But not everyone believes that the epidemic of resignations is solely an attempt to delay local elections for a few more years . Although six of the resignations came from governors with expiring terms, six more have resigned without such pressure. And, although former minister Shoigu was appointed to replace Gromov in Moscow Oblast, polls show that he would have won had he run, notes Echo Moskvy blogger Boris Nadezhdin .
على الرغم من امتداد تعيين شيركونوف حتى 2015، إلا أنه أعلن عن رغبته في تقديم استقالته مبكراً لإفساح الطريق من أجل الانتخابات.