Candidates in the 1991 Russian presidential election

This article contains the list of candidates associated with the 1991 Russian presidential election.

1991 Russian presidential candidates

Registered candidates
Presidential candidate Vice Presidential candidate Party Campaign
 Vadim Bakatin
Ramazan Abdulatipov
Independent
 (campaign)
 Boris Yeltsin
Alexander Rutskoy
Independent
 (campaign)
 Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Andrey Zavidiya
Liberal Democratic Party
 (campaign)
 Albert Makashov
Alexey Sergeyev
Independent
 (campaign)
 Nikolai Ryzhkov
Boris Gromov
Communist Party
 (campaign)
 Aman Tuleyev
Viktor Bocharov
Independent
 (campaign)

Candidates that failed to register
  • Boris Gromov[1][2] -military veteran; ended his campaign and was instead registered as Ryzhkov's (who was nominated by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union) vice-presidential candidate
  • Roman Kalinin[3] -co-head of the Moscow Gay & Lesbian Alliance
  • V. Potemkin (nominated by League of Independent Scientists of the RSFSR)[4]
  • Aleksei Alekseyevich Sergeyev (nominated by Communists of Russia and the Initiative Congress of Russian Communists)[5][6][7] -ended his campaign and was instead registered as Makashov's vice-presidential candidate
  • Lev Ubozhko[6][8]
  • Vladimir Voronin[4][9] -Minister of Internal Affairs (1988-1990)

Possible candidates who did not run

References
  1. Rahr, Alexander (May 8, 1991). "Polozkov Met Military, Gromov Nominated for Presidency". www.friends-partners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  2. Rahr, Alexander (May 10, 1991). "Update On RSFSR Presidential Candidates". www.friends-partners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  3. Rahr, Alexander (May 9, 1991). "Update On RSFSR Presidential Candidates". www.friends-partners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  4. Tolz, Vera (April 23, 1991). "Fourth Candidate for RSFSR Presidential Elections". www.friends-parters.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  5. Mann, Dawn (April 22, 1991). ""Communists of Russia" Conference". www.friends-parters.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  6. Tolz, Vera (May 6, 1991). "New Candidates for Presidential Elections in RSFSR". www.friends-partners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  7. Rahr, Alexander (May 14, 1991). "Ryzhkov Officially Nominated by RCP". www.friends-partners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  8. Rahr, Alexander (April 21, 1991). "Six Candidates Registered for RSFSR Presidency". www.friends-parners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  9. Tolz, Vera (April 19, 1991). "Centrist Bloc Leader Candidate for RSFSR Presidential Elections". www.friends-parners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  10. Tolz, Vera (April 17, 1991). "Registration of Political Parties in RSFSR". www.friends-parners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
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