Russian communist leader Gennady Zyuganov attends a flower laying ceremony at Vladimir Lenin's mausoleum to mark the 151th anniversary of the revolutionary leader's birth in Moscow, Russia, on April 22, 2021. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyny)
The number of first deputy chairmen has been raised to two.
MOSCOW, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Gennady Zyuganov was unanimously re-elected chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation on Saturday during the party's 18th national congress.
The number of first deputy chairmen has been raised to two. Ivan Melnikov retains this post and Yuri Afonin, who was previously deputy chairman, has been promoted to first deputy chairman.
The deputy chairmen of the party's central committee now include Melnikov (first deputy), Afonin (first deputy), Vladimir Kashin, Dmitry Novikov, and Leonid Kalashnikov.
The congress has decided to increase the number of central committee members to 188 for the next four years. ■
