The faction of “United Russia” (ER) in the Legislative Assembly of the Vologda region expelled from its ranks the deputy Denis Dolzhenko, who was at the center of a resonant scandal because of his vacation in Dubai (UAE). About this on his page in “In contact with”said the speaker of parliament, the leader of the United Russia faction, Andrei Lutsenko.
“Now the faction in the legislative assembly consists of 23 people. At the next session of the Legislative Assembly, we will officially notify our fellow deputies about this. In addition, we initiated the procedure for dismissing Denis Evgenievich from the post of Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee on Economic Policy and Property. This issue will also be considered at the session on January 25,” wrote Mr. Lutsenko.
Denis Dolzhenko on the eve of Christmas published on VKontakte selfie from Dubai, which drew the attention of the Secretary of the General Council of the United Russia Andrei Turchak. United Russia sharply criticized deputy for “losing touch with reality” in “difficult times” and demanded that he be expelled from the party. Subsequently, it turned out that Denis Dolzhenko was not a member of the United Russia, but he was expelled from the ranks of the party’s supporters.
In addition, the Presidium of the United Russia General Council recommended that Denis Dolzhenko be expelled from the faction in the Legislative Assembly and dismissed from his post as deputy chairman of the committee on economic policy and property. After the scandal with the vacation of the deputy, the governor of the Vologda region Oleg Kuvshinnikov recommended civil servants to refrain from traveling abroad “in such a difficult time for the country.”
Read more about the reaction of the regional authorities to the scandal surrounding the deputy Dolzhenko – in the material “They don’t need the Dubai coast”.