2023 Altai Krai gubernatorial election explained
| Election Name: | 2023 Altai Krai gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Altai Krai |
| Type: | gubernatorial |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Altai Krai gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2028 Altai Krai gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Election Date: | 8–10 September 2023 |
| Candidate1: | Viktor Tomenko |
| Party1: | United Russia |
| Popular Vote1: | |
| Percentage1: | 76.16% |
| Candidate2: | Yevgenia Borovikova |
| Party2: | SR–ZP |
| Percentage2: | 9.46% |
| Image4: | LDPR |
| Candidate4: | Sergey Bulayev |
| Party4: | LDPR |
| Percentage4: | 7.96% |
| Image5: | CPCR |
| Candidate5: | Sergey Malinkovich |
| Party5: | Communists of Russia |
| Percentage5: | 4.17% |
| Governor |
| Posttitle: | Governor-elect |
| Before Election: | Viktor Tomenko |
| Before Party: | United Russia |
| After Election: | Viktor Tomenko |
| After Party: | United Russia |
The 2023 Altai Krai gubernatorial election took place on 8–10 September 2023, on common election day. Incumbent governor Viktor Tomenko was re-elected to a second term in office.
Background
Viktor Tomenko, then-prime minister of Krasnoyarsk Krai, was appointed Governor of Altai Krai in May 2018, replacing three-term governor Alexander Karlin.[1] Tomenko won the following gubernatorial election with just 53.61% of the vote, barely above 50% threshold necessary to avoid a second round, over a field of three opponents with a notable absence of a candidate from Communist Party – the largest opposition party in the region.[2] Newly elected governor Tomenko also appointed Karlin, his predecessor, to the Federation Council.
In recent years CPRF made significant gains in Altai Krai. After the 2021 Altai Krai Legislative Assembly election CPRF won 24 seats in the Assembly, an increase of 16 seats, while ruling United Russia lost 11 seats and its majority, winning overall 31 mandates in 68–seat legislative body.[3] In the concurrent 2021 Russian legislative election CPRF Krai Committee first secretary Maria Prusakova won in the Rubtsovsk constituency, gaining the seat from United Russia.[4]
Candidates
In Altai Krai candidates for governor can be nominated only by registered political parties, self-nomination is not possible. However, candidates are not obliged to be members of the nominating party. Candidate for Governor of Altai Krai 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 7% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities (about 504 signatures — the highest municipal filter in Russia).[5] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Registered
Withdrew after registration
Did not file
Declined
- Yulia Alyoshina (Civic Initiative), former chairwoman of Civic Initiative regional office (2021–2022), lawyer, transgender activist.[15] [16]
- Anton Artsibashev (CPRF), Member of Altai Krai Legislative Assembly (2021–present)[17]
- Nikolai Bondarenko (CPRF), former Member of Saratov Oblast Duma (2017–2022)[17]
- Anzhelika Glazkova (CPRF), Member of State Duma (2021–present)[18] [19]
- Pavel Grudinin (CPRF), director of CJSC "Lenin Sovkhoz", 2018 Russian presidential candidate[17]
- Yury Krasilnikov (CPRF), Member of Barnaul City Duma (2022–present)[17]
- Andrey Krivov (CPRF), Member of Altai Krai Legislative Assembly (2021–present)[17]
- Vyacheslav Laptev (CPRF), Member of Altai Krai Legislative Assembly (2021–present)[20]
- Aleksandr Molotov (SR–ZP), Member of Altai Krai Legislative Assembly (2011–present)[21]
- Vladimir Semyonov (LDPR), Member of Altai Krai Legislative Assembly (2004–2007, 2016–present), former Member of State Duma (2007–2016), 2014 Altai Republic head candidate, 2018 gubernatorial candidate
- Aleksandr Surikov (Communists of Russia), former Ambassador to Belarus (2006–2018), former Governor of Altai Krai (1996–2004)[7]
- Alexander Terentyev (SR–ZP), Member of State Duma (2007–present)[22]
- Sergey Yurchenko (Communists of Russia), former Member of State Duma (2011–2016), 2014 CPRF gubernatorial candidate[23]
Candidates for Federation Council
Incumbent Senator Alexander Karlin (United Russia) was not renominated.
- Yevgenia Borovikova (SR–ZP):
- Sergey Bulayev (LDPR):
- Sergey Malinkovich (CPCR):
- Yelena Kurnosova, individual entrepreneur
- Sergey Matasov, Member of Altai Krai Legislative Assembly (2021–present)
- Aleksandr Popov, aide to Sergey Malinkovich
- Maria Prusakova (CPRF):
- Viktor Tomenko (United Russia):
- Vladislav Vakayev (New People):
- Mikhail Dyrov, businessman
- Anna Galitskaya, Member of Barnaul City Duma (2023–present)
- Sergey Puchkov, secretary of New People regional office
Polls
| style=width:200px; rowspan=2 | Fieldwork date | style=width:150px; rowspan=2 | Polling firm | Tomenko | Prusakova | Vakayev | Borovikova | Bulayev | Malinkovich | Khrustalyova | Kirillov | Nagaytsev | None | Undecided | Lead |
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| 2 September 2023 | INSOMAR | 68% | – | – | 10% | 13% | 6% | – | – | – | 3% | – | 55% |
| 28 August 2023 | Khrustalyova withdraws from the race |
| 15 August 2023 | Vakayev withdraws from the race |
| 5 August 2023 | Kirillov, Nagaytsev and Prusakova failed to qualify |
| 5–14 July 2023 | Инфоскан | 63% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 1% | – | 4% | 56% |
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Results
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;"! style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Candidate! style="text-align:left;"| Party! width="75"|Votes! width="30"|%|-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Viktor Tomenko (incumbent)| style="text-align:left;"| United Russia| | 76.16|-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Yevgenia Borovikova| style="text-align:left;"| A Just Russia — For Truth| | 9.46|-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Sergey Bulayev| style="text-align:left;"| Liberal Democratic Party| | 7.96|-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Sergey Malinkovich| style="text-align:left;"| Communists of Russia| | 4.17|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Valid votes| | 97.75|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Blank ballots| | 2.25|- style="font-weight:bold"| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Total| | 100.00|-| style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" colspan="6"||-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Turnout| | 31.02|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Registered voters| | 100.00|-| colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"||- style="font-weight:bold"| colspan="4" |Source:|[24] |}
Tomenko appointed former State Duma member Natalya Kuvshinova to the Federation Council, replacing incumbent Alexander Karlin.[25]
See also
Notes and References
- https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3644229 Врио губернатора Алтайского края назначен Виктор Томенко
- https://tass.ru/sibir-news/5550539 Виктор Томенко объявлен победителем на выборах губернатора Алтайского края
- https://regnum.ru/news/3376772.html Обнародованы итоги выборов в Алтайское краевое законодательное собрание
- https://ura.news/news/1052506196 Алтайская коммунистка обогнала оппонента из ЕР на выборах в ГД
- Web site: Кодекс Алтайского края о выборах и референдумах (с изменениями на 2 декабря 2022 года). docs.cntd.ru. 2023-01-21.
- Web site: 11 партий планируют участвовать в выборах губернатора Алтайского края. asfera.info. 2023-06-13.
- Web site: Кто в доме главный: какие политические события ждут Алтайский край в 2023 году. tolknews.ru. 2023-01-22.
- https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5941347 Андрей Турчак поддержал выдвижение кандидатуры Виктора Томенко на пост губернатора Алтайского края
- https://www.amic.ru/news/elena-hrustaleva-snyalas-s-vyborov-na-post-gubernatora-altaya-i-podderzhala-tomenko-528885 Елена Хрусталева снялась с выборов на пост губернатора Алтая и поддержала Томенко
- https://ndn.info/novosti/273183-nazvany-pervye-kandidaty-na-post-gubernatora-altajskogo-kraya/ Названы первые кандидаты на пост губернатора Алтайского края
- https://www.interfax-russia.ru/siberia/news/kandidat-ot-novyh-lyudey-vakaev-reshil-otkazatsya-ot-uchastiya-v-vyborah-gubernatora-altayskogo-kraya Кандидат от "Новых людей" Вакаев решил отказаться от участия в выборах губернатора Алтайского края
- Web site: Две партии выдвинули кандидатов в губернаторы Алтайского края. tass.ru. 2023-06-13.
- Web site: Названы конкуренты Виктора Томенко на праймериз "Единой России". brl.mk.ru. 2023-05-25.
- Web site: Гонка за властью. Стали известны первые кандидаты в губернаторы Алтайского края. altapress.ru. 2023-06-14.
- https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5839642 Экс-глава отделения «Гражданской инициативы» в Алтайском крае планирует участвовать в выборах губернатора
- News: Russia’s first transgender politician drops her run for governor due to anti-LGBTQ bill . 11 July 2023 . . . 10 July 2023.
- Web site: КПРФ выдвинет своего кандидата на выборы губернатора Алтайского края. amic.ru. 2023-01-22.
- https://tolknews.ru/politika/139127-pravda-li-chto-v-altayskoy-kprf-nazrel-konflikt-vokrug-viborov-gubernatora "Сетевой конфликт" разгорелся вокруг алтайской КПРФ перед выборами губернатора
- https://katun24.ru/projects/vasha-partiya/734730 «Ваша партия. Коротко»: Сергей Малинкович
- https://www.asfera.info/news/122517-eksperty-nazvali-vozmoznyh-kandidatov-ot-kprf-na-gubernatorskih-vyborah Эксперты назвали возможных кандидатов от КПРФ на губернаторских выборах
- http://regcomment.ru/analytics/gubernatorskie-kampanii-2023-s-vysokim-urovnem-konkurentsii-prognoz-apek/ Губернаторские кампании-2023 с высоким уровнем конкуренции: прогноз АПЭК
- Web site: Эксперты почти уверены, что конкурентной кампании на выборах губернатора Алтайского края не будет. ashpi.asu.ru. 2023-04-10.
- https://www.bankfax.ru/povestka/153434/ Комроссы предложили бывшему персеку КПРФ поучаствовать в губернаторской гонке в Алтайском крае
- http://www.altai-terr.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/altai-terr?action=show&root=1&tvd=22220002811976&vrn=22220002811972®ion=22&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=22220002811976&type=234 Результаты выборов Губернатора Алтайского края, 2023
- https://tass.ru/politika/18774325 Сенатором от исполнительной власти Алтайского края стала Наталья Кувшинова
