Primorsky Krai gubernatorial election, December 2018

Primorsky Krai gubernatorial election, December 2018
Not later than 16 December 2018

Incumbent Acting Governor

Oleg Kozhemyako
United Russia

The Primorsky Krai gubernatorial election are to be held in December 2018. Election was scheduled after the cancellation of the results of the elections held in September.[1]

The first round of elections should be held no later than 16 December.[2] If in the first round none of the candidates will gain an absolute majority of votes (more than half), then, according to the Electoral Code of Primorsky Krai, the second round should take place within 21 days. Only the two most successful candidates from the first round participate in the second round.[3]

Previous events

On 4 October 2017, Governor Vladimir Miklushevsky resigned, and Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Andrey Tarasenko as Acting Governor.[4][5]

Snap gubernatorial election were held on a Single Voting Day on 9 September 2018. In the first round of elections, none of the candidates was able to gain an absolute majority. To the second round, which was scheduled for 16 September, came the incumbent Acting Governor Andrey Tarasenko, nominated by the United Russia, and Andrey Ishchenko, nominated by the Communist Party.[6].

The second round of election caused a wide public response due to the conflict situation that arose when counting the votes cast for the candidates in the second round. In the process of receiving the results from the polling stations all the time with a margin of about 5% was in the lead Ishchenko (up to 95% of the processing protocols), but after processing more than 99% of the protocols was that more votes Tarasenko[7]. After that, the headquarters of both candidates accused each other of violations, and mass protests began.[8][9]

On 19 September, the Central Election Commission recommended invalidating the election results. According to the law, new election must be held no later than 16 December.[10]

On 26 September, President Vladimir Putin appointed Oleg Kozhemyako as Acting Governor.[11]

Individuals who have publicly expressed interest

Independent

Communist Party

  • Andrey Ishchenko, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai, September 2018 gubernatorial candidate.[13]

A Just Russia

  • Alexey Kozitsky, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai, September 2018 gubernatorial candidate.[14]

Party of Pensioners

  • Yulia Tolmacheva, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Primorsky Krai, September 2018 gubernatorial candidate.[15]

Potential candidates

A Just Russia

References

  1. ↑ В ЦИК разъяснили порядок проведения повторных выборов в Приморье
  2. ↑ https://www.gazeta.ru/politics/news/2018/09/19/n_12058069.shtml
  3. ↑ ИЗБИРАТЕЛЬНЫЙ КОДЕКС ПРИМОРСКОГО КРАЯ
  4. ↑ "Миклушевский победил на выборах главы Приморья". RIA. 2014-09-16. Archived from the original on 2014-10-07. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  5. ↑ "Встреча с Андреем Тарасенко". Kremlin.ru (in Russian). 2017-10-04. Archived from the original on 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  6. ↑ Второй тур выборов в Приморье пройдет 16 сентября
  7. ↑ O. Carroll (2018-09-17). "'Miraculous' election win for Kremlin-backed candidate causes protests in Russia's far-east". Independent. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  8. ↑ Ищенко сообщил о подаче исков по возможным нарушениям на выборах в Приморье
  9. ↑ "Ищенко заявил о намерении обжаловать итоги выборов в Приморье на четырех территориях". TASS. 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  10. ↑ ЦИК уточнил сроки проведения новых выборов губернатора Приморья
  11. 1 2 Приморье возглавит губернатор Сахалина Олег Кожемяко
  12. ↑ Кожемяко пойдет на выборы главы Приморья самовыдвиженцем
  13. ↑ Ищенко заявил о желании участвовать в новых выборах главы Приморья, если их назначат
  14. ↑ Козицкий не исключил, что пойдет на новые выборы главы Приморья
  15. ↑ Кандидат от Партии пенсионеров готова вновь участвовать в выборах главы Приморья
  16. ↑ «Справедливая Россия» может выставить Светлану Горячеву на выборах в Приморье
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