Moscow City Duma deputy Vladimir Ryzhkov, who was elected to the capital’s parliament from the Yabloko party, has been stripped of his mandate. All parliamentarians present at the meeting voted unanimously for this decision.
Earlier, the politician himself sent an appeal with a request to deprive him of his powers. According to TASS, a statement from Ryzhkov, in which he explained his decision to leave “due to changes in family, personal and work circumstances,” was received on December 25, 2023.
Ryzhkov himself in the Telegram channel called the resignation of parliamentary powers “forced.” According to him, “known external circumstances and personal reasons made it too difficult to exercise authority.” He added that he “almost completely” fulfilled his election program and expressed gratitude to the voters who voted for him.
Earlier, the parliamentary powers of communists Nikolai Gubenko and Oleg Sheremetyev were also terminated early.
Ryzhkov was elected to the Moscow City Duma in 2021 in by-elections as a candidate from Yabloko. After the start of the military operation in Ukraine, Vladimir Ryzhkov left Russia – it was reported that he went on vacation to Germany and would return by the beginning of the autumn session. Since then, he has not appeared at meetings of the capital’s parliament.
Source: Rosbalt
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