{"id":70037,"date":"2025-05-27T16:19:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T13:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/?p=70037"},"modified":"2025-05-27T16:19:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T13:19:49","slug":"mari-el-administrative-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/en\/mari-el-administrative-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"In Mari El, raions will be replaced by municipalities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Head of the Republic of <a href=\"https:\/\/fennougria.ee\/en\/peoples\/mari\/\">Mari El<\/a>, <strong>Yuri Zaitsev<\/strong>, told the news agency TASS that the republic is planning a reform of its administration: instead of raions, there will be municipalities. This would make it easier for citizens to communicate with the state authorities, and much more operationally. The reform, however, raises concerns.<\/p><p>The position of the authorities is clear: a simpler and more efficient system of governance, a unified administrative system that reduces bureaucracy. Territorial administrative units, in the form of village councils, will remain, with their names, status and budget.<\/p><p>According to the information currently available, the Kilemar raion has been replaced by the Kilemar municipality. The remaining boundaries are being prepared for the transition.<\/p><div class=\"my-12 my-md-16 px-4 pt-6 border-primary-top content-section\">\r\n    \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-links\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mariuver.com\/2025\/03\/30\/v-marij-el-rajony-preobrazujut-v-okruga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u0412 \u041c\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0439 \u042d\u043b \u0440\u0430\u0439\u043e\u043d\u044b \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0443\u044e\u0442 \u0432 \u043e\u043a\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0430? 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