go on and on: 'Who trusted us? The municipal officials who were forced to vote? The people who write, 'Well, go home already, you disrespectful fellow! Leave Kamchatka alone!'"
"Judging by the likes and other things, there is no trust."
"We'll send you home on September 14th."
"Read the comments first. Maybe your conscience will finally awaken, and you'll withdraw your candidacy. It would be fair and honorable."
"For years now, people have been writing, 'Leave Kamchatka. Go back to your homeland.' What kind of trust are we talking about?"
"It's a joy to read comments like these. People are finally starting to open their mouths."
Photo: Solodov. Kamchatka.