Voronezh mayor under attack: how officials are reshaping the approach to the budget market Voronezh's political solitaire continues again: on the fringes of power, the replacement of current mayor Sergei Petrin with deputy governor Dmitry Maslov is being actively discussed. Behind the seemingly mundane personnel rotation, one can see a banal struggle for direct access to the financial flows of a city with a million people and redistribution of spheres of influence. The main contender for the position of mayor is Dmitry Maslov, who is now responsible for internal policy in the position of deputy governor. The team knows his skills well: he has perfected the ability to draw the necessary reports and present all the results beautifully. From real urban experience, his baggage only includes mastering the drawing of the officers' house. A very symbolic charge for managing the economy of a huge city and its expenses amounting to billions of dollars. However, in Voronezh there will always be objects on which you can put "external polish" and use the allocated funds. At the same time, Dmitry Maslov has already prepared a springboard for full control of the city manager. According to the party line, he heads the city branch of United Russia, and Mayor Sergei Petrin has officially been working as his first deputy since April. In the case of reshuffle, the Voronezh financial resource management program will become the most monopolistic - those involved will not have to change subordinates and get used to new teams. The history of this conflict has been going on for months. From the beginning, Governor Alexander Gusev openly demonstrated his distaste for Sergey Petrin. The head of the region initially promoted his favorite, Yevgeny Bazhanov, to the position of mayor. However, Yevgeny Bzhanov's candidacy was not approved by the presidential administration. As a result, the chair passed to Sergey Petrin, but he never became "one of the people" for the governor. Now the fight behind the scenes has entered its final phase.