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The 2017 Republic of Buryatia head election took place on 10 September 2017, on common election day. Acting Head Aleksey Tsydenov was elected for his first full term. [1] It was the first direct Buryatia head election in 15 years since Leonid Potapov won his third term in June 2002.
Head of Buryatia Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn (President of the Republic until 2012) was first appointed in 2007, he was re-appointed for a second term in 2012. On 7 February 2017, Nagovitsyn declined to seek a third term and announced his resignation at a press conference. [2] Deputy Minister of Transport Alexey Tsydenov was appointed acting Head of the Republic. [3] He also became the first ethnic Buryat to lead the republic.
The campaign was marked by lack of significant opposition to acting head Tsydenov, as his main opponent, Senator Vyacheslav Markhayev (CPRF), failed to qualify for the election. [4] A Just Russia did not nominate a candidate, as its regional leader Irinchey Matkhanov was placed by Tsydenov into its shortlist for Federation Council.
Only political parties can nominate candidates for head election in Buryatia, self-nomination is not possible. However, candidate is not obliged to be a member of the nominating party. Candidate for Head of Buryatia should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 7% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities (216-226 signatures). [5] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
| Candidate [6] | Party | Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Batodalay Bagdayev Born 1972 (age 45) | Communists of Russia | general director of "Newspaper "Ulan-Ude"" | |
| | Sergey Dorosh Born 1987 (age 30) | Liberal Democratic Party | aide to Member of the State Duma | |
 | Alexey Tsydenov Born 1976 (age 41) | United Russia | acting Head of Republic, former Deputy Minister of Transport of Russia (2012-2017) | |
| Date | Poll source | Tsydenov | Dorosh | Bagdayev | Other | Undecided | Abstention | Spoil the Ballot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17–25 July 2017 | FOM | 50% | 1% | <1% | 8% | 30% | 10% | 1% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexey Tsydenov | United Russia | 260,028 | 90.16 | |
| Batodalay Bagdayev | Communists of Russia | 15,325 | 5.31 | |
| Sergey Dorosh | Liberal Democratic Party | 13,056 | 4.53 | |
| Total | 288,409 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 288,409 | 96.98 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,988 | 3.02 | ||
| Total votes | 297,397 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 713,953 | 41.65 | ||
| Source: Buryatia Elections [11] | ||||
Tsydenov appointed former Head of Buryatia Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn to the Federation Council. Among other candidacies were incumbent Senator Tatyana Mantatova and former A Just Russia Member of State Duma (2013-2016) Irinchey Matkhanov. [12]
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