2024 Kurgan Oblast gubernatorial election
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The 2024 Kurgan Oblast gubernatorial election will take place on 8 September 2024, on common election day. Incumbent Governor Vadim Shumkov is eligible to run to a second term in office.
Background[edit]
Then-Deputy Governor of Tyumen Oblast Vadim Shumkov was appointed acting Governor of Kurgan Oblast in October 2018, replacing first-term Governor Aleksey Kokorin, who resigned at his own request.[1] After his resignation Kokorin joined the board of directors of ARMZ Uranium Holding, a uranium mining division of Rosatom corporation.[2]
Shumkov ran for a full term as an Independent and overwhelmingly won the September 2019 election with 80.86% of the vote, as his nearest challenger, Yakov Sidorov (CPRF), received just 9.70%.[3] During the campaign analysts in May 2019 named Shumkov "tough and uncompromising anti-crisis manager" and "the toughest acting governor running that cycle".[4]
Candidates[edit]
In Kurgan Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated by registered political parties or by self-nomination. Candidate for Governor of Kurgan Oblast 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.[5] In addition, self-nominated candidates should collect 0.5% of signatures of Kurgan Oblast residents. Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Potential[edit]
- Vadim Shumkov (Independent), incumbent Governor of Kurgan Oblast (2018–present)
- Viktor Zyryanov (CPRF), Member of Kurgan Oblast Duma (2020–present)[6]
Declined[edit]
- Yakov Sidorov (Communists of Russia), Member of Kurgan City Duma (2009–present), 2019 CPRF gubernatorial candidate[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Биография врио губернатора Курганской области Вадима Шумкова". tass.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Бывший губернатор Курганской области Кокорин войдет в совет директоров "Атомредметзолота"". tass.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "На выборах губернатора Курганской области победил Вадим Шумков". ria.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Вадим Шумков. Антикризисный менеджер". cpkr.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Закон "О выборах Губернатора Курганской области" от 27 июня 2012 года N 32 (с изменениями на 29 декабря 2023 года)". docs.cntd.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "В Кургане обсуждают кандидата от КПРФ, который пойдет на выборы губернатора". ura.news. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Бывший конкурент курганского губернатора Шумкова пропустит выборы в 2024 году". ura.news. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
