The 2022 Republic of Buryatia head election took place on 11 September 2022, on common election day. Incumbent Head Alexey Tsydenov was re-elected to a second term.[1]
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Background
editDeputy Minister of Transport Alexey Tsydenov was appointed Head of Buryatia in February 2017.[2] He successfully won election to a full term with 87% of the vote.[3]
Due to the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and subsequent economic sanctions the cancellation and postponement of direct gubernatorial elections was proposed.[4] The measure was even supported by A Just Russia leader Sergey Mironov.[5]
However, Aleksey Tsydenov publicly supported direct head election.[6] On 31 May President Vladimir Putin endorsed Tsydenov for reelection.[7] On 9 June People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia called head election for 11 September 2022.[8]
Candidates
editOnly political parties can nominate candidates for head election in Buryatia, self-nomination is not possible. However, candidate is not obliged to be a member of the nominating party. Candidate for Head of Buryatia should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 7% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities (207-217 signatures).[9] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Registered
edit- Sergey Dorosh (LDPR), Member of People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia, 2017 head candidate[10]
- Viktor Malyshenko (CPRF), Member of People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia[11]
- Semyon Matkheyev (New People), businessman[12]
- Alexey Tsydenov (United Russia), incumbent Head of Buryatia[7]
Declined
edit- Igor Bobkov (RPPSS), Member of People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia[13]
- Vyacheslav Markhayev (CPRF), Member of State Duma, 2017 head candidate[14]
Candidates for Federation Council
edit- Sergey Dorosh (LDPR):
- Yulia Maltseva, accountant
- Dmitry Teslenko, physician
- Badmadorzho Zhigzhitov, Member of People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia
- Viktor Malyshenko (CPRF):
- Anatoly Kovalev, Member of People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia
- Vyacheslav Markhayev, Member of State Duma, former Senator from Irkutsk Oblast (2015-2020), 2017 head candidate
- Bair Tsyrenov, Member of People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia
- Semyon Matkheyev (New People):
- Maksim Buvalin, general director of "Ulan-Ude Energo"
- Aldar Galsanov, unemployed
- Shirap Khaludorov, aide to State Duma member Georgy Arapov
- Aleksey Tsydenov (United Russia):
- Leonid Belykh, former general director of Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (1998-2021)
- Tatyana Mantatova, Deputy Chair of People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia, former Senator from Buryatia (2017)
- Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn, incumbent Senator
Finances
editAll sums are in rubles.
| Financial Report | Source | Dorosh | Malyshenko | Matkheyev | Tsydenov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | [15] | 900,000 | 304,150 | 330,000 | 385,000 |
| Final | [15] | 3,000,000 | 1,748,522 | 1,684,160 | 35,000,000 |
Results
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexey Tsydenov (incumbent) | United Russia | 235,380 | 86.23 | ||
| Viktor Malyshenko | Communist Party | 19,429 | 7.12 | ||
| Sergey Dorosh | Liberal Democratic Party | 7,264 | 2.66 | ||
| Semyon Matkheyev | New People | 6,414 | 2.35 | ||
| Valid votes | 268,487 | 98.36 | |||
| Blank ballots | 4,479 | 1.64 | |||
| Total | 272,966 | 100.00 | |||
| Turnout | 272,966 | 39.41 | |||
| Registered voters | 692,590 | 100.00 | |||
| Source: | [16] | ||||
Incumbent Senator Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn (United Russia) was re-appointed to the Federation Council.[17]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "В России могут отменить прямые выборы губернаторов". 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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