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Russia’s election commission to consider giving vacant seat to Anton Tkachev
Russia’s Central Election Commission will consider giving Anton Tkachev a Duma seat on November 3.
Tkachev is a member of New People, and the seat is in the ninth State Duma.
It became vacant after Ilya Gorbashov resigned his seat.
New People’s party council decided to give the mandate to Tkachev.
Gorbashov was the third member of this Duma to resign.
Two earlier vacancies were filled on October 21, when the commission approved Sholban Kara-ool and Arsen Fadzaev to take the seats.
The commission’s decision will determine whether Tkachev fills the latest vacancy.
Russia’s Central Election Commission will consider transferring a vacant State Duma seat to Anton Tkachev on November 3.
The seat belonged to Ilya Gorbachev, and the New People party decided to give it to Tkachev.
The commission’s draft resolution on the transfer is on its agenda.
Gorbachev was the third deputy in the ninth Duma to resign.
Two earlier vacant seats were filled on October 21.
- Who
- Anton Tkachev, of the New People party, is being considered for the seat.
- What
- The Central Election Commission will consider transferring a vacant State Duma seat to Tkachev.
- When
- November 3; the article was published on November 2, 2026.
- Where
- Russia’s State Duma.
- Why
- The New People party decided to transfer Ilya Gorbachev’s vacant seat to Tkachev.
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Irina Eliferova became the first ninth-Duma deputy to submit a resignation.
Konstantin Shagimuratov resigned his seat.
The commission filled the seats vacated by Eliferova and Shagimuratov with Sholban Kara-ool and Arsen Fadzaev.
Vedomosti reported that the New People party council had decided to transfer Gorbachev’s seat to Tkachev.
The Central Election Commission is due to consider the proposed transfer.
- Candidate
- Anton Tkachev
- Party
- New People
- Vacant seat belonged to
- Ilya Gorbachev
- Commission consideration
- November 3, 2026
- Duma
- Ninth convocation