The election of the head of the Republic of Buryatia was held in Buryatia on September 10, 2017 on a single voting day . Direct elections of the head of the republic were held for the first time since 2002 (in 2007 and 2012 the head was appointed by the People's Khural of Buryatia at the proposal of the President of the Russian Federation ).
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| Elections of the head of the Republic of Buryatia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| September 10, 2017 | |||
| Voter turnout | 41.65% | ||
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| Candidate | Alexey Tsydenov | Batodalay Bagdayev | Sergey Dorosh |
| The consignment | United Russia | Communists of Russia | LDPR |
| Votes | 260 028 (87.43%) | 15 325 (5.15%) | 13 056 (4.39%) |
 TEC Election Results | |||
| Election result | Alexey Tsydenov elected head of the republic in the first round | ||
As of January 1, 2017, 715,422 voters were registered in Buryatia [1] .
The chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Buryatia is Dmitry Ivaylovsky [2] .
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Previous Events
Since 2007, the president of the republic was Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn . On May 12, 2012, he was reapproved for the post of head of the republic. Nagovitsyn's term of office expired in May 2017.
In early May 2012, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a law that returned direct elections of regional leaders to Russia. The law entered into force on June 1, 2012.
On February 7, 2017, Vyacheslav Nagovitsin announced his resignation [3] . On the same day, dismissed by decree of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin . Alexey Tsydenov was appointed interim head of the region [4] .
Key Dates
- On June 6, 2017, the People's Khural of Buryatia scheduled the elections for September 10, 2017 (single voting day) [5] .
- June 8 published the calculation of the number of signatures required for registration of the candidate [6] .
- from June 7 to 26 - the period of nomination of candidates [7] .
- the campaign period begins on the day the candidate is nominated and ends one day before the election day.
- from July 11 to July 16 - submission of documents for registration of candidates, application forms must be accompanied by sheets with signatures of municipal deputies [7] .
- September 9 is the day of silence.
- September 10 is voting day.
Nomination and registration of candidates
In the Republic of Buryatia, candidates are nominated only by political parties that have the right to participate in elections, or their regional branches. Self-nomination is not allowed [8] .
Each candidate upon registration must submit a list of three people, one of which, if a candidate is elected, will become a representative of the regional government in the Federation Council . [eight]
Municipal Filter
In Buryatia, candidates must collect signatures of 7% of municipal deputies and heads of municipalities. Among them should be the signatures of deputies of district and city councils and (or) heads of regions and city districts in the amount of 7% of their total number. In this case, signatures must be obtained in at least three quarters of the districts and urban districts . [8] According to the calculation of the election commission, each candidate must collect from 216 to 226 signatures of deputies of all levels and heads of municipalities, from 30 to 32 of which are deputies of district councils and councils of urban districts and heads of districts and urban districts of at least 18 districts and urban constituencies of the republic [6] .
Candidates
| Candidate [9] | Position (at the time of nomination) | The consignment | Status | Candidates for Council of the Federation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batodalay Bagdayev | General Director of LLC “Newspaper Ulan-Ude” | Communists of Russia | registered | |
| Yuri Bazarzhapov | Director General of CHDOU "Network of Child Development Centers - Kindergarten" Kid-Gentleman "" | PRB | dropped out on a personal statement | |
| Sergey Dorosh | assistant to the deputy of the State Duma of the VII convocation Yuri Volkov | LDPR | registered | |
| Vyacheslav Markhaev | Member of the Federation Council from the Irkutsk Region , member of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security | Communist Party | registration denied (did not overcome the municipal filter) [10] | |
| Igor Pronkinov | CEO of Shuder LLC | Party of Pensioners | registration denied (documents required for registration are not submitted) [11] | |
| Alexey Tsydenov | Acting Head of the Republic of Buryatia | United Russia | registered |
Case Studies
| Poll | Turnout | Tsydenov | Markhaev | Dorosh | Bagdaev | Spoil newsletter | Will not go to the polls | Difficult reply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOM, July 17-25, 2017 | 53% | 58% | 7% | 2% | <1% | 2% | <1% | thirty % |
| FOM, August 10-21, 2017 | - | 75% | - | 0% | one % | one % | one% | 23% |
Election Results
| A place | Candidate | The consignment | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one. | Alexey Tsydenov | United Russia | 260 028 | 87.43% | |
| 2. | Batodalay Bagdayev | Communists of Russia | 15 325 | 5.15% | |
| 3. | Sergey Dorosh | LDPR | 13 056 | 4.39% | |
| Valid Newsletters | 288 409 | 96.98% | |||
| Invalid Newsletters | 8988 | 3.02% | |||
| Total | 297 397 | 100 % | |||
| Turnout | 297 397 | 41.65% | |||
| Total number of voters | 713 953 | ||||
Notes
- ↑ The number of voters in the Republic of Buryatia as of 01.01.2017
- ↑ Bakhilin Alexey Evgenievich
- ↑ Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn announced the resignation
- ↑ http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/news/53820
- ↑ Resolution of the People's Khural of the Republic of Buryatia "On the Calling of Elections of the Head of the Republic of Buryatia" (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment June 15, 2017. Archived on September 18, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Resolution of the Election Commission of the Republic of Buryatia dated June 8, 2017 No. 16/268-6 “On the number of persons (in absolute terms) whose signatures must be collected to support the nomination of a candidate for the post of Head of the Republic of Buryatia, as well as the number of municipal districts and urban constituencies (in absolute terms) in the Republic of Buryatia in which support should be obtained for the nomination of a candidate for the post of Head of the Republic of Buryatia ” (inaccessible link) . Election Commission of the Republic of Buryatia. Date of treatment June 15, 2017. Archived on September 20, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Appendix to the Decision No. 7 / 72-6 of March 16, 2017 "On the approval of the cycle schedule of the calendar plan for the election of the Head of the Republic of Buryatia on September 10, 2017" . CEC of the Republic of Karelia. Date of appeal June 15, 2017. (unavailable link)
- ↑ 1 2 3 Law of the Republic of Buryatia dated June 27, 2012 N 2740-IV (as amended on March 7, 2017) "On Elections of the Head of the Republic of Buryatia" (adopted by the People's Khural of Belarus on June 27, 2012) . Date of appeal June 15, 2017. (unavailable link)
- ↑ Information about the candidates . GAS "Elections". Date of treatment June 15, 2017.
- ↑ Resolution No. 33 / 423-6 of July 25, 2017, "On the refusal of Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Markhaev to be registered as a candidate for the post of the Head of the Republic of Buryatia" . Date of treatment July 26, 2017.
- ↑ Resolution No. 33 / 427-6 of July 25, 2017, "On Denying Pronkin Igor Trofimovich Registration as a Candidate for the Post of Head of the Republic of Buryatia" . Date of treatment July 26, 2017.
- ↑ Summary table of election results . GAS "Elections" .