2023 Sakha Republic head election
8–10 September 2023
Turnout48.37%
 
CPRF
Candidate Aysen Nikolayev Viktor Gubarev
Party United Russia CPRF
Popular vote 238,432 32,750
Percentage 75.77% 10.41%
 
CPCR
Candidate Gavril Parakhin Igor Borisov
Party LDPR Communists of Russia
Popular vote 17,914 16,378
Percentage 5.69% 5.20%
Head before election

Aysen Nikolayev
United Russia

 Head-elect

Aysen Nikolayev
United Russia

The 2023 Sakha head election took place on 8–10 September 2023, on common election day, coinciding with the State Assembly of the Sakha Republic election. Incumbent Head Aysen Nikolayev was elected to a second term in office.

Background

Then–Mayor of Yakutsk Aysen Nikolayev was appointed acting Head of the Sakha Republic in May 2018, replacing second-term incumbent Yegor Borisov, who resigned early at his own request.[1] Nikolayev overwhelmingly won an election for a full term in September 2018 with 71.4% of the vote.[2] Newly elected head Nikolayev also appointed Borisov, his predecessor, to the Federation Council.

The head election in the Sakha Republic is anticipated to be competitive as the region has moved sharply against ruling United Russia party in the prior years. One of the reasons of Borisov's resignation in 2018 allegedly were poor results of President Vladimir Putin in the 2018 presidential election: he won 64.4% of the vote in the region – his lowest result in the country, while CPRF candidate Pavel Grudinin received his best result with 27.3%.[3] The Sakha Republic further defied national political landscape in 2018 as the Yakutsk mayoral election was won by Sardana Avksentyeva, a former deputy mayor nominated by Party of Russia's Rebirth, who defeated Yakutsk City Duma Speaker Aleksandr Savvinov of United Russia.[4] In the 2021 Russian legislative election the Sakha Republic was among four Russian regions (alongside Mari El, Khabarovsk Krai and Nenets Autonomous Okrug) where CPRF bypassed United Russia in the party-list contest, on top of that Communist Petr Ammosov was elected in Yakutsk constituency in an upset, defeating United Russia candidate Pyotr Cherkashin and A Just Russia incumbent Fedot Tumusov (the actual candidate supported by regional authorities) 21.6%–20.1%–19.6%.[5]

In December 2022 Aysen Nikolayev publicly announced his plans to run for reelection.[6] However due to incumbent Head's dwindling ratings and success of the opposition in several elections in the region Nikolayev was considered to be a potential candidate for retirement watch, among his potential replacements were mentioned Yakutsk mayor Yevgeny Grigoryev and Prime Minister of the Sakha Republic Andrey Tarasenko.[7]

Candidates

In the Sakha Republic candidates for Head can be nominated only by registered political parties. Candidate for Head of the Sakha Republic should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Candidates for Head 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 (257 signatures).[8] Also head candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.

Registered

Did not file

Declined

Candidates for Federation Council

Results

Summary of the 8–10 September 2023 Sakha head election results
Candidate Party Votes %
Aysen Nikolayev (incumbent) United Russia 238,432 75.77
Viktor Gubarev Communist Party 32,750 10.41
Gavril Parakhin Liberal Democratic Party 17,914 5.69
Igor Borisov Communists of Russia 16,378 5.20
Valid votes 305,474 97.08
Blank ballots 9,189 2.92
Total 314,663 100.00
Turnout 314,663 48.37
Registered voters 650,535 100.00
Source: [17]

Head Nikolayev re-appointed incumbent Senator Yegor Borisov (United Russia) to the Federation Council.[18]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Врио главы Якутии назначен Айсен Николаев
  2. ↑ Выборы главы Якутии выигрывает единоросс Айсен Николаев
  3. ↑ Глава Якутии ушел в отставку
  4. ↑ Якутск выбрал женщину
  5. ↑ КПРФ обошла "Единую Россию" на выборах в Госдуму в Якутии
  6. 1 2 "Глава Якутии планирует баллотироваться на второй срок в 2023 году". ria.ru. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  7. ↑ Возможным преемником Айсена Николаева станет Евгений Григорьев, мэр Якутска?
  8. ↑ "Закон "О выборах Главы Республики Саха (Якутия) (с изменениями на 9 декабря 2022 года)". docs.cntd.ru. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "В Якутии определились семь кандидатов на должность главы республики". ulus.media. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  10. ↑ КПРФ выдвинула кандидата на выборах главы Якутии
  11. ↑ Губернаторам подыскивают конкурентов
  12. ↑ Якутские эсеры не будут выдвигать кандидата на пост Главы Якутии, хотя он уже был
  13. 1 2 3 "Рейтинг возможных кандидатов на выборы в Главы РС(Я)". t.me. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  14. 1 2 "Сардана Авксентьева вернулась к корням". kommersant.ru. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  15. ↑ Стал известен первый претендент на пост главы Якутии в 2023 году
  16. ↑ «Не будем бодаться из-за личных интересов». Оппозиционный якутский политик Владимир Федоров выступил на региональном форуме «Единой России»
  17. ↑ Результаты выборов Главы Республики Саха (Якутия), 2023
  18. ↑ Сенаторами от Якутии стали Егор Борисов и Сахамин Афанасьев
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