Early elections of the governor of the Volgograd region took place on a single voting day on September 14, 2014 , simultaneously with the election of deputies of the regional Duma .
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| Elections Governor of the Volgograd Region | |||
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| Elections of the heads of regions of Russia in 2014 | |||
| September 14, 2014 | |||
| Voter turnout | 38.72% | ||
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| Candidate | Andrey Bocharov | Oleg Mikheev | |
| The consignment | United Russia | Fair Russia | |
| Votes | 632707 (88.49% [1] ) | 31801 (4.45% [1] ) | |
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| Candidate | Dmitry Litvintsev | Oleg Bulaev | |
| The consignment | LDPR | Communist Party | |
| Votes | 17304 (2.42% [1] ) | 16299 (2.28% [1] ) | |
As of January 1, 2014, 1,956,225 voters were registered in the Volgograd Region [2] (in 2013 - 1,959,477 [3] ).
Content
Previous Events
From January 2010 to January 2012, the administration of the Volgograd region was headed by Anatoly Brovko . On January 17, 2012, President Dmitry Medvedev terminated his powers ahead of schedule. He appointed the interim mayor of Astrakhan Sergey Bozhenov [4] . On February 2, 2012, by a decision of the deputies of the Volgograd Regional Duma, Bozhenov was vested with the authority of the head of the administration of the Volgograd Region. Shortly after the appointment of Sergei Bozhenov to the post of head of the regional administration, the names of executive authorities in the region changed: the head of the administration was renamed the governor, and the administration was changed to the government; The post of Prime Minister appeared.
In May 2012, at the initiative of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev , a federal law was passed providing for the return of direct elections of regional leaders. The law entered into force on June 1, 2012 [5] .
In October and December 2013, three terrorist acts were committed in Volgograd ( bus , train station and trolley bus ).
On April 2, 2014, President Vladimir Putin terminated Bozhenov’s gubernatorial powers ahead of schedule (expired in February 2017). He appointed the acting deputy governor of the Bryansk region and the State Duma deputy from " United Russia " Andrei Bocharov [6] . Bocharov will remain in this status until the election of a new governor in the early elections. In accordance with amendments to the election law adopted in 2012, since 2013 all regional elections have been held on the same day - the second Sunday of September [7] . Thus, the Volgograd Regional Duma could call early elections only for the next single voting day on September 14, 2014 .
Nomination
- from June 11 to July 6 - nomination of candidates
- from July 10 to July 30 - the period of collecting signatures of municipal deputies and registration of applications of candidates in the election commission
The right to nominate candidates
A Governor may be a citizen of the Russian Federation who has reached the age of 30 years.
In the Volgograd Region, candidates are nominated only by political parties that have the right to participate in elections in accordance with federal laws. In this case, candidates do not have to be a member of any party.
Since June 2013, the candidate for governor of the region is also required to submit a written notice to the election commission that he does not have accounts (deposits), does not store cash and valuables in foreign banks.
Municipal Filter
On June 1, 2012, a law came into force that returned direct elections of the heads of constituent entities of the Russian Federation . However, the so-called municipal filter was introduced. All candidates for the post of head of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation (both nominated by parties and self-nominated), according to the law, are required to collect from their support from 5% to 10% of the signatures of the total number of municipal deputies and elected heads of municipalities, including from 5 to 10 deputies of representative bodies of municipal districts and urban districts and elected heads of municipal districts and urban districts in elections. Municipal deputies have the right to support only one candidate. [eight]
In the Volgograd region, candidates must collect signatures of municipal deputies in the amount of 5% of the total, while deputies must represent 3/4 of the districts. Each deputy has the right to subscribe for only one candidate and does not have the right to withdraw his signature. All signature sheets must be notarized.
On June 6, 2014, the regional election commission published a calculation of the number of required signatures. [9] So the candidate must collect from 266 to 279 signatures, among which 37 signatures (5%) should be from deputies of district councils or heads of districts and city districts. Moreover, signatures must be collected in at least 29 municipal districts and urban districts (3/4 of all 38 municipalities). Signatures must be submitted in an election commission with all documents no later than July 30.
Signature Collection
Registration
July 31 July 20, the election commission registered Oleg Mikheev (Fair Russia), Dmitry Litvintsev (LDPR) and Oleg Bulaev (CPSU). On August 1, Andrei Bocharov (United Russia) was registered. The Volgograd Regional Electoral Commission noted that all four candidates submitted correctly executed signature sheets, and no errors were found.
Candidates
5 parties nominated candidates for governor election.
| Candidate | Position (at the time of nomination) | The consignment | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrey Bocharov | Acting Governor of the Volgograd Region | United Russia | registered |
| Oleg Bulaev | party secretary | Communist Party of Social Justice | registered |
| Dmitry Litvintsev | State Duma deputy | LDPR | registered |
| Alexey Medvedev | temporarily unemployed | Communists of Russia | registration denied |
| Oleg Mikheev | State Duma deputy | Fair Russia | registered |
On June 28, the regional committee of the Communist Party nominated Nikolai Parshin as a candidate for the State Duma from the Communist Party. However, on July 1, the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, Yuri Chaika, appealed to the State Duma with a view to depriving MP Parshin of immunity, since he was suspected of fraud. After that, Parshin refused to participate in the elections, and the State Duma deprived him of immunity.
The Volgograd branch of the Yabloko party did not nominate a governor, citing disagreement with the current electoral law. [ten]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Results of the election of the governor and deputies of the Volgograd Regional Duma . Election Commission of the Volgograd Region (September 16, 2014). Date of treatment October 19, 2014.
- ↑ Number of voters, referendum participants
- ↑ Information on the total number of voters as of July 1, 2013
- ↑ Decree "On the early termination of powers of the head of the administration of the Volgograd region" January 17, 2012
- ↑ The law on the procedure for direct elections of regional heads in the Russian Federation comes into force
- ↑ Andrei Bocharov was appointed interim governor of the Volgograd region. April 2, 2014
- ↑ In accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 10 of the Federal Law “On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right to Participate in the Referendum of Citizens of the Russian Federation” (as amended by the Federal Law dated 02.10.2012 No. 157-FZ)
- ↑ Rossiyskaya Gazeta publishes a law on gubernatorial elections
- ↑ Resolution “On the number of signatures that must be collected in support of the nomination of a candidate for the position of Governor of the Volgograd Region”
- ↑ Yabloko did not nominate for the post of governor of the Volgograd region