2017 Kirov Oblast gubernatorial election
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10 September 2017
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Snap gubernatorial election was held in Kirov Oblast on 10 September 2017 as part of the 2017 Russian regional elections. Acting governor Igor Vasilyev was elected for a full term in office.
Background
The previous election in 2014 was won by Nikita Belykh, who led the region since 2009 as appointed governor. His second term was due to expire in September 2019.
On 24 June 2016 Nikita Belykh was arrested in Moscow at reception of a bribe.[1] On 25 June Investigative Committee of Russia has charged Belykh with receiving a bribe in especially large size. On the same day, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow, he was arrested for two months.[2] After his arrest, the duties of the governor of the Kirov region was performed by his deputy Alexey Kuznetsov.
July 28, 2016, Russian president Vladimir Putin dismissed Nikita Belykh from the post of Governor of the Kirov region with the formulation "in connection with loss of trust".[3] Acting governor until the election appointed Igor Vasilyev.
Candidates
Candidates on the ballot:[4]
| Candidate | Party | Office | ||
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Nikolay Barsukov Born 1975 (age 42) |
Communists of Russia | Member of Yuryansky District Duma | |
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Igor Vasilyev Born 1961 (age 56) |
United Russia | Incumbent acting Governor | |
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Sergey Mamayev Born 1958 (age 59) |
Communist Party | Assistant to the Member of the State Duma | |
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Kirill Cherkasov Born 1967 (age 50) |
Liberal Democratic Party | Member of the State Duma | |
Opinion polls
| Date | Poll source | Vasilyev | Mamayev | Cherkasov | Barsukov | Undecided | Abstention | Spoil the Ballot |
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| 10-20 August 2017 | WCIOM | 49% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 27% | 9% | 1% |
| 14 September 2014 | election result | — | 15.99% | 9.92% | — | — | — | 1.56% |
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Igor Vasilyev | United Russia | 209,402 | 64.03% | |
| Sergey Mamayev | Communist Party | 62,132 | 18.99% | |
| Kirill Cherkasov | Liberal Democratic Party | 32,814 | 10.03% | |
| Nikolay Barsukov | Communists of Russia | 13,956 | 4.27% | |
| Invalid ballots | 8,711 | 2.66% | ||
| Total | 327,015 | 100% | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,076,750 | 30.37% | ||
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See also
References
- ↑ Губернатор Кировской области Никита Белых задержан при получении взятки в €400 тыс.
- ↑ Суд арестовал губернатора Кировской области Никиту Белых
- ↑ Подписан Указ о досрочном прекращении полномочий Губернатора Кировской области
- ↑ "Сведения о кандидатах. Досрочные выборы Губернатора Кировской области". Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ↑ "Результаты выборов". Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
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