2021 Chechnya head election
17–19 September 2021
Turnout94.61%
 
SR-ZP
CPRF
Candidate Ramzan Kadyrov Isa Khadzhimuradov Khalid Nakaev
Party United Russia SR-ZP Communist
Popular vote 711,973 1,064 835
Percentage 99.70% 0.15% 0.12%
Head before election

Ramzan Kadyrov
United Russia

 Elected Head

Ramzan Kadyrov
United Russia

The 2021 Chechen Republic head election took place on 17–19 September 2021 alongside national parliamentary elections. Incumbent Head Ramzan Kadyrov was re-elected for his fourth term.[1]

Background

Ramzan Kadyrov was first appointed as President of the Chechen Republic in 2007 and later was re-appointed in 2011. In 2016, Kadyrov ran in his first head election and won it with 97.94% of the vote.[2] Since the retirements of governors Yevgeny Savchenko of Belgorod Oblast in September 2020 and Sergey Morozov of Ulyanovsk Oblast in April 2021, Kadyrov became the longest serving head of Russian region.[3] On 24 June 2021, President Vladimir Putin endorsed Ramzan Kadyrov for re-election[4] and 3 days later Kadyrov announced his candidacy for head election.

Candidates

Only political parties can nominate candidates for head election in Chechnya, self-nomination is not possible. However, candidate is not obliged to be a member of the nominating party. Candidate for Head of the Chechen 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 7% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities (179-187 signatures).[5] Also head candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.

The Liberal Democratic Party declined to nominate a candidate in head election.[6]

Registered candidates

Results

Summary of the 17-19 September 2021 Chechnya head election results
Candidate Party Votes %
Ramzan Kadyrov (incumbent) United Russia 711,973 99.70
Isa Khadzhimuradov A Just Russia — For Truth 1,064 0.15
Khalid Nakaev Communist Party 835 0.12
Valid votes 713,872 99.97
Blank ballots 237 0.03
Total 714,109 100.00
Turnout 714,109 94.61
Registered voters 754.790 100.00
Source: [7]

References

  1. ↑ В Избирательной комиссии ЧР состоялось подписание Протоколов об итогах голоосвания на выборых 19 сентября 2021 года
  2. ↑ Главный соперник Кадырова на выборах главы Чечни набирает менее 2% голосов
  3. ↑ Кадыров стал старейшим главой региона в России
  4. ↑ Путин поддержал выдвижение Кадырова на выборах главы Чечни
  5. ↑ Об определении числа лиц, подписи которых необходимо собрать для поддержки выдвижения кандидата на должность Главы Чеченской Республики
  6. ↑ ЛДПР не планирует выдвигать кандидата на выборы Главы ЧР
  7. ↑ "Результаты выборов Главы Чеченской Республики, 2021". Archived from the original on 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
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