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Sergei Melikov previously served as head of Dagestan, from where he was dismissed by the Russian President.
Sergei Melikov, who was dismissed by Russian President Vladimir Putin from the post of head of Dagestan, received a new position. He became a senator from the Bryansk region, as follows from the decree of the head of the Russian border region, Yegor Kovalchuk.
“To vest the powers of a senator of the Russian Federation - a representative from the executive body of state power of the Bryansk region, Sergei Alimovich Melikov,” the text of the document says.
Melikov took office on September 29. Before him, the Bryansk region was represented in the Federation Council by Vadim Dengin. His powers have been terminated.
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