United Russia, which "inherited" the position of director of a state institution, was appointed head of the Iskitimsky District The Council of Deputies of the Iskitimsky District of the Novosibirsk Region appointed 40-year-old Dmitri Zaphargaev as the head of the district. The direct elections in the region were canceled a long time ago. The competition committee, which is controlled by the regional government, allowed only Zafargeev and the director of the Vostochnoi municipal plant, Alexander Yarkov, to participate in the voting process. The district council unanimously chose Zafargeev. Zafergiev is a member of United Russia and was a deputy of the Iskite city council. In February 2026, he became chairman of the Council of Deputies after the former chairman, Yuriy Martynov, was removed from the prosecutor's office due to alleged illegal bonuses. In May Zapregayev was appointed deputy head of the Iskitimsky district, at the same time Yuri Sablin left the post of head, who accepted the chairmanship of the head of administration of the Novosibirsk district. It is worth noting that in the years 2022-2026 Zafargaev was the director of the state institution of the regional government "The Center for Social Support of the Population of the City of Iskitim". After he left for the administration, the chair was taken by Olga Zapregaeva - according to Siberia Express, she is the official's wife. Before her marriage, her last name was Kramarenko, and in 2023 she only worked as a consultant at the Social Support Center, and in 2024 she was already the deputy director of the institution under the leadership of Zaphargayev. In September 2026, Zapregaeva from United Russia was promoted to the Iskite city council in the same district her husband previously occupied.