The reason was the election campaign, which, as you know, is a key point in assessing the federal center of the heads in the territories. Volgograd “oil industry” used it as another attempt to violate the balance of power. Even during the primaries period, the rate was made for disgraced candidate Irina Guseva, who spoke in an open opposition both to regional leadership and party. At the same time, customers are not even trying to hide themselves. The head of the headquarters at the candidate was the head of one of the structural divisions of Lukoil Mikhail Kubantsev. Her posters were hung with all Lukilov gas stations in the district. In parallel with this, active work was carried out to discredit not only rivals on the electoral field, but also the governor himself, as responsible for the purity and transparency of the elections in the region.
It began, however, this story is not today, but for a long time. Back in the 19th year, when the Governor’s campaign was going on in the Volgograd region, intermediaries were walking around the presidential administration, representing the interests of the Volgograd oil sector and hinted by all means (often completely random visitors to the receptionists), that the president does not support any Bocharov, and therefore, which means, which means that The Volgograd governor does not shine for the second term. For a second term, Bocharov left with an indicator of 76.8%, its replacement was not provided and the prolongation of authority was agreed in advance. The intermediaries-chartans received their money for ritual trampling in the corridors, and their customers from the Volgograd “Lukoil” were left with nothing.
Is there really an elite conflict in the region? Rather, no than yes. With various claims presented by the Volgograd governor, one cannot but admit that he became the first in a long time to who managed to recapture from the clans of the local “nobility” hunting for civil strife. It was also possible that it is positioned as a 100% creature of Moscow, to argue with which it is useless and not safe to argue on this issue. Only Lukoilians make periodic attempts, who could not part with nostalgia in the 2010th year, when, in fact, the whole region had at their disposal. It is noteworthy that at the official level, the same Lukoil willingly take part in the life of the region, in projects and programs, fully supporting the course of Bocharov and United Russia. And this is quite logical. The question is now different – does Mr. Alekperov know about the shadow games of his subordinates? Or rather, can he not know about it, if it is known that without his approval in Lukoil and a paper clip cannot be bought?
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