2022 Mari El head election explained

Election Name:2022 Mari El head election
Country:Mari El
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2017 Mari El head election
Previous Year:2017
Next Election:2027 Mari El head election
Next Year:2027
Election Date:11 September 2022
Turnout:32.42%
Nominee1:Yury Zaitsev
Party1:Independent
Popular Vote1:141,666
Percentage1:82.44%
Nominee2:Anton Mirbadalev
Party2:Liberal Democratic Party
Popular Vote2:13,567
Percentage2:7.90%
Image3: SR-ZP
Nominee3:Natalia Gluschchenko
Party3:SR-ZP
Popular Vote3:9,905
Percentage3:5.76%
Head
Before Election:Yury Zaitsev (acting)
Before Party:United Russia
After Party:Independent
After Election:Yury Zaitsev

The 2022 Mari El Republic head election took place on 11 September 2022, on common election day. Acting Head Yury Zaitsev was elected for a full term.[1]

Background

Chairman of the Moscow Oblast Court of Arbitration Alexander Yevstifeyev was appointed Head of Mari El in April 2017, replacing controversial 4-term incumbent Leonid Markelov.[2] Officially an Independent, Yevstifeyev was nominated by United Russia as its head candidate in the following election, which he won with 88.27%, facing little opposition.[3]

Despite a landslide victory in the head election, during Yevtufeyev's term United Russia ratings in the republic had slipped, as the party won only 37.5% of the vote in 2019 legislative election, while CPRF scored 27%.[4] The ruling party suffered further defeats in the 2021 Russian legislative election: Communist incumbent Sergey Kazankov was reelected in Mari El constituency with 50.36%, and CPRF won by party lists with 36.3% to United Russia's 33.4%.[5]

Aleksander Yevstifeyev allegedly took a leave of absence and asked for his resignation in February 2022 due to his lack of interest leading the region for another 5 years.[6] Given United Russia poor performance in the republic, several candidates from opposition parties were considered for Yevstifeyev's replacement, including State Duma member Sergey Kazankov (CPRF)[7] and State Duma Deputy Speaker Vladislav Davankov (New People).[8] On 10 May Aleksandr Yevtifeyev resigned and President Vladimir Putin appointed Prime Minister of Kalmykia Yury Zaitsev as acting Head of Mari El.[9]

Due to the start of Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and subsequent economic sanctions the cancellation and postponement of direct gubernatorial elections was proposed.[10] The measure was even supported by A Just Russia leader Sergey Mironov.[11] Eventually, the postponement never occurred, as on 10 June State Assembly of the Mari El Republic called head election for 11 September 2022.[12]

Candidates

Until 2022 only political parties could nominate candidates for head election in Mari El, however, in May 2022 Mari El State Assembly passed a law, allowing self-nomination in the head elections.[13] Candidate for Head of Mari El should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 9% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities.[14] Self-nominating candidates in addition should collect signatures of 1% of registered voters, or 5,320 people.[15] 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 Arisov Glushchenko Mirbadalev Zaitsev Zlobina
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First [23] 10,000 20,000 217,000 25,100,000 9,800,000
Final [24] 10,000 TBD 4,420,000 50,100,000 11,800,000

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;"| Yury Zaitsev (incumbent)| style="text-align:left;"| Independent| 141,666| 82.44|-| style="background-color:;"|| style="text-align:left;"| Anton Mirbadalev| style="text-align:left;"| Liberal Democratic Party| 13,567| 7.90|-| style="background-color:|| style="text-align:left;"| Natalia Glushchenko| style="text-align:left;"| A Just Russia — For Truth| 9,905| 5.76|-| style="background-color:;"|| style="text-align:left;"| Valentina Zlobina| style="text-align:left;"| Party of Pensioners| 3,910| 2.28|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Valid votes| 169,048| 98.37|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Blank ballots| 2,794| 1.62|- style="font-weight:bold"| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Total| 171,842| 100.00|-| style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" colspan="6"||-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Turnout| 171,842| 32.42|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Registered voters| 530,019| 100.00|-| colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"||- style="font-weight:bold"| colspan="4" |Source:|[25] |}

Incumbent Senator Konstantin Kosachev (United Russia) was re-appointed to the Federation Council.[26]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.interfax.ru/russia/861649 Врио главы Марий Эл Зайцев выиграл губернаторские выборы
  2. Web site: Александр Евстифеев назначен врио Главы Республики Марий Эл Kremlin.ru . 2022-06-13 . 2021-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211008102233/http://www.kremlin.ru/catalog/persons/512/events/54237 . live .
  3. Web site: Врио главы Марий Эл Евстифеев победил на выборах руководителя республики ria.ru . 2022-06-13 . 2020-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200307233843/https://ria.ru/20170911/1502204018.html . live .
  4. Web site: Выборы в Марий Эл завершились для власти «полным провалом». Что дальше? regnum.ru . 2022-06-13 . 2020-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201202130624/https://regnum.ru/news/2713746.html . live .
  5. Web site: Марий Эл голосовала докрасна kommersant.ru . 2022-06-13 . 2022-04-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220404122709/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4996461 . live .
  6. Web site: Глава Марий Эл решил уйти в отставку rbc.ru . 2022-06-13 . 2022-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220511140226/https://www.rbc.ru/politics/11/02/2022/6204f88a9a794765314d3e39 . live .
  7. Web site: Глава Марий Эл решил уйти в отставку rbc.ru . 2022-06-13 . 2022-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220511140226/https://www.rbc.ru/politics/11/02/2022/6204f88a9a794765314d3e39 . live .
  8. Web site: «Новые люди» примут участие в трех губернаторских кампаниях впервые с момента создания vedomosti.ru . 2022-06-13 . 2022-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609004307/https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2022/06/07/925621-novie-lyudi-gubernatorskih-kampaniyah . live .
  9. Web site: Путин назначил Юрия Зайцева врио главы Марий Эл tass.ru . 2022-06-13 . 2022-06-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613103430/https://n.tass.ru/politika/14590399?utm_referrer=tass.ru . live .
  10. Web site: В России могут отменить прямые выборы губернаторов . 2022-06-13 . 2022-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220611211036/https://crimea.ria.ru/20220321/v-rossii-mogut-otmenit-pryamye-vybory-gubernatorov-1122721183.html . live .
  11. Web site: Миронов предложил отменить выборы в единый день голосования осенью . 2022-06-13 . 2022-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220604000636/https://www.interfax.ru/russia/841242 . live .
  12. Web site: В Марий Эл назначили выборы главы республики на 11 сентября . 2022-06-13 . 2022-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220610234328/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5396799 . live .
  13. Web site: В выборах на пост главы Марий Эл смогут участвовать самовыдвиженцы. 2022-06-13 . 2022-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220610184048/https://regnum.ru/news/3606373.html . live .
  14. Web site: Закон "О выборах Главы Республики Марий Эл" . 2022-06-13 . 2022-06-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613105612/http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&prevDoc=146016489&backlink=1&nd=146015555 . live .
  15. Web site: Временно самовыдвигающийся . 2022-06-13 . 2022-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220611230438/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5380362 . live .
  16. https://www.mk-mari.ru/politics/2022/06/18/chetyre-kandidata-namereny-uchastvovat-v-vyborakh-glavy-mariy-el.html Четыре кандидата намерены участвовать в выборах Главы Марий Эл
  17. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5408789 ЛДПР выдвинула Антона Мирбадалева на выборы главы Марий Эл
  18. https://www.interfax.ru/russia/845996 Врио главы Марий Эл будет баллотироваться на сентябрьские выборы как самовыдвиженец
  19. https://kidsher.ru/ru/news/37245/ Партия пенсионеров выдвинула на выборы главы Марий Эл руководителя регионального отделения
  20. https://kidsher.ru/ru/news/38191 Кандидат на пост главы Марий Эл отказался от участия в выборах
  21. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5413663 Марийские коммунисты готовятся уступить
  22. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5413663 Марийские коммунисты готовятся уступить
  23. http://www.mari-el.izbirkom.ru/arkhiv-vyborov-i-referendumov/EDG-11-09-22/Выборы%20Главы%20РМЭ/Список%20выдвинутых%20и%20зарегистрированных%20кандидатов/finansovye-otchety-kandidatov.php Первые финансовые отчеты кандидатов
  24. http://www.mari-el.izbirkom.ru/arkhiv-vyborov-i-referendumov/EDG-11-09-22/Выборы%20Главы%20РМЭ/Список%20выдвинутых%20и%20зарегистрированных%20кандидатов/finansovye-otchety-kandidatov.php Итоговые финансовые отчеты кандидатов
  25. http://www.mari-el.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/mari-el?action=show&root=1&tvd=21220001039070&vrn=21220001039066&region=12&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=21220001039070&type=234 Результаты выборов Главы Республики Марий Эл, 2022
  26. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5580503 Константин Косачев останется сенатором от Марий Эл

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