Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast (, , informally known as , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). With a population of 8,524,665 (Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census) living in an area of , it is one of the most densely populate ...

gubernatorial A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' ma ...

election of 2013 was held on September 8, 2013 as part of the regional elections, where 9 other

oblast An oblast ( or ) is a type of administrative division in Bulgaria and several post-Soviet states, including Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Historically, it was used in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. The term ''oblast'' is often translated i ...

s held elections. It was also the same day as the mayoral election in the federal city of Moscow.

Regulations

A candidate to the office must be a citizen of the Russian Federation over the age of 30, and must state to the Moscow Oblast Elections Commission that they do not own any cash or money in banks aboard, thus according to new Federal Law against corruption. The candidate needs to collect 351 signatures from every 54 cities of the

, in support of the nomination and shall be made within 20 days of the official publication of the decision to call the election. These signatures are not needed for candidates from registered political parties.

Campaign

In March 2012, through the approval process of the regional legislature, The Moscow Oblast Duma, Sergey Shoygu was appointed as the Governor of Moscow Oblast. The United Russia party has proposed him to the post of governor and his candidacy was unanimously supported by the Moscow Regional Duma. Shoygu took into office on May 11, 2012, after the expiry of the term of office of the former governor,

Boris Gromov Boris Vsevolodovich Gromov (; born 7 November 1943) is a Russian politician and former military officer. He was the Governor of Moscow Oblast between January 2000 and May 2012. Deployed thrice to fight in the Soviet–Afghan War, Gromov was t ...

. In May 2012, by the initiative of President

Dmitry Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician and lawyer who has served as Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020. Medvedev was also President of Russia between 2008 and 2012 and Prime Mini ...

, a federal law has been approved and according to the law, the direct elections of regional governors have returned. The law came into force on 1 June 2012. According to this law the first election of senior officials was scheduled to be held on October 14, 2012 in some regions of the Russian Federation. Six months after taking office, the governor

Sergey Shoygu Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu; , . (born 21 May 1955) is a Russian politician and military officer who has served as Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, secretary of the Security Council of Russia, Security Council since 2024. He served ...

left after he was appointed as the

Minister of Defense A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divid ...

, due to the fact that the previous Minister of Defence,

Anatoly Serdyukov Anatoly Eduardovich Serdyukov (; born 8 January 1962) is a Russian politician and businessman. He was Russia's Minister of Defense from 15 February 2007 to 6 November 2012, and made several major reforms in the Russian military. He has worked as ...

, was sacked. On November 8, 2012, President

Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Ru ...

has appointed Andrei Vorobyov, who previously headed the faction of "

United Russia The All-Russian Political Party United Russia (, ) is the Ruling party, ruling List of political parties in Russia, political party of Russia. As the largest party in the Russian Federation, it holds 325 (or 72.22%) of the 450 seats in the St ...

" in the

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. Before the 2013 election, the regional elections were held twice a year - in March and October. Both called single day of voting. During 2012, the State Duma draft law on the single day of voting. The bill was passed in September 2012 and was approved by the

Federation Council The Federation Council, unofficially Senate, is the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, with the lower house being the State Duma. It was established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation in 1993. Each of the 89 federal s ...

. In accordance with the draft law, all the regional elections will be held on the same day - the second Sunday in September. In 2013, therefore, they will take place on September 8. This day will be elected by all the authorities who their governors term expired until September 2013. After the resignation of Sergey Shoygu from the Gubernatorial office,

The Kremlin The Moscow Kremlin (also the Kremlin) is a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia. Located in the centre of the country's capital city, the Moscow Kremlin comprises five palaces, four cathedrals, and the enclosing Kremlin Wall along with the K ...

spokesman,

Dmitry Peskov Dmitry Sergeyevich Peskov (, ; born 17 October 1967) is a Russian diplomat serving as the Kremlin Press Secretary, spokesman for President of Russia, Russian president Vladimir Putin since 2012.Presidential Administration of Russia The Presidential Executive Office, Russia ( PEO, Russia) or the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation (; АП РФ, ''AP RF''), or PARF, is the executive office of the president of Russia created by a decree of Boris Yeltsin on ...

, Konstantin Kostin said that in his opinion on the election of the governor of the Moscow region of the second round will be: "The fact is that today there is no candidate who could really resist Andrey Vorobiev and the 'United Russia'. We are talking about the scale and the resources and experience of the real work ". On January 29, 2013, the Acting Governor of the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobyov presented his program of social and economic development until 2015 "Our suburbs", denoting it as the election. According to the deputy chairman of the Duma Committee on International Affairs, Alexander Romanovich, the performance of Andrei Vorobyov - this is the real beginning of the election campaign in Moscow Oblast. On March 22, 2013 the State Duma passed in the third and final reading of a law granting the subjects of the Russian Federation the right to elect the governor did not direct vote of the region's population, and the local parliament. On March 27 amendments to the law were approved by the Federation Council. In this regard, the acting governor of the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobyov said retaining direct gubernatorial elections in the region. On April 2 law signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. In November 2012 the candidates to Gubernatorial office began to send their documents to the Electoral Commission. The process for receiving documents and signatures was finished in June 2013.

Candidates

16 candidates were nominated by their respective parties: * Andrey Vorobyev, from the

party, acting

Governor of Moscow Oblast The Governor of Moscow Oblast () is the Governor (Russia), governor of Moscow Oblast, a Federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia. The governor is the highest-ranking official and Head of Administration, head of administration of the ...

, one of the leaders of

party * Elena Grishina, from the

Russian Ecological Party "The Greens" The Russian Ecological Party "The Greens" (REP "The Greens"; ) is a green political party in the Russian Federation. It was founded in 1992 as the Constructive-Ecological Movement of Russia "Kedr" (KEDR; ). In 2002 the party was transformed int ...

, Businesswoman, Chairman of Airies PRO Company *

Gennady Gudkov Gennady Vladimirovich Gudkov (; born 15 August 1956) is a Russian politician and businessman. ''The Moscow Times'' described him in 2012 as "one of parliament's most vocal and charismatic critics" of President Vladimir Putin. Background Gudkov ...

, supported by

Yabloko The Russian United Democratic Party Yabloko (RUDP Yabloko; rus, Росси́йская объединённая демократи́ческая па́ртия «Я́блоко», Rossiyskaya obyedinyonnaya demokraticheskaya partiya "Yabloko" ...

and RPR-PARNAS, current member of

Russian Opposition Coordination Council The Coordination Council of the Russian opposition was a non-governmental political and civic body that existed in 2012—2013. Elections to the council were held on 20—22 October 2012. The Coordination Council of the first convocation was ele ...

, candidate of united "opposition of Bolotnaya Square", former member of

Russian State Duma The State Duma is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, with the upper house being the Federation Council. It was established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation in 1993. The Duma headquarters are located in central Mos ...

and former member of

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Party * Nikolay Dizhur, born 13 Oct 1961, supported by political party

Communists of Russia The Communist Party "Communists of Russia" (CPCR; ; ''Kommunisticheskaya partiya «Kommunisty Rossii»'', ''KPKR'') or simply Communists of Russia (CR; ; ''Kommunisty Rossii'', ''KR'') is an Anti-revisionism, anti-revisionist Marxism–Leninism ...

* Aleksey Zvyagin, born 5 May 1956, Businessman, Deputy Chairman of Eco-Aerostalker Company for Investments and Economic Development ( Homeland Party) * Svetlana Kazantseva, born 19 Feb 1954, Technician from Su-155 Company
For Woman of Russia party
* Nadezhda Korneeva, activist (

Patriots of Russia Patriots of Russia (, ) was a left-wing political party in Russia. It was established in April 2005 by Gennady Semigin, who was expelled from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation after he failed in a power struggle with Gennady Zyugan ...

) * Olga Ogiyevskaya, born 26 Nov 1974, Chairman of The "Yurved" Research Law Center ( Citizens' Force party) * Sirazhdin Pamazanov, born 5 Mar 1976, Politician, Leader o
Social Democratic Party of Russia
(formed in 2012) * Alexandr Romanovich, born 15 Oct 1952, former member of

(

) * Yuriy Topilin, born 24 May 1962, Deputy Chairman of the Commercial Operator of Russian Energy Complex Company (Cossack Party of Russia) * Alexander Fedulov, born 8 Nov 1958 (Russia's Party for National Security) * Gleb Fetisov, from the Alliance of Greens – The People's Party, Head of the Council for Research Export Forces under

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and Ministry for Economic Development, one of the leaders of Green Alliance–The People's Party, a member of

Public Chamber of Russia The Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation (), sometimes shortened to Civic Chamber (), is a consultative civil society institution with 168 members created in 2005 in Russia to analyze draft legislation and monitor the activities of the parliame ...

, businessman, one of the owners of

Altimo Altimo (alt. Alfa Telecom International Mobile) is the telecommunications investment arm of Russia's Alfa Group Consortium, controlled by Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman. Altimo investee companies operate in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekist ...

* Konstantin Chermisov, Leader of the

Communist Party of the Russian Federation The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF; ) is a communist political party in Russia that officially adheres to Marxist–Leninist philosophy. It is the second-largest political party in Russia after United Russia. The youth o ...

in Moscow Oblast * Maxim Chigarkin, member of

, Deputy Head of SD Committee for Natural Resources and Ecology (

Political party LDPR LDPR – Liberal Democratic Party of Russia () is a Russian ultranationalist and right-wing populist political party. It succeeded the Liberal Democratic Party of the Soviet Union (LDPSU) in Russia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. T ...

) * Vladimir Shchipanov, born 30 Aug 1954 ( Pensioners Party of Russia) 6 of them were registered: * Andrey Vorobyev, from the

, supported by

* Nadezhda Korneeva, from

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, from

* Konstantin Chermisov, from Communist Party * Maxim Chigarkin, from

Liberal Democratic Party Several political parties from around the world have been called the Liberal Democratic Party, Democratic Liberal Party or Liberal Democrats. These parties have usually followed liberalism as ideology, although they can vary widely from very progr ...

Results

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Andrey Vorobyov Andrey Yuryevich Vorobyov (, ; born 14 April 1970) is a Russian politician who is the current governor of Moscow Oblast. He has previously served as the head of United Russia's Central Executive Committee, and one of the deputy chairmen of the ...

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, , % , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Konstantin Cheremisov , style="text-align:left;" , Communist Party , , % , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

, style="text-align:left;" , Independent , , % , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Maxim Shingarkin , style="text-align:left;" ,

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Избирательная комиссия Московской области

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