Primorye Territory Governor Oleg Kozhemyako and Russian First Deputy Finance Minister Irina Okladnikova wait before a meeting between members of the Communist Party (KPRF) faction and candidates for the posts of deputy prime ministers and transport minister at the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow, Russia. On October 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed a government reshuffle proposed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Kozhemyako was nominated to become a deputy prime minister and presidential envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, while Okladnikova will take over as the government's chief of staff.
