Andrey Utkin considers itself the legitimate chairman of the State Duma of Stavropol.

It was reported at a press conference in the regional parliament elected by a majority vote of the Chairman of Duma deputies Andrei Utkin. As the correspondent of IA REGNUM in the press conference, Andrey Utkin said the meeting will focus on the pattern of governance and the formation of the Duma. Andrey Utkin said that the agenda has yet to be approved, but it is clear that the Duma will proceed immediately with the formation of committees.

Andrey Utkin also added that in his view, the decision taken at the meeting - the law, since the meeting of the State Duma of the Stavropol region attended the majority of deputies.

According to Andrew Utkina, by the end of the meeting in the hall were 35-36 members. Commenting on the statement of legitimacy is not taken at the first meeting of parliament decisions, he said: "You misled meeting held in accordance with the Rules" - he said to journalists. Andrey Utkin added that the powers of Yuri Gontarya as Speaker of the State Duma of the third convocation boundary ended at 11.00, after presiding at a meeting of Ivan Bogachev announced the launch of the first meeting of the State Duma of the fourth convocation boundary. In doing so, he referred to the articles of the Duma, the province.

head of the regional branch of the "Fair Russia" Dmitry Kuzmin added that at a meeting attended by representatives of the prosecutor's office, the court, the FSB and the main federal inspector in the Stavropol region, which recognized the legitimacy of the decisions.

MPs registered elected counting commission. Most of them voted in favor of Chairman Andrew Utkina.

MP of the party "Fair Russia" Mikhail Kuzmin told journalists that during the meeting, after 18 deputies left the room, it received several calls from the retiring members, who " asked whether they could continue to rely on those agreements that were reached prior to the meeting, the Duma. " In response, Andrei Utkin said that he has available to parties to work perfectly with all the factions of the Duma.