2021 Chechen head election

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2021 Chechen head election
Flag of the Chechen Republic.svg
 201617–19 September 20212026 
Turnout94.61%
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Candidate Ramzan Kadyrov Isa Khadzhimuradov  [ ru ]
Party United Russia SRZP
Popular vote711,9731,064
Percentage99.73%0.15%

2021 Chechen head election by district.svg
Results by district
Kadyrov:      90–100%

Head before election

Ramzan Kadyrov
United Russia

Elected Head

Ramzan Kadyrov
United Russia

The 2021 Chechen Republic head election took place on 17–19 September 2021 alongside national parliamentary elections. Incumbent Head Ramzan Kadyrov was re-elected for his fourth term. [1]

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Background

Ramzan Kadyrov was first appointed as President of the Chechen Republic in 2007 and later was re-appointed in 2011. In 2016, Kadyrov ran in his first head election and won it with 97.94% of the vote. [2] Since the retirements of governors Yevgeny Savchenko of Belgorod Oblast in September 2020 and Sergey Morozov of Ulyanovsk Oblast in April 2021, Kadyrov became the longest serving head of a Russian region. [3] On 24 June 2021, President Vladimir Putin endorsed Ramzan Kadyrov for re-election [4] and 3 days later Kadyrov announced his candidacy for head election. [5]

Candidates

Only political parties can nominate candidates for head election in Chechnya, self-nomination is not possible. However, candidates are not obliged to be members of their nominating party. Candidates for Head of the Chechen Republic should be Russian citizens and at least 30 years old. Candidates for Head 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 (179-187 signatures). [6] Also head candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and the election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.

The Liberal Democratic Party declined to nominate a candidate in head election. [7]

Registered candidates

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ramzan Kadyrov United Russia 711,97399.73
Isa Khadzhimuradov  [ ru ] A Just Russia – For Truth 1,0640.15
Khalid Nakaev Communist Party 8350.12
Total713,872100.00
Valid votes713,87299.97
Invalid/blank votes2370.03
Total votes714,109100.00
Registered voters/turnout754,79094.61
Source: CEC [8]

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References

  1. В Избирательной комиссии ЧР состоялось подписание Протоколов об итогах голоосвания на выборых 19 сентября 2021 года
  2. Главный соперник Кадырова на выборах главы Чечни набирает менее 2% голосов
  3. Кадыров стал старейшим главой региона в России
  4. Путин поддержал выдвижение Кадырова на выборах главы Чечни
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  6. Об определении числа лиц, подписи которых необходимо собрать для поддержки выдвижения кандидата на должность Главы Чеченской Республики
  7. ЛДПР не планирует выдвигать кандидата на выборы Главы ЧР
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