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The 34th Congress of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia was held on 27 May 2022 to elect a new party leader, after the death of Vladimir Zhirinovsky. [1]
Leonid Slutsky was elected. [2]
Since the founding of the party in 1989, its permanent leader was Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Zhirinovsky was the party's presidential candidate in almost all elections (except the 2004 election), and headed the party's list in all federal parliamentary elections, and also always headed the party's lists in all regional parliamentary elections.
In February 2022, Zhirinovsky was hospitalized in critical condition in Moscow with COVID-19. [3] [4] In March, he was reportedly placed in a medically induced coma, [5] and underwent treatment for COVID-19 complications such as sepsis and respiratory failure. [6] [7] Zhirinovsky claimed to have been vaccinated against COVID-19 eight times. [8]
On 25 March 2022, Zhirinovsky was reported to have died in a hospital. Despite confirmation from several sources, including his own political party, the news was quickly denied by family members. [9] On 6 April 2022, Vyacheslav Volodin, the Speaker of the Duma, announced that Zhirinovsky had died following a long illness. He was 75. [10] [11] In a statement after Zhirinovsky died, President Vladimir Putin said he "always defended his patriotic position and Russia's interests before any audience and in the fiercest of debates". [12] Putin and other politicians including Sergey Shoygu and Vyacheslav Volodin attended Zhirinovsky's funeral which was officiated by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow. [13]
Portrait | Name | Offices held | Announcement date | |
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Vitaly Zolochevsky (born 1986) |
Member of the State Duma (2012–2016) | 16 May 2022 [14] | ||
Alexander Sherin (born 1977) |
Member of the State Duma (2014–2021) | 16 May 2022 [15] | ||
Leonid Slutsky (born 1968) |
Member of the
State Duma (since 1999)
Chair of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, State Duma leader of the party |
May 2022 [16] [17] [18] |
After Zhirinovsky's death, assumptions about candidates for the post of the new party leader began to appear in the media.
The individuals in this section have been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy, but have publicly denied interest in running.
This article needs to be updated.(July 2022) |
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The 34th Congress of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia was held on 27 May 2022 to elect a new party leader, after the death of Vladimir Zhirinovsky. [1]
Leonid Slutsky was elected. [2]
Since the founding of the party in 1989, its permanent leader was Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Zhirinovsky was the party's presidential candidate in almost all elections (except the 2004 election), and headed the party's list in all federal parliamentary elections, and also always headed the party's lists in all regional parliamentary elections.
In February 2022, Zhirinovsky was hospitalized in critical condition in Moscow with COVID-19. [3] [4] In March, he was reportedly placed in a medically induced coma, [5] and underwent treatment for COVID-19 complications such as sepsis and respiratory failure. [6] [7] Zhirinovsky claimed to have been vaccinated against COVID-19 eight times. [8]
On 25 March 2022, Zhirinovsky was reported to have died in a hospital. Despite confirmation from several sources, including his own political party, the news was quickly denied by family members. [9] On 6 April 2022, Vyacheslav Volodin, the Speaker of the Duma, announced that Zhirinovsky had died following a long illness. He was 75. [10] [11] In a statement after Zhirinovsky died, President Vladimir Putin said he "always defended his patriotic position and Russia's interests before any audience and in the fiercest of debates". [12] Putin and other politicians including Sergey Shoygu and Vyacheslav Volodin attended Zhirinovsky's funeral which was officiated by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow. [13]
Portrait | Name | Offices held | Announcement date | |
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Vitaly Zolochevsky (born 1986) |
Member of the State Duma (2012–2016) | 16 May 2022 [14] | ||
Alexander Sherin (born 1977) |
Member of the State Duma (2014–2021) | 16 May 2022 [15] | ||
Leonid Slutsky (born 1968) |
Member of the
State Duma (since 1999)
Chair of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, State Duma leader of the party |
May 2022 [16] [17] [18] |
After Zhirinovsky's death, assumptions about candidates for the post of the new party leader began to appear in the media.
The individuals in this section have been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy, but have publicly denied interest in running.