2024 Lipetsk Oblast gubernatorial election

2024 Lipetsk Oblast gubernatorial election

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Governor before election Igor Artamonov United Russia Governor-elect TBD

The 2024 Lipetsk Oblast gubernatorial election will take place on 8 September 2024, on common election day. Incumbent Governor Igor Artamonov is running to a second term in office.

Background

Then-Sberbank vice president Igor Artamonov was appointed acting Governor of Lipetsk Oblast in October 2018, replacing five-term Governor Oleg Korolyov, who resigned at his own request. ^[1] Korolyov led Lipetsk Oblast since 1998 and at the time of his resignation was the third-longest serving governor in Russia (behind Yevgeny Savchenko in Belgorod Oblast and Anatoly Artamonov in Kaluga Oblast). In November 2018 Artamonov appointed his predecessor, Oleg Korolyov, to the Federation Council after incumbent Senator Iraida Tikhonova stepped down, ^[2] however, Senator Yury Volkov, a Rules committee member, questioned the constitutionality of such appointment. ^[3]

Artamonov, officially an Independent, was nominated for a full term by United Russia in the 2019 gubernatorial elections. Igor Artamonov won the September 2019 election with 67.28% of the vote, as his nearest challenger, Sergey Tokarev (CPRF), received 20.03%, ^[4] although Artamonov's more notable challengers, Lipetsk Oblast Council of Deputies member Oleg Khomutinnikov (PARNAS) and State Duma member Aleksandr Sherin (LDPR), failed to qualify. ^[5] In March 2020 Governor Artamonov officially joined United Russia party. ^[6]

Candidates

In Lipetsk Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated only by registered political parties. Candidate for Governor of Lipetsk Oblast should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Candidates for Governor should not have a foreign citizenship or residence permit. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 6% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities. ^[7] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.

Declared

• Igor Artamonov (United Russia), incumbent Governor of Lipetsk Oblast (2018–present) ^[8]
• Roman Chernov (United Russia), Head of Lebedyansky District (2022–present) ^[9]
• Sergey Tokarev (CPRF), Member of Lipetsk Oblast Council of Deputies (2011–present), 2019 gubernatorial candidate ^[10]

See also

• 2024 Russian regional elections

References

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