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Former Ukrainian politician Serhiy Arbuzov, who faces criminal prosecution in his homeland, has become a deputy of the State Duma. This was reported by the Russian propaganda outlet Vedomosti.
Arbuzov entered the Russian parliament representing the party “A Just Russia.” The first session of the 9th State Duma will take place on 30 September.
Based on the election results, five parties passed into the State Duma. United Russia received 349 mandates, the CPRF — 37, the LDPR — 23, New People — 19, A Just Russia — 17. The elections were held from 18 to 20 September, including in the territories of Ukraine under occupation.
Serhiy Arbuzov was head of the National Bank of Ukraine in 2010–2012 during Viktor Yanukovych’s presidency. Arbuzov served as acting prime minister of Ukraine from 28 January to 27 February 2014 after Mykola Azarov resigned. The full head of the new Cabinet following the Revolution of Dignity became Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
Serhiy Arbuzov is currently 50 years old. A Just Russia and its leader Sergei Mironov openly support Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
In 14 May, the new Russian ombudsperson became the 37-year-old State Duma deputy from A Just Russia, Yana Lantratova.
In 2023, the outlet Vazhlyvi Istorii wrote that the leader of A Just Russia, Sergei Mironov, and his wife traveled to occupied Kherson in 2022. The couple took a ten-month-old girl and changed her name.
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