Ramazan Abdulatipov: Dagestan abandoning direct elections of governors

The acting head of Dagestan, Ramazan Abdulatipov, said that the regional parliament will elect the head of the republic.
The State Duma endorsed a law by 305 votes to 145, enabling the constituent entities of the Russian Federation to make the transition from direct elections of governors to their appointment by local legislatures upon the recommendation of the president.
This will signal to the regions that they are free to give up direct elections of governors in favor of an arrangement under which the parliamentary parties will each present to the president a maximum of three candidates for governor. At his own discretion, he will reduce the total number to three and introduce the candidates to a local legislature for it to elect their regional head. This plan involves mandatory consultations with the president.