2024 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election

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2024 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election
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Acting Governor before election

Aleksey Besprozvannykh
Independent

Governor-elect

TBD

The 2024 Kaliningrad Oblast gubernatorial election will take place on 8 September 2024, on common election day. Acting Governor Aleksey Besprozvannykh is eligible to run for a full term in office.

Background[edit]

Anton Alikhanov was appointed acting Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast in October 2016 after Yevgeny Zinichev resigned form the post due to family reasons.[1] Alikhanov won the election for a full with 81.06% of the vote[2] and easily won reelection for a second term in 2022 with 80.21%.[3]

In late April 2024 several media outlets reported that Governor Anton Alikhanov could receive a position in the Government of Russia,[4] however, Alikhanov himself later denied those rumours and reaffirmed his intention to remain in Kaliningrad Oblast.[5] Nevertheless, less than a week later it was reported that Governor Alikhanov is being considered for Minister of Industry and Trade or Minister of Economic Development.[6] On May 11, 2024, re-appointed Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin nominated Governor Anton Alikhanov to serve in his second cabinet as Minister of Trade and Industry, replacing Denis Manturov, who was elevated as First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia.[7] State Duma Committee on Industry and Trade supported Alikhanov nomination on May 12,[8] while the full chamber voted 430–0–0 to approve Alikhanov as new Minister of Industry and Trade two days later.[9]

After his nomination, Governor Alikhanov left Kaliningrad on May 12, 2024, leaving First Deputy Governor Sergey Yeliseyev as acting Governor until the temporary replacement be appointed by the President.[10] Initially Vice Governor of Saint Petersburg Vasily Pikalyov was considered the frontrunner to replace Alikhanov as Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast,[11] however, Pikalyov was appointed Head of the Federal Customs Service of Russia on May 14.[12] Other mentioned candidate included Yeliseyev and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Aleksey Besprozvannykh.[13] On May 15 President Vladimir Putin appointed Aleksey Besprozvannykh as acting Governor of Kaliningrad Oblast.[14]

Candidates[edit]

In Kaliningrad Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated only by registered political parties. Candidate for Governor of Kaliningrad 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 8% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities.[15] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.

Potential[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Балтийская рокировка Путина". Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  2. ^ "Алиханов стал безусловным лидером на выборах главы Калининградской области". Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  3. ^ "Антон Алиханов победил на выборах главы Калининградской области". Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  4. ^ "СМИ сообщили о возможной отставке Антона Алиханова". kaliningrad.rbc.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  5. ^ "Алиханов опроверг информацию о его переходе в федеральную власть". spb.vedomosti.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  6. ^ "Глава Калининградской области Алиханов может стать министром в новом Правительстве РФ". spb.vedomosti.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  7. ^ "Мишустин предложил кандидатуру Алиханова на пост главы Минпромторга". kommersant.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  8. ^ "Комитет Госдумы поддержал кандидатуру Алиханова на пост главы Минпромторга". regnum.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  9. ^ "Госдума утвердила Алиханова на пост главы Минпромторга". kaliningrad.rbc.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  10. ^ "Руководить Калининградской областью до назначения врио губернатора будет Сергей Елисеев". spb.vedomosti.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  11. ^ "Калининградскую область может возглавить Валерий Пикалев". mk-kaliningrad.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  12. ^ "Мишустин назначил Валерия Пикалева руководителем ФТС". ria.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  13. ^ "Владимир Путин назначит новых врио в ближайшую неделю". vedomosti.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  14. ^ "Алексей Беспрозванных назначен временно исполняющим обязанности губернатора Калининградской области". kremlin.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  15. ^ "Уставный закон Калининградской области от 29 июня 2012 года N 126 "О выборах Губернатора Калининградской области" (с изменениями на 27 сентября 2023 года)". Retrieved 2024-05-15.
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