Single voting day in Russia. Where are the elections

The Russian people have probably lost hope of being able to influence the fate of their country in any way, despite the fact that the Constitution of the Russian Federation gives them full power in the state. Such an opinion can often be heard in social networks - and the results of the September 9 elections, alas, only prove this thesis.

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Why? For example, let's look at the most significant expression of popular influence on election results - the September 9 turnout. Quite right, in a number of regions it is "sadly small" and is barely catching up with the results of similar elections. Where the turnout is high, it was the result of the peculiarities of the region (for example, the national republic) or the most powerful campaign to "pump" the turnout to the brink, or even beyond the bounds of ethical and legal norms.

But it would seem that after the voting of parties and party candidates on pension reform, the Russians had to attend the elections - to say their "fi" to some candidates and parties and support others, the opposite. And the results of the September 9 elections should be different. But… the obvious result of the elections was apathy. Mistrust. And, alas, such an opinion is justified - it is enough to remember how many millions (!!!) of votes were collected by petitions against pension reform at various sites - even at the ROI with its link to public services, verification, etc., more than a million signatures were collected.

However, the petitions were thrown into the wastebasket, the parties said "approval", and after that the head of state spoke very weakly, traditionally "pulling on himself" all the most pressing issues - this is how he was prepared for a speech in the Kremlin. The same Kremlin, which was involved in the organization of the current elections - and is responsible for their results and results.

Alas, in some regions, the turnout is much lower and at the time of closing the polling stations did not reach 30% of the voters, and somewhere with tension, but it broke through 30%. That is, we repeat, the results of the September 9 elections were that about 60-70 percent of the population simply decided not to fulfill their civic duty and not participate in the event. About which Mark Twain said: "If something depended on elections, we would not be allowed to participate in them."

The situation, however, was decided to be saved by Pamfilova, who uttered the beautiful words “how many come, so much will come” (of course, the lower turnout threshold was canceled, due to which elections in St. Petersburg were declared invalid several times in the 90s). And also - they say, look what kind of competition we have - look how many parties are participating.

Ella Alexandrovna, thank you for trying - but still they know that in the regions the real power lies with the governor, and not the ZAKS. Well, let's see what we have with "fair competition". According to many experts, "The election campaign of 2018 was a record for the removal of party lists in the elections of regional parliaments and deputies since 2013. The number of removed lists reached eight by September 2, and in the future may grow to ten." Many political scientists on the eve of the day of silence said that "the struggle is not so much for votes, but for getting into the right lists."

We are talking, for example, about the fact that “At the elections of regional parliaments, the lists of Yabloko in the Yaroslavl region, Motherland in the Trans-Baikal Territory, Communists of Russia in Kalmykia, the For Justice party in Yakutia and the "Great Fatherland" in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Two lists were also withdrawn in the elections in regional centers - "Patriots of Russia" in Krasnoyarsk and RPPSS in Yekaterinburg. Registration of the list of the "Civil Platform" in Yekaterinburg was canceled due to the departure of a large number of candidates "

If we talk about the removal of individual candidates, then here too everything looks rather sad. From the lists of candidates, for various reasons, they "carried out" almost all the bright candidates-competitors of the authorities, leaving, as they say in social media, "only spoilers."

For example, Maxim Suraikin, head of the Communists of Russia party, was removed in the Moscow mayoral elections. Mikhail Balakin, on the other hand, was forced to defend his right to run in court. At the last moment, several municipal deputies' signatures for Balakin were tried to be declared either invalid or given under duress.

Earlier, in the summer, similar cases of removal of real competitors took place in a number of regions of the Russian Federation. For example, the report of the "Club of Regions" noted the case when Vitaly Rybakov, a rival of the Oryol governor Andrey Klychkov, withdrew from the elections. He withdrew due to the fact that he did not pass the municipal filter.

These municipal filters and the withdrawal of lists at the start of the campaign, according to many experts, have become the reason for the reduced turnout in many regions of the Russian Federation. The voter felt that he was being deprived of real alternatives, and therefore "voted with his feet," that is, he did not go to the polling stations.

One way or another, but the next elections in the country have ended, their primary results will be announced today, and the final results will be summed up in the coming days. The voting process itself took place without high-profile scandals and massive violations - but in the condition of the sad apathy of the electorate.

What did the Kremlin get as a result of the September 9 elections? Candidates elected by only a third of the population, who will continue (according to the Constitution) "to express the will of the people" - to raise taxes, manage social programs in the regions, distribute (and increase?) Our taxes, "steer" employment and our upcoming pension. A couple of regions where, despite the entire administrative and political technology resource, the party in power was defeated by the Liberal Democratic Party and the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, long ago sent by experts "to mothballs."

But in recent times, in many InoSMIs, Western experts simply dream that it is no longer the elite who staged a "coup to demolish the regime" - but that the active minority (as in Ukraine) would rise up, and the passive majority would not interfere. The current elections, alas, show exactly the increase in this passive majority, which was supposed to govern the country through elections and appeals - but gave up, ceasing to believe in such a possibility. And this, unfortunately, is already a signal, not even a call - an alarm. The fact that the political situation in the country, with all the conditional calm (for how long with such "reforms"?) is becoming more and more critical.

Recall that on September 9, voting took place in Russia in the framework of elections to various levels and branches of power. This year, citizens of the country elected several deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, elected governors, five mayors in 22 regions, and the election of the mayor of Moscow was, of course, at the center of this intrigue. Elections for regional parliaments were held in 16 regions, and campaigns for municipal legislatures took place in several cities. In total, elections were held in 80 regions of the Russian Federation.

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The discussions of the big March vote have hardly subsided, and in Russia new elections are coming soon - who are we choosing this time on September 9 as part of the Single Voting Day 2018?

Traditionally, representatives of authorities of different levels are elected on this day in different regions of the Russian Federation. In 2018, new deputies of the State Duma, as well as deputies of regional authorities and heads of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, who will come to the vacancies vacated due to the expiration of the term, early resignation or death of a politician who previously held a particular position, should be elected.

The State Duma of the VII convocation began its activity in September 2016. There are currently 7 vacancies. For various reasons, during 2017-2018 the Duma was left by:

Former MP	county	Region	The consignment
Grishchenko O.V.	Saratov	Saratov region	United Russia
Vasiliev V.A.	Zavolzhsky	Tver region	United Russia
Isaev M.A.	Balashovsky	Saratov region	United Russia
Panov V.A.	Nizhny Novgorod	Nizhny Novgorod region.	United Russia
Silanov A.N.	Central	Kaliningrad region	United Russia
Kolesnikova N.B.	Samara	Samara region	United Russia
Abramov I.N.	Amur	Amur region	LDPR

That is why the primary task of those who come to the elections on September 9 in these districts will be to vote for candidates who want to represent the interests of the people in the State Duma.

gubernatorial elections

In 2018, the Single Voting Day, scheduled for September 9, will provide an opportunity for residents of 22 regions of Russia to elect new governors who are ready to work actively for the growth of the economy and industry, and, accordingly, the standard of living of their compatriots.

As a result of early resignation, transition to a higher position, or due to the end of the term, the governors of the following regions vacated their seats:

Moscow and Moscow region;
Vladimir region;
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug;
Magadan region;
Voronezh region;
Samara region;
Oryol region;
Khabarovsk region;
Krasnoyarsk region;
Nizhny Novgorod region.;
Omsk region;
Primorsky Krai;
Novosibirsk region;
Altai region;
Ivanovo region;
Pskov region;
Kemerovo region.;
Amur Region;
Tyumen region;
The Republic of Khakassia;
Saha Republic.

The will of the people will be decisive in the election of governors in 18 regions, in the rest the decision will be made by local parliamentarians.

Mayoral elections

In addition to the choice of governors, on September 9, 2018, on the Single Voting Day, residents of the cities of Moscow, Abakan, Yakutsk, Khabarovsk and Tomsk will have to re-elect their mayors.

It is worth noting that the election of the capital's mayor will be held in a special format, because the head of Moscow will simultaneously receive the status of governor. In other regions, the winners of the election race will receive 5 years to implement their programs and fulfill the promises made to voters.

Most attention this year is attracted by the struggle for the head of the capital. Despite the fact that many believe that the unconditional victory will be for the current head of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, the fight for the mayor's chair has already officially entered:

Mikhail Balakin was unable to submit the documents, as the three municipal deputies who had previously supported him withdrew their signatures at the last moment.

Not passed a rigorous selection:

Maxim Suraikin;
Nikita Dzhigurda;
Georgy Fedorov.

Refused to fight for the place of the head of the capital: Yakov Yakubovich, Evgeny Budnik, Andrei Klychkov, Ilya Varlamov, Ilya Yashin, Sergei Mitrokhin and Anton Krasovsky.

Regional parliamentary elections

In 16 regions of Russia, deputies at the regional level should be elected this year:

The threshold for the 2018 parliamentary elections is 5%.

For everyone who votes in the elections in September 2018, it is important to familiarize yourself with the lists of candidates in advance and understand who we are choosing and who we trust the future of Russia, because new faces will gain a foothold in the regional parliaments for the next 5 years.

Important dates

At the moment, there is a period of active pre-election campaigning, nomination of candidates and collection of signatures of municipal deputies who have submitted their applications to the election commission. Participants of the pre-election race can hold meetings and post any campaign materials until September 7 (inclusive).

09/08/18 - the day of silence;
09/09/18 - election day.

2018 Election Intrigues

In general, scientists agree that the September 2018 elections will not bring any significant changes to the current political situation. But, there are a number of regions that attract special attention.

Moscow . Increased attention to the elections taking place at the table is quite natural. Although, this year, interest in events is fueled by an open confrontation of forces.
Kemerovo region . Here, the local authorities clearly showed their unwillingness to conduct a dialogue with the people, which increased the degree of protest mood in society and completely discredited themselves before the upcoming vote.
Pskov and Yaroslavl regions . Interest in the regions is due to the fact that, according to the latest elections, the lowest percentage of the population here supports United Russia.

It is obvious that the second wave of the process of renewal of power in the regions should bring to elective positions young, energetic, progressive people who are ready to steadily achieve the goals set for the leadership of the country by Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.

A single voting day has started in Russia. On this day (the second Sunday of September) elections of all levels take place. In total, more than 4.7 thousand referendums and elections are planned throughout the country, including the leaders of 26 constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Voting will take place in 80 Russian regions out of 85. In total, more than 31.4 thousand deputy seats and elected positions will be replaced. Nearly 72,200 candidates have been registered in elections at various levels. First of all, at 23:00 Moscow time on September 8, polling stations were opened in Chukotka, the last ones, at 22:00 Moscow time on September 9, will be closed in Moscow.

Where will the elections take place?

On a single voting day, Russians will elect the heads of 22 regions - in Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Orel, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Ivanovo, Pskov, Voronezh, Kemerovo, Amur, Tyumen, Magadan and Vladimir regions, in Primorsky, Altai, Khabarovsk and Krasnoyarsk territories, in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, in the republics of Yakutia and Khakassia, in Moscow and the Moscow region.

In four more subjects - in the Yamalo-Nenets and Nenets Autonomous Okrugs, Ingushetia and Dagestan - the heads of the regions will be elected by local parliaments.

In 16 constituent entities of the Russian Federation - Bashkiria, Buryatia, Kalmykia, Yakutia, Khakassia, the Trans-Baikal Territory, the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Arkhangelsk, Vladimir, Ivanovo, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Rostov, Smolensk, Ulyanovsk and Yaroslavl regions - elections of regional legislative bodies will be held.

In seven single-mandate constituencies in six regions, by-elections of State Duma deputies will be held. These are the Amur, Kaliningrad, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Saratov and Tver regions.

Mayors will be elected in four cities, and deputies of city councils in 12.

Elections in Moscow

On September 9 Muscovites will elect a mayor. All polling stations will open at 08:00. They will work until 22:00 - two hours longer than usual. This was done for the convenience of those who return home from their dachas: this way they will have time to vote before the polling stations close.

"Country" plots

A total of 209 polling stations will open outside of Moscow: 183 in the Moscow region, 16 in the Kaluga region, and five each in the Tula and Vladimir regions. As the head of the Moscow City Electoral Committee, Valentin Gorbunov, all the so-called "dacha" sites are in demand - more than 100 thousand people are going to vote there.

In total, 3,808 polling stations will work in the elections for the capital's mayor.

Fair and Convenient Elections

Voters (not only in Moscow) are given the opportunity to vote where it is convenient for them. To vote outside the place of registration, it was necessary to apply in advance.

All polling stations across the country are CCTV cameras. You can follow the elections online. So-called electronic ballot boxes - ballot processing complexes (KOIB) will be installed at some polling stations. At the current regional and municipal elections, the public chambers were allowed to send observers to the polling stations. Previously, they could only do this in federal elections. So, as reported by the chairman of the Moscow City Duma Alexei Shaposhnikov, the public chamber of Moscow plans to send about four thousand observers to the mayoral elections.

Elections of various levels are held in Russia on a single voting day on September 10 in 82 out of 85 regions, they will not be held only in Ingushetia, St. Petersburg and the Magadan region. Russians elect heads of 16 regions and deputies of legislative assemblies of six regions. By-elections of deputies to the State Duma of the seventh convocation are also scheduled for this day in two single-mandate constituencies - Kingisepp (Leningrad region) and Bryansk.

In total, about six thousand election campaigns will take place on this day, more than 36 thousand mandates will have to be replaced, and about 46 million voters can potentially come to vote for candidates. According to the CEC, 88,000 people are registered as candidates for elections at various levels - more than 90% of those who were nominated in these elections.

Competition is high

Direct elections of heads of regions are held in Buryatia, Karelia, Mari El, Mordovia, Udmurtia, Perm Territory, Belgorod, Kaliningrad, Kirov, Novgorod, Ryazan, Saratov, Sverdlovsk, Tomsk, Yaroslavl regions and the federal city of Sevastopol. In one more region - Adygeya - the head will be elected by voting in the parliament.

Deputy head of the CEC of Russia Nikolai Bulaev assessed the level of competition in the upcoming elections as quite high: the electoral commissions registered 75 candidates from 14 parties for the post of heads of regions.

The largest number of candidates is registered in the Sverdlovsk region. Here, Igor Toroshchin from the Liberal Democratic Party, Dmitry Sergin from the Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice, Alexei Parfyonov from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Ionin from A Just Russia, Konstantin Kiselev from the Green Party and Yevgeny Kuyvashev from the United Russia party claim the post of head of the region. Several other people, including the head of Yekaterinburg, Yevgeny Roizman, a representative of the Russian People's Union, Ivan Volkov, and Yevgeniya Chudnovets, convicted but later acquitted in the case of reposting the video, were not registered as candidates and will not participate in the elections.

The last gubernatorial elections in the region were held in 1999, they were won by Eduard Rossel. Acting head of the region Yevgeny Kuyvashev was appointed interim governor in May 2012. At the end of May, the majority of deputies of the Sverdlovsk Legislative Assembly voted for granting him gubernatorial powers.

Elections will be held for the first time

In two regions of the Russian Federation, gubernatorial elections are being held for the first time.

In Sevastopol, which became a Russian region in March 2014, before that, the head of the city was approved by the deputies of the Legislative Assembly, and the candidature was introduced by the president of the country. Five registered candidates will compete for the position of head of the region's executive power here: Ivan Ermakov from the Patriots of Russia, Ilya Zhuravlev from the Liberal Democratic Party, Roman Kiyashko from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Nikolai Kryazhev from the Communist Party of Social Justice (CPSU) and Acting Governor of Sevastopol Dmitry Ovsyannikov from the United Russia". Ovsyannikov is a former deputy minister of industry and trade of the Russian Federation, he was appointed acting head of Sevastopol in July last year instead of Sergei Menyailo, who took the post of presidential envoy to the Siberian Federal District.

In the Perm Territory, which was formed in 2005 by the merger of the Perm Region and the Komi-Perm Autonomous Okrug, elections will also be held for the first time. Previous governors of the region were appointed. In the Perm region, the last elections of the head of the region were held in 2000.

Until February of this year, the region was headed by ex-Minister of Regional Development of the Russian Federation Viktor Basargin, who, after his resignation from the post of head of the region, headed Rostransnadzor. Maxim Reshetnikov was appointed as acting governor instead of Basargin. From 2000 to 2009, he held various positions, first in the administration of the Perm Region, then in the Perm Territory. Since 2009 he has been working in Moscow, in recent years he has headed the Moscow Department of Economic Policy.

Vladimir Alikin from A Just Russia, Oleg Postnikov from the LDPR, Maxim Reshetnikov from United Russia, Andrey Stepanov from Patriots of Russia and Irina Filatova from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation are running for the position of the first governor of the Perm Territory.

Will pass ahead of schedule

In a number of regions, the election of heads for various reasons will be held ahead of schedule.

In the westernmost region of Russia - the Kaliningrad region - the last gubernatorial elections were held in September 2015. The victory was won by the then acting governor Nikolai Tsukanov. Less than a year later, Tsukanov was appointed presidential plenipotentiary in the Northwestern Federal District. The former head of the regional department of the FSB, Yevgeny Zinichev, became acting head of the region, but already on October 6, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree resigning Zinichev and appointing a new acting head of the region, 30-year-old Prime Minister Anton Alikhanov.

Alikhanov from the very beginning made no secret of his intention to participate in the next gubernatorial elections. In addition to him, three more candidates are running for the post of head of the region: Igor Revin, a representative of the CRPF, Yevgeny Mishin, a representative of the Liberal Democratic Party, and Ekaterina Timofeeva, a candidate from the regional branch of the Russian Ecological Party "The Greens".

Early elections will also be held in Mari El after the resignation in April of this year of the head of the republic, Leonid Markelov, and the appointment of Alexander Evstifeev, ex-chairman of the Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region, as interim. The last gubernatorial elections here were in 2015, they were won by Markelov.

In addition to Yevstifeev, who comes from United Russia, three more people are running for the post of head of the region: Natalya Glushchenko, assistant to the State Duma deputy from the SR, pensioner Valentina Zlobina from the Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice, and deputy of the municipal council Albert Fedorov from the Liberal Democratic Party.

In the Kirov region, the term of office of the ex-head of the region Nikita Belykh expired in September 2019, but in June 2016 he was detained on suspicion of taking a bribe. A month later, Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed him due to a loss of confidence. The ex-head of Rosreestr Igor Vasiliev was appointed acting head of the region.

In addition to Vasilyev, who is coming from the United Russia party, the State Duma deputy Kirill Cherkasov (LDPR), the first secretary of the regional regional committee and the head of the party faction in the regional legislature Sergei Mamaev (KPRF), as well as Nikolai Barsukov (nominated by the Communists of Russia party) are registered as candidates for the elections. Self-nominated Nikolai Dubravin was denied registration because he submitted an insufficient number of signatures from municipal deputies and voters.

As candidates for the post of head of the Novgorod region, where the elections will also be held ahead of schedule, seven people were initially nominated. Six persons filed documents for registration, five of them were registered: the head of the regional department of Gostekhnadzor Nikolai Zakharov ("Patriots of Russia"), the deputy director of LLC "Prisma" Mikhail Panov ("Fair Russia"), the assistant to the deputy of the State Duma Olga Efimova (KPRF), the deputy of the State Duma Anton Morozov (LDPR) and Acting Governor of the region Andrey Nikitin (United Russia). The electoral committee refused to register the chairman of the Assembly of Indigenous Novgorodians, Anna Cherepanova (Yabloko), because she submitted an insufficient number of signatures in her support to the commission. The powers of the previous head of the region, Sergei Mitin, expired in October 2017. He retired in February of this year. Instead, Andrey Nikitin, ex-general director of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives, was appointed interim.

Another early election will be held in the Tomsk region. Here, the head of the faction in the Legislative Duma of the Tomsk Region Natalya Baryshnikova (from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation), the head of the department of the traumatologist-orthopedist of the Seversk Clinical Hospital Alexander Rostovtsev (from A Just Russia), the head of the State Duma Committee on Federal Structure and Local Self-Government Aleksey Didenko (from the Liberal Democratic Party) and acting head of the region Sergey Zhvachkin. Oleg Fedoseev, a representative of the Communists of Russia party, businessman, who did not provide the necessary documents to the Regional Electoral Committee on time, was denied registration.

Early elections for the head of Udmurtia will be held simultaneously with elections to the State Council of the republic. The next elections were to be held in 2019, but in April, the head of the region, Alexander Solovyov, was prematurely deprived of his powers by Russian President Vladimir Putin due to a loss of confidence. In the evening of the same Solovyov was arrested on charges of taking bribes worth 140 million rubles. Alexander Brechalov, former secretary of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, was appointed interim head of Udmurtia.

In addition to Brechalov, who comes from United Russia, Timur Yagafarov from the Liberal Democratic Party, Vladimir Bodrov from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Andrei Ivanov from the Communist Party of Social Justice and Farid Yunusov (SR) claim the post of head of Udmurtia. The last elections in the republic were held in 2014. Solovyov won them by a wide margin.

For the first time in many years

In a number of regions, gubernatorial elections will be held for the first time in many years. Prior to this, the candidacies of the heads were approved by voting in regional legislative assemblies.

Thus, in the Saratov region, direct elections of the head of the region will be held for the first time since 2000. They will be held simultaneously with the elections of deputies of the regional Duma. Acting regional governor Valery Radaev from United Russia, ex-State Duma deputy from the Communist Party Olga Alimova, member of the coordinating council of the regional branch of the LDPR Stanislav Denisenko and chief engineer of a textile factory Lidia Parinova from the Patriots of Russia party claim the governor's post.

In Buryatia, where direct elections for the head of the region were last held in 2002, out of six candidates who initially declared their intention to run for the post of head of the region, the election commission registered three: Batodalay Bagdaev, general director of the Ulan-Ude newspaper from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, assistant to State Duma deputy Sergei Dorosh from the Liberal Democratic Party and the acting head of the region Alexei Tsydenov from the United Russia. Tsydenov has been acting head of Buryatia since February 2017 after the resignation of Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn, who headed the region since 2012. Previously, Tsydenov served as deputy head of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.

In Karelia, the head of the region was previously elected by direct vote also in 2002. For the past five years, the region has been headed by Alexander Khudilainen, who resigned in February of this year. The ex-head of the FSSP, Chief Bailiff of Russia Artur Parfenchikov, was appointed in his place.

Together with Parfenchikov, who was nominated by United Russia, the Deputy Chairman of the Karelia Legislative Assembly Committee on Education, Culture, Sports and Youth Policy Yevgeny Besedny (LDPR) and the deputies of the Legislative Assembly Irina Petyaeva (SR) and Yevgeny Ulyanov (KPRF) will compete for the governor's post.

In the Yaroslavl region and Mordovia, elections will be held for the first time since 2003.

In the Yaroslavl region, acting governor of the region Dmitry Mironov (United Russia), deputies of the Yaroslavl regional Duma Sergey Balabaev (PARNAS) and Mikhail Paramonov (KPRF), district deputy Andrei Vatlin (LDPR), as well as a temporarily unemployed resident of Vologda Kirill Panko are registered as candidates (party "Communists of Russia"). Another contender for the governor's chair, Oleg Vinogradov, chairman of the regional branch of the Yabloko party, was denied registration because he did not submit the required number of signatures in his support.

Petr Velmakin from the Russian political party of peace and unity, acting head of the region Vladimir Volkov from United Russia, socialist-revolutionary Timur Geraskin, communist Dmitry Kuzyakin and LDPR representative Yevgeny Tyurin claim to be the head of Mordovia. Volkov, if he is elected to the post of head of the region, intends to appoint ex-ambassador of Russia to the United States Sergey Kislyak as his representative in the Federation Council, who gratefully accepted this offer and has already made a trip to Mordovia.

Stable Choice

In the Belgorod and Ryazan regions, direct elections of the heads of regions were held relatively recently - in 2012.

In the Belgorod region, Evgeny Savchenko, who has been heading the region since 1993, will take part in the elections. Prior to that, he was twice appointed head of the region (in 1993 and 2007) and was elected four times (in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2012). Savchenko will compete with the general director of a construction company, Eduard Chausov ("Veterans of Russia"), an assistant to a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Konstantin Klimashevsky (LDPR), and a deputy of the Belgorod Regional Duma, Stanislav Panov (KPRF).

In the Ryazan region, a Just Russia candidate Sergei Pupkov, acting head of the region Nikolai Lyubimov from United Russia, a Growth Party candidate Alexandra Perehvatova, as well as Alexander Sherin from the Liberal Democratic Party and Vladimir Fedotkin from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation will take part in the elections. Another candidate - pensioner Svyatoslav Golubyatnikov - did not submit the required package of documents to the election commission. He was nominated by the Russian Renaissance Party. Prior to this, the gubernatorial elections in the region were held in 2012. They were won by United Russia Oleg Kovalev, who in February of this year announced his early resignation.

Elected in Parliament

In Adygea, the head of the republic will be elected by voting in parliament. As candidates for this position, the deputies will consider three candidates: acting head of Adygea Murat Kumpilov, chairman of the State Council-Khase republic committee on legislation, legality and local self-government Alexander Loboda and general director of JSC "ZAREM" Shamsudin Pshizov.

Without "indicative figures"

Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko hopes that the elections on September 10 will be held fairly and openly, since the necessary legal framework has been created for this. She told reporters about this on Friday in Nalchik.

Earlier, the head of the Central Election Commission of Russia, Ella Pamfilova, threatened with administrative responsibility for the use of administrative resources in the upcoming elections. She stressed that no "indicative figures" in the elections on September 10 are needed and unacceptable, and those who consider it possible to use administrative pressure on election commissions will face criminal and administrative liability, which has been strengthened this year.

The main thing for all participants in the electoral process should be "exact, unconditional observance of the law and all electoral procedures," Pamfilova specified. The head of the CEC also said that special attention is directed to those 20 regions where innovations in the electoral legislation are being worked out, which will be applied in the presidential elections in March 2018.