Deputies of the city Duma of Ekaterinburg the extraordinary meeting accepted the resignation of Yevgeny Roizman as mayor.

for voted 25 deputies from 33, six were against it.

Roizman himself to the meeting came.

in addition, the MPs adopted amendments to the city Charter to abolish the direct election of the mayor.

On Tuesday, Roizman said that he would not offer to the agenda of the Yekaterinburg Duma the question on introduction of changes to the city Charter, which would be spelled out cancellation of elections of the head of Ekaterinburg. Then He announced his resignation. Before the autumn elections to serve as the acting mayor will be Deputy Chairman of the Duma Viktor Tests. In early April, the Legislative Assembly of the Sverdlovsk region adopted in three readings a draft law to abolish the direct election of the head of the city.

for the initiative voted 42 deputies, against
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