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The 2023
Amur Oblast gubernatorial election took place on 8–10 September 2023, on
common election day. Incumbent Governor
Vasily Orlov was re-elected to a second term in office.
In May 2018 first-term then-Governor Alexander Kozlov jointed Second Medvedev cabinet as Minister for Development of the Russian Far East. [1] Sibur executive and former regional minister for economic development Vasily Orlov was appointed acting Governor of Amur Oblast on 30 May 2018. [2] Orlov won 2018 election for a full term with 55.60%, narrowly avoiding a runoff with CPRF candidate Tatyana Rakutina. [3]
Governor Orlov mostly stayed mum on his reelection plans throughout his term, however, during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin on 16 May 2023 the governor asked for support for his reelection, which was granted. [4]
In Amur Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated only by registered political parties, self-nomination is not possible. However, candidates are not obliged to be members of the nominating party. Candidate for Governor of Amur 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. [5] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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Vasily Orlov (incumbent) | United Russia | 192,134 | 82.38 | ||
Boris Beloborodov | Communist Party | 18,417 | 7.90 | ||
Yevgeny Zavgorodny | A Just Russia — For Truth | 8,381 | 3.59 | ||
Roman Sanzharevsky | New People | 5,254 | 2.25 | ||
Sergey Rafalsky | Communists of Russia | 4,802 | 2.06 | ||
Valid votes | 228,988 | 98.18 | |||
Blank ballots | 4,243 | 1.82 | |||
Total | 233,231 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 233,231 | 38.71 | |||
Registered voters | 602,539 | 100.00 | |||
Source: | [16] |
Governor Orlov re-appointed incumbent Senator Ivan Abramov ( LDPR) to the Federation Council. [17]
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The 2023
Amur Oblast gubernatorial election took place on 8–10 September 2023, on
common election day. Incumbent Governor
Vasily Orlov was re-elected to a second term in office.
In May 2018 first-term then-Governor Alexander Kozlov jointed Second Medvedev cabinet as Minister for Development of the Russian Far East. [1] Sibur executive and former regional minister for economic development Vasily Orlov was appointed acting Governor of Amur Oblast on 30 May 2018. [2] Orlov won 2018 election for a full term with 55.60%, narrowly avoiding a runoff with CPRF candidate Tatyana Rakutina. [3]
Governor Orlov mostly stayed mum on his reelection plans throughout his term, however, during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin on 16 May 2023 the governor asked for support for his reelection, which was granted. [4]
In Amur Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated only by registered political parties, self-nomination is not possible. However, candidates are not obliged to be members of the nominating party. Candidate for Governor of Amur 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. [5] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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Vasily Orlov (incumbent) | United Russia | 192,134 | 82.38 | ||
Boris Beloborodov | Communist Party | 18,417 | 7.90 | ||
Yevgeny Zavgorodny | A Just Russia — For Truth | 8,381 | 3.59 | ||
Roman Sanzharevsky | New People | 5,254 | 2.25 | ||
Sergey Rafalsky | Communists of Russia | 4,802 | 2.06 | ||
Valid votes | 228,988 | 98.18 | |||
Blank ballots | 4,243 | 1.82 | |||
Total | 233,231 | 100.00 | |||
Turnout | 233,231 | 38.71 | |||
Registered voters | 602,539 | 100.00 | |||
Source: | [16] |
Governor Orlov re-appointed incumbent Senator Ivan Abramov ( LDPR) to the Federation Council. [17]