The 2022

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gubernatorial election took place on 10–11 September 2022, on common election day. Acting Governor Aleksandr Sokolov was elected for a full term.

Background

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Head Igor Vasilyev was appointed

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in July 2016, replacing

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, who was arrested for taking a bribe. In September 2017 Vasilyev won the election with 64.03% of the vote. Governor Vasilyev's single term was accompanied by poor management and "disastrous" personal ratings. Vasilyev's position was also weakened by a major corruption scandal in 2020, when Vice Governor Andrey Plitko, Vasliyev's trustee, and Ministry of Forestry Aleksey Shurgin were arrested for bribery. In the

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United Russia scored only 29.54% of the vote in

, party's 4th worst result nationally. Among rumoured candidates for replacement of Vasilyev were federal Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko, Deputy Presidential Envoy to the Volga Federal District Oleg Mashkovtsev, Rosatom top-manager Mikhail Sandalov and FSB First Deputy Director Sergey Korolev. On 10 May 2022 Igor Vasilyev asked for his resignation along four other governors, Presidential Administration official Aleksandr Sokolov was appointed acting

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. Due to the start of Russian special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022 and subsequent economic sanctions the cancellation and postponement of direct gubernatorial elections was proposed. The measure was even supported by A Just Russia leader Sergey Mironov. Eventually, on 9 June

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called gubernatorial election for 11 September 2022.

Candidates

candidates for Governor can be nominated by registered political parties or by self-nomination. Candidate for

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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 5% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities. In addition self-nominated candidates should collect 0.5% of signatures of

residents (around 5,000 signatures). Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.

Registered

* Fyodor Luginin ( Rodina), chairman of Rodina regional office * Sergey Mamayev ( CPRF), Member of

, former Member of

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(2011-2016),

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and

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gubernatorial candidate,

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Mari El head candidate * Yury Moiseyev ( Communists of Russia), Member of

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, former Deputy

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(2014-2017)

Did not file

* Anton Dolgikh ( Independent), lawyer,

gubernatorial candidate * Ilya Ulyanov ( Independent), Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of Communists of Russia party, former Member of Supreme Council of the Republic of Khakassia (2013-2018), perennial candidate

Declined

* Vladimir Kostin ( LDPR), Member of

* Bagir Sharifov, businessman * Nadezhda Surayeva ( SR-ZP), Member of Kirov City Duma, deputy general director of Kirov Dairy Plant ''(switched to LDPR)''

Candidates for Federation Council

*Sergey Mamayev ( CPRF): ** Vladimir Komoyedov, former Member of

(2007-2016), retired

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**Zhanna Simonova, professor at Kirov State Medical University **Marina Sozontova, former Deputy Speaker of

(2011-2016) *Vladimir Ponaryev ( LDPR): **Vladimir Kostin, Member of

**Vladimir Malkov, coordinator of LDPR regional office **Olga Tyrykina, Member of

*Aleksandr Sokolov ( United Russia): ** Viktor Bondarev, incumbent

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, Chair of Council Committee on Defense and Security **Olesya Redkina ( SR-ZP), Member of

, chief doctor at Kirov Infectious Diseases Hospital **Natalya Shedko, Deputy Chair of Civic Chamber of

Finances

All sums are in rubles.

Results

, - style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! style="text-align:left;" colspan=2, Candidate ! style="text-align:left;", Party ! width="75", Votes ! width="30", % , - , style="background-color:;", , style="text-align:left;", Aleksandr Sokolov (incumbent) , style="text-align:left;", United Russia , 243,492 , 71.85 , - , style="background-color:, , style="text-align:left;", Sergey Mamayev , style="text-align:left;", Communist Party , 45,469 , 13.42 , - , style="background-color:;", , style="text-align:left;", Vladimir Ponaryev , style="text-align:left;", Liberal Democratic Party , 20,773 , 6.13 , - , style="background-color:, , style="text-align:left;", Fyodor Luginin , style="text-align:left;", Rodina , 15,894 , 4.69 , - , style="background-color:;", , style="text-align:left;", Yury Moiseyev , style="text-align:left;", Communists of Russia , 5,253 , 1.55 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="3", Valid votes , 330,881 , 97.63 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="3", Blank ballots , 8,017 , 2.37 , - style="font-weight:bold" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="3", Total , 338,898 , 100.00 , - , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" colspan="6", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="3", Turnout , 338,898 , 33.34 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="3", Registered voters , 1,016,583 , 100.00 , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="4" , Source: , Incumbent Senator Viktor Bondarev ( Independent) was re-appointed to the Federation Council.Кировский губернатор продлил полномочия сенатора Бондарева
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References

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Politics of Kirov Oblast

Background

Candidates

Registered

Did not file

Declined

Candidates for Federation Council

Finances

Results

See also

References