Moscow City Elections Commission registers Sobyanin of Moscow mayor-elect
MOSCOW. Sept 11 (Interfax) - The Moscow City Elections Commission on Wednesday registered Sergei Sobyanin as mayor-elect of Moscow, an Interfax correspondent has reported.
"There are no circumstances preventing the registration of Sergei Semyonovich Sobyanin as mayor-elect," the head of the Moscow City Elections Commission said.
The decision was preceded by the official approval of the election outcome, according to which Sobyanin received 51.37% of the votes and his main rival, opposition activist Alexei Navalny, received 27.24% of the votes. The election outcome was later published in official publications.
A total of 1.2 million Muscovites voted for Sobyanin on September 8.
Sobyanin's inauguration is expected to take place on September 12.