Peskov explained the dismissal of Ignatiev as head of the Chuvash Republic

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Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov has explained the decision on resignation of the head of Chuvashia Mikhail Ignatyev. According to him, the manifested actions Ignatieff to people indicate the contempt of the people.

“We really saw was not very pretty, rather, very ugly events. The President has repeatedly said that any manifestation of disrespect to the people from the government is unacceptable. And in his eyes is something absolutely unacceptable,” Peskov told the TV channel “Russia-1”.

Ignatieff has twice appeared in the centre of the scandal. 18 January, he apologized for the call “wet” critics of the government journalists. The former head of the Chuvash Republic explained that meant people who call themselves journalists, but pursue a single goal – to discredit the government.

23 Jan Ignatiev during the presentation of keys to new fire engines forced the emergency workers to jump for the keys. The incident received wide public publicity. After that, Ignatieff was expelled from the ranks of “United Russia”.

January 29, Vladimir Putin prematurely dismissed the head of Republic Michael Ignatyev in connection with loss of trust. Acting appointed Oleg Nikolaev.

two days Later, the acting head of the Republic Oleg Nikolaev signed a decree on the resignation of the government of Chuvash Republic. Nikolayev did not rule out that with many Ministers work will continue in the future.

According to him, the Republic is necessary to evaluate the internal reserves and to use the support measures for the regions with low fiscal capacity.

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