Anatoly Pakhomov
Anatoly Pakhomov | |
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| Mayor of Sochi | |
| Assumed office 26 April 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1960 |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Kuban State Agrarian University |
Anatoliy Nikolayevich Pakhomov (Russian Анатолий Николаевич Пахомов) (born 1960 in Krasnodar Krai) is a Russian politician. He is currently the mayor of Sochi.[1]
Pakhomov served as the mayor of the town of Anapa from 2005 until 2008.[2] In October 2008 Pakhomov became the fourth occupant of the mayoralty of Sochi since the announcement of the city as the host of the 2014 Winter Olympics.[3] On 24 March 2009 the United Russia party announced that Pakhomov would be its candidate for the April 26 elections for mayor of Sochi.[4] On 27 April 2009 it was announced that Pakhomov had won the election with 77% of the vote.[1] Boris Nemtsov, who came second with around 14% of the vote, contested the fairness of the election, alleging that he was denied media access and that government workers had been pressured to vote for Pakhomov. He received the Olympic flag from IOC president Jacques Rogge at the 2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony.[5]
Prior to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Pakhomov claimed that homosexuality was not accepted in the Caucasus and that there were no gay people in Sochi.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b Unknown (2009-04-27). "Pro-Putin mayor elected in Sochi". BBC News. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- ^ Исполняющим обязанности Сочи назначен Анатолий Пахомов (in Russian). Fedpress.ru. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ^ И.о. главы Сочи Анатолий Пахомов стал кандидатом на пост мэра от «Единой России» (in Russian). Polit.ru. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ^ Unknown (2009-04-15). "United Russia Backs Acting Mayor in Sochi Vote". Moscow Times. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ Crary, David (2010-02-28). "Organizers seek upbeat end to bittersweet Olympics". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2010-02-28. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Sochi 2014: No gay people in city, says mayor". BBC News. 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Sochi mayor tells BBC: No gay people in our town". BBC News. 27 January 2014.