2022 Sverdlovsk Oblast Gubernatorial Election
The 2022 Sverdlovsk Oblast gubernatorial election took place on 11 September 2022, on 2022 Russian regional elections, common election day. Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev was re-elected for a third term. Background Presidential Envoy to the Ural Federal District Yevgeny Kuyvashev was appointed acting Governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast in May 2012, and later that month he was confirmed in the position by the Legislative Assembly of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Kuyvashev won his second term in 2017 Sverdlovsk Oblast gubernatorial election, 2017 election with 62.16% of the vote. Since autumn 2021 rumours spread about Kuyvashev potential resignation, however, the governor generally avoided complaints about his job. In April 2022, Kuyvashev publicly feuded with TV host Vladimir Solovyov (TV personality), Vladimir Solovyov after the latter's degrading comments about Yekaterinburg. Despite the rumours and the public conflict, on 20 May President of Russia, President Vladimir Putin endorsed Kuyvashev for re ...
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