More action, fewer words: Putin has set tasks for the new leadership of Dagestan
Sergey Melikov is retiring as the head of Dagestan and moving to another job. Vladimir Putin announced this at a meeting with representatives of the region in the Kremlin on April 30. Fyodor Shchukin, the head of the Supreme Court of Dagestan, may take the position instead. The President supported this candidacy, but noted that he would closely monitor the work of the new leadership. Sergei Melikov's achievements will be taken into account in his future career, the president promised.
How long has Sergei Melikov been the head of Dagestan?
On April 30, Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with representatives of the People's Assembly of Dagestan, the mayor of Makhachkala and deputies of the State Duma from the region to discuss the candidacy of the new head of the region. Sergei Melikov, who has been in charge of the republic since October 2020, is moving to another job, according to the president.
— The current head of the republic, Sergey Alimovich Melikov, has a term ending in September. He has done a lot, and we are grateful to him for that. Life goes on and on, and the most important thing here is to have a person at the head of the republic who: "a" — is able to solve the tasks, "b" — knows what to do and how to do it, taking into account what has been done so far, and "c" is, Probably the most important thing is that he enjoys the respect of people and the trust of people," said Vladimir Putin.
Chairman of the People's Assembly of Dagestan Zaur Askenderov proposed Chairman of the Supreme Court of Dagestan Fyodor Shchukin to the President as one of the candidates for the post of head of the republic. And Magomed Ramazanov, deputy permanent representative in the North Caucasus Federal District, can be appointed Prime Minister of the republic, since "such a tandem will be successful," he is sure. The President supported this proposal. He noted that Shchukin in his work tries to take into account the interests of people not only in terms of the requirements of the law, but also based on the realities of life.
— The only question is that he should be able to solve not even organizational issues, but purely economic ones. Well, in principle, since his functions include resolving disputes in the field of civil law and arbitration proceedings, I generally hope that he will succeed in all this. And, of course, he will also need help and support here," he stressed.
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with representatives of Dagestan
Speaking about the candidacy of Magomed Ramazanov, Vladimir Putin noted that he had already proved himself during the aftermath of floods in the republic. The president has nothing against his nomination to the post of head of the regional government. At the same time, the president stressed that he would closely monitor the work of the new leadership of Dagestan. He also instructed the future leadership and the assembled deputies to actively involve veterans of their military in all government bodies, and Dagestanis in the special operation zone show themselves at their best, both ordinary and in the highest command positions.
Political analysts called the leadership change an expected step. Sergey Melikov was in the red zone in the ranking of political stability of governors: the reason for this was intra—elite conflicts and difficulties with manageability, said Evgeny Minchenko, head of the Minchenko Consulting communications holding.
— The overall situation there is quite complicated. Nevertheless, he is a respected man who belongs to a serious elite group. I think he will have a normal job. But here an interesting tandem emerges: Fyodor Shchukin and Magomed Ramazanov. The second is a man from law enforcement agencies who deeply understands Islam," the political scientist told Izvestia.
Fyodor Shchukin
The head of Dagestan is elected by deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic from among the candidates submitted by the President. The Chairman of the Government of Dagestan is appointed by the head of the republic with the consent of the National Assembly.
What did Putin draw the attention of the future leadership to?
The administration of the head of the republic promptly clarified Melikov's status after Vladimir Putin's words: the current head will continue to perform his duties until the relevant presidential decree is issued. Both Vladimir Putin and the participants of the meeting emphasized his great contribution to the development of Dagestan.
The representatives of the republic expressed gratitude to Melikov, noting that he worked tirelessly and solved all the tasks set. In particular, they discussed the work on flood relief in the republic. State Duma deputy Nurbagand Nurbagandov expressed gratitude to Sergey Melikov, stressing that he had not left any family in trouble.
— I agree with your assessment of Sergey Alimovich's work. Of course, we will take this into account in his future career," Vladimir Putin replied.
The President again set the task to help those flood victims in Dagestan who did not have their housing rights issued as soon as possible. "There should be less bureaucracy, and more specific cases," he recalled.
— If you need to make any changes to the regulatory framework, documents, let's do it as soon as possible. I will definitely tell [Russian Emergencies Minister Alexander] Kurenkov and other members of the government to propose their solution. And you formulate how you see it. The key thing is to confirm that the person lived there, that it was his main home," he said.
Heavy rainfall hit the North Caucasus at the end of March — it led to large-scale natural disasters, Dagestan was particularly badly affected. Massive flooding, power outages, rockfalls and mudslides occurred in the republics, roads and bridges were damaged. More than 11 thousand people were evacuated from the affected houses. The disaster has already claimed the lives of six people, including two children, and in total the emergency zone has covered up to 1.5 million residents of Dagestan. On behalf of the president, a government commission has been established to eliminate the consequences of floods under the leadership of the head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, Alexander Kurenkov, who introduced a federal emergency regime in the region.
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