INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
fifth term in the Kremlin.Khanty-Mansi is among dozens of Russian regions, as well as annexed Crimea, that will hold gubernatorial elections
in September.A former lower-house State Duma lawmaker for the ruling United Russia party, Komarova wasappointed Khanty-Mansi governor in
2010 and re-appointed twice in 2015 and 2020
She was the third-ever woman to govern a federal subject in modern Russia.During a meeting with constituents last fall, Komarova wasaccused
was caught on a hot micboasting about an alleged corruption scheme involving state contracts
