2024 Sakhalin Oblast gubernatorial election
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The 2024 Sakhalin Oblast gubernatorial election will take place on 8 September 2024, on common election day. Incumbent Governor Valery Limarenko is running to a second term in office.
Background[edit]
In September 2018 Governor of Sakhalin Oblast Oleg Kozhemyako was appointed acting Governor of Primorsky Krai after a political crisis that followed the 2018 gubernatorial election and the resignation of previous acting Governor Andrey Tarasenko.[1] Vera Shcherbina, Chairwoman of the Sakhalin Oblast Government, served as acting Governor until December 2018 when Atomstroyexport president Valery Limarenko was appointed instead by President Vladimir Putin.[2]
Limarenko, despite being a member of United Russia party, ran for a full term as an Independent and faced a spirited challenge from Communist State Duma member from Primorsky Krai Aleksey Korniyenko.[3] Former State Duma member and 2015 gubernatorial runner-up Svetlana Ivanova failed to secure support from CPRF and ran as an Independent but was unable to pass the municipal filter. Limarenko won September 2019 gubernatorial election with 56.14% of the vote with Korniyenko placing second with 24.21%.[4] It was the closest gubernatorial election that cycle.
In April 2024 during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin Governor Limarenko announced his intention to run for a second term and received Putin's endorsement.[5]
Candidates[edit]
In Sakhalin Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated by registered political parties or by self-nomination. Candidate for Governor of Sakhalin 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 10% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities.[6] In addition, self-nominated candidates should collect 0.5% of signatures of Sakhalin Oblast residents. Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Declared[edit]
- Valery Limarenko (United Russia), incumbent Governor of Sakhalin Oblast (2018–present)[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Путин назначил Кожемяко врио губернатора Приморского края". tass.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "Путин назначил Валерия Лимаренко из "Росатома" врио губернатора Сахалинской области". interfax.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "Бросили и забыли. Как Москва за четыре года сумела настроить против себя Сахалин — один из богатейших регионов РФ". meduza.io. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ "Врио губернатора Лимаренко победил на выборах главы Сахалинской области". interfax.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
- ^ a b "Встреча с губернатором Сахалинской области Валерием Лимаренко". kremlin.ru. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Закон "О выборах Губернатора Сахалинской области" от 27 июня 2012 года N 49-ЗО (с изменениями на 9 февраля 2024 года)". docs.cntd.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
