Overview

• The State Council approved Aleksey Pessoshin to continue as prime minister, after which Rustam Minnikhanov signed the appointment decree.
• First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Nigmatullin and eight vice-premiers kept their posts, and former youth minister Rinat Sadykov was elevated to vice-premier to oversee reconstruction in newly supervised territories.
• The regional government formally resigned following the inauguration and was reconstituted with continuity in key positions.
• Minnikhanov underscored structured support for participants of the special military operation and their families as a core priority under Pessoshin’s coordination.
• Certified results show Minnikhanov won 88.09% of the vote with turnout of 2.23 million people (75.85%), and the ceremony drew senior federal officials along with congratulations from several foreign leaders.