2024 Vologda Oblast gubernatorial election
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The 2024 Vologda Oblast gubernatorial election will take place on 8 September 2024, on common election day. Acting Governor Georgy Filimonov is running to a full term in office.
Background[edit]
Then-Cherepovets mayor Oleg Kuvshinnikov was appointed acting Governor of Vologda Oblast and was later elected by the Legislative Assembly of Vologda Oblast in December 2011, replacing four-term incumbent Governor Vyacheslav Pozgalyov.[1] Kuvshinnikov resigned early in May 2014 and ran in the special gubernatorial election in September 2014 winning it with 62.98% of the vote.[2] Kuvshinnikov ran for a third term in 2019 and won with 60.79% of the vote.[3]
On 31 October 2023 Oleg Kuvshinnikov unexpectedly announced his resignation nearly a year ahead of the gubernatorial election. Deputy Chairman of the Moscow Oblast Government Georgy Filimonov was appointed acting Governor of Vologda Oblast the same day.[4] In November 2023 Filimonov appointed his predecessor, Oleg Kuvshinnikov, to the Federation Council after incumbent Senator Olga Danilova, whom Kuvshinnikov himself appointed just 44 days ago, stepped down.[5]
In January 2024 Legislative Assembly of Vologda Oblast changed the electoral law, allowing gubernatorial candidates run as a self-nominated.[6] Later acting Governor Filimonov announced that he was not planning to join any political party and would run in the upcoming gubernatorial election as an Independent.[7] However, on May 24, 2024 Senator Andrey Turchak, the secretary general of United Russia, visited Vologda and personally handed over a party card to Governor Filimonov, who joined the party and announced his intention to run under its ticket.[8]
Candidates[edit]
In Vologda Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated by registered political parties or by self-nomination. Candidate for Governor of Vologda Oblast should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Candidates for Governor should not have a foreign citizenship or residence permit. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 7% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities.[9] In addition, self-nominated candidates should collect 1% of signatures of Vologda Oblast residents. Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Filed[edit]
Candidate name, political party |
Occupation | Status | Ref. | ||
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Georgy Filimonov United Russia |
Acting Governor of Vologda Oblast (2023–present) Former Deputy Chairman of the Government of Moscow Oblast (2021–2023) |
Nominated | [7][10] | ||
Igor Katukhin RPPSS |
Member of Legislative Assembly of Vologda Oblast (2022–present) | Nominated | [11] |
Declared[edit]
- Aleksandr Morozov (CPRF), Member of Legislative Assembly of Vologda Oblast (2011–present), 2014 and 2019 gubernatorial candidate[12]
Potential[edit]
- Vladislav Zvorykin (SR–ZP), Member of Legislative Assembly of Vologda Oblast (2021–present), businessman[13]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Мэр Череповца назначен врио губернатора Вологодской области". rbc.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "На выборах губернатора Вологодской области победил Олег Кувшинников". tass.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "Кувшинников побеждает на выборах губернатора Вологодской области с 60,79% голосов". tass.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "Путин назначил Филимонова врио губернатора Вологодской области". ria.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "Экс-губернатора Вологодской области Кувшинникова назначили сенатором от региона". tass.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "Самовыдвиженцы смогут участвовать в выборах на должность губернатора Вологодской области". vologda.mk.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ a b "Врио главы Вологодской области пойдет на выборы губернатора самовыдвиженцем". tass.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "Врио главы Вологодской области передумал идти на выборы самовыдвиженцем". vedomosti.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "Закон "О выборах Губернатора Вологодской области" от 13 июля 2012 года N 2835-ОЗ (с изменениями на 9 февраля 2024 года)". docs.cntd.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "Филимонов Георгий Юрьевич". vologod.vybory.izbirkom.ru. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "Катухин Игорь Васильевич". vologod.vybory.izbirkom.ru. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
- ^ "КПРФ сдает кандидатский минимум". kommersant.ru. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "Владислав Зворыкин не заявлялся на губернаторские выборы". vologda-poisk.ru. Retrieved 2024-06-01.