MPs against the Constitution

In the Sverdlovsk region passed a law to abolish the direct election of mayorsBased on materials from TASS, RIA NovostiThe deputies of the Sverdlovsk region passed a law to abolish the direct election of mayors in the region. The new law stipulates that the head of the municipality is elected representative body from among the candidates submitted by the tender committee and is headed by the local administration. The law does not apply to Yekaterinburg and Nizhniy Tagil, here will operate an existing electoral system. The Closed City, which include the CATF Free, Ural village and Novouralsk urban district, the head will be elected in municipal elections. "The head of the closed city forest elected representative body of that city from among its members and shall exercise the powers of its
Chairman with a decisive vote," - said in the law. For urban and rural law establishes three alternative ways of election of heads. "The first way - the municipal elections, and is a member of the representative body of the voting, as well as exercise the powers of its chairman. Second - in the municipal elections and heads the local administration. The third - the election of a representative body of the relevant settlement from among the candidates submitted by the tender commission on the results of the competition, and is headed by the local administration, "- said in the law. Adding to the bill due to the decision of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, which requires entities to bring the laws in the sphere of municipal authorities in accordance with the legal positions.