2022 Kirov Oblast gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:2022 Kirov Oblast gubernatorial election
Country:Kirov Oblast
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Kirov Oblast gubernatorial election
Previous Year:2017
Next Election:2027 Kirov Oblast gubernatorial election
Next Year:2027
Election Date:10–11 September 2022
Turnout:33.34%
Nominee1:Aleksandr Sokolov
Party1:United Russia
Popular Vote1:243,492
Percentage1:71.85%
Nominee2:Sergey Mamayev
Party2:CPRF
Popular Vote2:45,469
Percentage2:13.42%
Image3: LDPR
Nominee3:Vladimir Ponaryev
Party3:Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
Popular Vote3:20,773
Percentage3:6.13%
Governor
Before Election:Aleksandr Sokolov (acting)
Before Party:United Russia
After Party:United Russia
After Election:Aleksandr Sokolov

The 2022 Kirov Oblast gubernatorial election took place on 10–11 September 2022, on common election day. Acting Governor Aleksandr Sokolov was elected for a full term.[1]

Background

Rosreestr Head Igor Vasilyev was appointed Governor of Kirov Oblast in July 2016, replacing Nikita Belykh, who was arrested for taking a bribe.[2] In September 2017 Vasilyev won the election with 64.03% of the vote.[3]

Governor Vasilyev's single term was accompanied by poor management and "disastrous" personal ratings.[4] Vasilyev's position was also weakened by a major corruption scandal in 2020, when Vice Governor Andrey Plitko, Vasliyev's trustee, and Ministry of Forestry Aleksey Shurgin were arrested for bribery.[5] In the 2021 Russian legislative election United Russia scored only 29.54% of the vote in Kirov Oblast, party's 4th worst result nationally.[6] Among rumoured candidates for replacement of Vasilyev were federal Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko, Deputy Presidential Envoy to the Volga Federal District Oleg Mashkovtsev, Rosatom top-manager Mikhail Sandalov and FSB First Deputy Director Sergey Korolev.[7] On 10 May 2022 Igor Vasilyev asked for his resignation along four other governors, Presidential Administration official Aleksandr Sokolov was appointed acting Governor of Kirov Oblast.[8]

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.[9] The measure was even supported by A Just Russia leader Sergey Mironov.[10] Eventually, on 9 June Legislative Assembly of Kirov Oblast called gubernatorial election for 11 September 2022.[11]

Candidates

In Kirov Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated by registered political parties or by self-nomination. Candidate for Governor of Kirov 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 5% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities.[12] In addition self-nominated candidates should collect 0.5% of signatures of Kirov Oblast residents (around 5,000 signatures). Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.

Registered

Did not file

Declined

Candidates for Federation Council

Finances

All sums are in rubles.

Financial Report Source Dolgikh Luginin Mamayev Moiseyev Ponaryev Sokolov Ulyanov
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First [22] TBA 30,000 75,000 30,000 20,000 20,050,000 TBA
Final [23] TBD 49,319 1,260,000 30,000 1,471,000 45,000,000 13,000,000

Results

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;"! style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Candidate! style="text-align:left;"| Party! width="75"|Votes! width="30"|%|-| style="background-color:;"|| style="text-align:left;"| Aleksandr Sokolov (incumbent)| style="text-align:left;"| United Russia| 243,492| 71.85|-| style="background-color:|| style="text-align:left;"| Sergey Mamayev| style="text-align:left;"| Communist Party| 45,469| 13.42|-| style="background-color:;"|| style="text-align:left;"| Vladimir Ponaryev| style="text-align:left;"| Liberal Democratic Party| 20,773| 6.13|-| style="background-color:|| style="text-align:left;"| Fyodor Luginin| style="text-align:left;"| Rodina| 15,894| 4.69|-| style="background-color:;"|| style="text-align:left;"| Yury Moiseyev| style="text-align:left;"| Communists of Russia| 5,253| 1.55|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Valid votes| 330,881| 97.63|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Blank ballots| 8,017| 2.37|- style="font-weight:bold"| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Total| 338,898| 100.00|-| style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" colspan="6"||-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Turnout| 338,898| 33.34|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Registered voters| 1,016,583| 100.00|-| colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"||- style="font-weight:bold"| colspan="4" |Source:|[24] |}

Incumbent Senator Viktor Bondarev (Independent) was re-appointed to the Federation Council.[25]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.interfax.ru/russia/861651 Врио губернатора Александр Соколов выиграл выборы в Кировской области
  2. Web site: Путин отстранил от должности главу Кировской области Никиту Белых . 2022-06-13 . 2021-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211023133837/https://www.interfax.ru/russia/520933 . live .
  3. Web site: На выборах губернатора Кировской области победил Васильев . 2022-06-14 . 2019-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190726000827/https://rg.ru/2017/09/11/reg-pfo/na-vyborah-gubernatora-kirovskoj-oblasti-pobedil-vasilev.html . live .
  4. Web site: В Кремле обсудили отставку губернатора Кировской области . 2022-06-14 . 2021-10-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029060846/https://www.rbc.ru/politics/29/10/2021/6179648c9a79471d3a1d62ba . live .
  5. Web site: Кировская вертикаль валится на лесе . 2022-06-14 . 2021-06-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210625082554/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4314358 . live .
  6. Web site: Мандат кировского губернатора в Думе передан Марии Бутиной . 2022-06-14 . 2022-01-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126022203/https://www.interfax.ru/russia/793503 . live .
  7. Web site: "Хромая утка": в Кирове обсуждают преемников губернатора Игоря Васильева . 2022-06-14 .
  8. Web site: Путин назначил врио губернатора Кировской области Александра Соколова . 2022-06-14 . 2022-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20220610083601/https://ria.ru/20220510/kirov-1787791126.html . live .
  9. Web site: В России могут отменить прямые выборы губернаторов . 2022-06-14 . 2022-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220611211036/https://crimea.ria.ru/20220321/v-rossii-mogut-otmenit-pryamye-vybory-gubernatorov-1122721183.html . live .
  10. Web site: Миронов предложил отменить выборы в единый день голосования осенью . 2022-06-14 . 2022-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220604000636/https://www.interfax.ru/russia/841242 . live .
  11. Web site: Назначены выборы Губернатора Кировской области . 2022-06-14 . 2022-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220610092628/https://zsko.ru/press-center/news/naznacheny-vybory-gubernatora-kirovskoy-oblasti-.html . live .
  12. Web site: Закон Кировской области от 28 июня 2012 года N 157-ЗО "О выборах Губернатора Кировской области" (с изменениями на 9 мая 2022 года) . 2022-06-14 . 2020-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200221182853/http://docs.cntd.ru/document/973033504 . live .
  13. Web site: Федор Лугинин намерен выдвинуться в губернаторы . 2022-06-17 .
  14. Web site: Эксперты оценили первого кандидата в губернаторы Кировской области коммуниста Мамаева . 2022-06-14 . 2022-05-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220514082329/http://club-rf.ru/43/detail/6122 . live .
  15. http://club-rf.ru/43/detail/6277 На выборы главы Кировской области выдвинулись два кандидата от Коммунистов России
  16. https://www.newsler.ru/politics/2022/06/25/zvonok-drugu-sokolov-reshil-problemu-s-vydvizheniem-kostina-v-gubernatory Звонок другу: Соколов решил проблему с выдвижением Костина в губернаторы
  17. Web site: Врио главы Кировской области намерен опираться на кандидатов в депутаты от "Единой России" . 2022-06-14 . 2022-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220614152004/https://tass.ru/politika/14836483 . live .
  18. https://www.newsler.ru/society/2022/06/17/dolgih-vzyal-detej-i-samovydvinulsya Долгих взял детей и самовыдвинулся
  19. Web site: Будут ли выборы губернатора Кировской области в этом году . 2022-06-14 .
  20. http://club-rf.ru/43/news/59811 В Кировской области стал известен первый кандидат в губернаторы
  21. http://regcomment.ru/regions/kirov/golosovanie-za-sokolova-smozhet-li-oppozitsiya-navyazat-borbu-kirovskomu-vrio-glavy/ «Голосование за Соколова»: сможет ли оппозиция навязать борьбу кировскому врио главы
  22. http://www.kirov.izbirkom.ru/arkhiv/2022/vybory-gubernatora-kirovskoy-oblasti/izbiratelnye-fondy.php Первые финансовые отчеты
  23. http://www.kirov.izbirkom.ru/arkhiv/2022/vybory-gubernatora-kirovskoy-oblasti/izbiratelnye-fondy.php Итоговые финансовые отчеты
  24. http://www.kirov.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/kirov?action=show&root=1&tvd=24320001601380&vrn=24320001601376&region=43&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=24320001601380&type=234 Результаты выборов Губернатора Кировской области, 2022
  25. https://www.interfax-russia.ru/volga/news/kirovskiy-gubernator-prodlil-polnomochiya-senatora-bondareva Кировский губернатор продлил полномочия сенатора Бондарева

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