PoliticsVedomosti: Leonid Slutsky may lose State Duma international affairs committee post

United Russia is preparing to replace LDPR leader Leonid Slutsky as head of the State Duma’s international affairs committee in the new parliament, sources told Vedomosti. Pyotr Tolstoy is reportedly the leading candidate, with Vyacheslav Nikonov also mentioned. Slutsky is expected to remain head of the LDPR faction, while the final committee lineup will be decided after the election.

Russian politicsState Dumacommittee reshuffleLeonid Slutsky

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