Governors Confirmed in Tver, Sakhalin

Tver lawmakers on Thursday confirmed a new governor to replace the unpopular Dmitry Zelenin, who last fall complained about finding a worm in his salad during a Kremlin meal. In Sakhalin, lawmakers reconfirmed their governor to a second term, Interfax reported. Both candidates, Andrei Shevelyov in Tver and Alexander Khoroshavin in Sakhalin, were appointed by President Dmitry Medvedev late last month. Zelenin, 48, a former Norilsk Nickel CEO and a […]