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2023 Primorsky Krai gubernatorial election Turnout 45.55%
The 2023 Primorsky Krai gubernatorial election took place on 8–10 September 2023, on common election day . Incumbent governor Oleg Kozhemyako was re-elected to a second term in office.
Background [ edit ]
Due to massive irregularities in the second round of the September 2018 Primorsky Krai gubernatorial election between acting Governor of Primorsky Krai Andrey Tarasenko (United Russia ) and businessman Andrey Ishchenko (CPRF ) the results were annulled.[1] Another gubernatorial election was scheduled for December 2018 . On 26 September 2018 Tarasenko declined to seek a full term and resigned, President Vladimir Putin appointed then-Governor of Sakhalin Oblast Oleg Kozhemyako as acting Governor of Primorsky Krai.[2] For Kozhemyako, a Primorsky Krai native, who built a large fishing business and served as Federation Council Senator from the region, it is a fourth governorship as he previously led Sakhalin Oblast (2015–2018), Amur Oblast (2008–2015) and Koryak Autonomous Okrug (2005–2007) – an unbeaten record among Russian politicians. Kozhemyako ran for a full term as an Independent and won with 61.9% of the vote, while September election runner-up Andrey Ishchenko lost the support from Communist Party and failed to collect enough signatures to qualify.[3]
Oleg Kozhemyako maintained a high profile as governor persuading to move Far Eastern Federal District administrative centre from Khabarovsk to Vladivostok , transforming regional government structure, visiting Donbass and holding meetings with prominent officeholders, such as President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko .
Candidates [ edit ]
In Primorsky Krai candidates for governor can be nominated only by registered political parties, self-nomination was allowed in September 2018 to allow acting Governor Kozhemyako to run as an Independent ,[4] however, it was abolished in March 2023.[5] Candidates are not obliged to be members of the nominating party. Candidate for Governor of Primorsky Krai 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.[6] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Registered [ edit ]
Withdrawn [ edit ]
Declined [ edit ]
Andrey Andreychenko (LDPR ), Member of Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai (2016–2017, 2021–present), former Member of State Duma (2017–2021), 2014 , September 2018 and December 2018 gubernatorial candidate[15]
Vyacheslav Baydelyuk (RPPSS ), Member of Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai (2021–present)[16]
Roza Chemeris (New People ), Member of State Duma (2021–present), December 2018 For Women of Russia gubernatorial candidate[17]
Anatoly Dolgachev (CPRF ), Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai (2021–present), Member of Legislative Assembly (2011–present)[10] [18]
Aleksey Kozitsky (SR–ZP ), Member of Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai (2011–present), September 2018 gubernatorial candidate[16]
Candidates for Federation Council [ edit ]
Fieldwork date
Polling firm
Kozhemyako
Kosheleva
Andoni
Kovalyov
Rudyuk
None
Lead
18–24 August 2023
WCIOM
76%
10%
7%
3%
2%
3%
66%
Results [ edit ]
Summary of the 8–10 September 2023 Primorsky Krai gubernatorial election results
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Oleg Kozhemyako (incumbent)
United Russia
476,584
72.78
Inna Kosheleva
Liberal Democratic Party
64,392
9.83
Aleksandr Andoni
Communists of Russia
38,892
5.94
Kirill Rudyuk
A Just Russia — For Truth
31,245
4.77
Denis Kovalyov
Cossack Party
25,503
3.89
Valid votes
636,616
97.22
Blank ballots
18,194
2.78
Total
654,810
100.00
Turnout
654,810
45.55
Registered voters
1,437,494
100.00
Source:
[19]
Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai chairman Aleksandr Rolik (United Russia ) was appointed to the Federation Council , replacing incumbent Svetlana Goryacheva (A Just Russia – For Truth ).[20]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Gubernatorial elections Legislative elections