2024 Astrakhan Oblast gubernatorial election

2024 Astrakhan Oblast gubernatorial election
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Governor before election

Igor Babushkin
Independent

Governor-elect

TBD

The 2024 Astrakhan Oblast gubernatorial election will take place on 8 September 2024, on common election day. Incumbent Governor Igor Babushkin is running to a second term in office.

Background

Deputy Presidential Envoy to the North Caucasian Federal District Igor Babushkin was appointed acting Governor of Astrakhan Oblast on 5 June 2019, replacing previous acting Governor Sergey Morozov.[1] Morozov unexpectedly asked for resignation just eight months after his appointment in September 2018, and prior to the dismissal was viewed as a favourite to win the upcoming gubernatorial elections.[2] Despite the gubernatorial rotation, elections for a full term remained scheduled for September 2019.

Babushkin ran for a full term as an Independent and overwhelmingly won the September 2019 election with 75.63% of the vote, defeating his nearest challenger, Communist State Duma member Nikolay Arefyev by 63 points.[3] Despite the convincing margin of victory, the election was initially viewed as competitive until Babushkin's main opponent, A Just Russia State Duma member and former gubernatorial candidate Oleg Shein, failed to qualify as an Independent.[4] During most of his first term Babushkin nominally remained an Independent, joining United Russia only in June 2023 and immediately being elected to lead the regional party office.[5]

In April 2024 during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin Governor Babushkin announced his intention to run for a second term and received Putin's endorsement.[6]

Candidates

In Astrakhan Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated by registered political parties or by self-nomination. Candidate for Governor of Astrakhan 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.[7] In addition, self-nominated candidates should collect 1% of signatures of Astrakhan Oblast residents. Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.

Declared

See also

References

  1. ^ "Путин назначил Бабушкина врио губернатора Астраханской области". rg.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  2. ^ "Врио перемен". kommersant.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  3. ^ "На выборах в Астраханской области врио главы региона набрал более 75%". rbc.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  4. ^ "Олег Шеин застрял в муниципальном фильтре". kommersant.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  5. ^ "Губернатор Астраханской области Игорь Бабушкин избран секретарём регионального отделения «Единой России»". er.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  6. ^ a b "Встреча с губернатором Астраханской области Игорем Бабушкиным". kremlin.ru. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  7. ^ "Закон "О выборах Губернатора Астраханской области" от 22 июня 2012 года N 38/2012-ОЗ (с изменениями на 11 декабря 2023 года)". docs.cntd.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
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