2023 Pskov Oblast gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	2023 Pskov Oblast gubernatorial election
Country:	Pskov Oblast
Type:	gubernatorial
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 Pskov Oblast gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2028 Pskov Oblast gubernatorial election
Next Year:	2028
Election Date:	8–10 September 2023
Turnout:	37.75%
Candidate1:	Mikhail Vedernikov
Party1:	United Russia
Popular Vote1:
Percentage1:	86.30%
Candidate2:	Pyotr Alekseyenko
Party2:	CPRF
Percentage2:	6.22%
Image4:	LDPR
Candidate4:	Anton Minakov
Party4:	LDPR
Percentage4:	3.95%
Image5:	PR
Candidate5:	Igor Romanov
Party5:	Party of Growth
Percentage5:	2.36%
Governor
Posttitle:	Governor-elect
Before Election:	Mikhail Vedernikov
Before Party:	United Russia
After Election:	Mikhail Vedernikov
After Party:	United Russia

The 2023 Pskov Oblast gubernatorial election took place on 8–10 September 2023, on common election day. Incumbent Governor Mikhail Vedernikov was re-elected to a second term in office.^[1]

Background

Then-Deputy Presidential Envoy to the Northwestern Federal District Mikhail Vedernikov was appointed acting Governor of Pskov Oblast in October 2017, replacing two-term Governor Andrey Turchak, who resigned to assume the position of United Russia General Council Secretary.^[2] Vedernikov won the following gubernatorial election with 70,68% of the vote, facing little opposition.^[3]

In October 2022 rumours spread out that Zarina Doguzova, former Head of the recently dissolved Rostourism, could be appointed acting Governor of Pskov Oblast.^[4] However, in December 2022 Vedernikov openly declared his intentions to run for a second full term.^[1]

Candidates

In Pskov Oblast 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 Pskov 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 7% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities.^[5] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.

Registered

• Pyotr Alekseyenko (CPRF), Member of Pskov Oblast Assembly of Deputies (2016–present)^{[6] [7] [8]}
• Anton Minakov (LDPR), Member of Pskov Oblast Assembly of Deputies (2011–present), 2018 gubernatorial candidate^[9]
• Igor Romanov (Party of Growth), Member of Plyussky District Assembly of Deputies (2022–present), businessman, 2018 gubernatorial candidate^{[10] [11]}
• Mikhail Vedernikov (United Russia), incumbent Governor of Pskov Oblast (2017–present)^[1]

Withdrawn

• Aleksandr Bayev (CPRF), Member of Pskov City Duma (2017–present)^{[6] [12] [13]}
• Yury Shokurov (Rodina), homeowner^{[14] [15]}

Eliminated in primary

• Aleksandr Goncharenko (United Russia), Chairman of the Pskov City Duma (2022–present)^{[16] [17]}

Declined

• Nikolai Bondarenko (CPRF), former Member of Saratov Oblast Duma (2017–2022)^{[6] [7]}
• Oleg Bryachak (SR–ZP), Member of Pskov Oblast Assembly of Deputies (2011–present), son of former State Duma member Mikhail Bryachak, 2014 gubernatorial candidate^{[18] [19]}
• Vladislav Davankov (New People), Deputy Chairman of the State Duma (2021—present)^[20] (running for Mayor of Moscow)
• Mikhail Ivanov (RPPSS), Deputy Chairman of Pskov City Duma (2022–present), former Chairman of Pskov Oblast Electoral Commission (2007–2009, 2017–2019)^{[18] [21]}
• Sergey Leonov (LDPR), Member of State Duma (2021–present)^[22]
• Sergey Litvinenko (LDPR), Member of Pskov City Duma (2022–present), former Member of Pskov Oblast Assembly of Deputies (2016–2021)^[23]
• Andrey Makovsky (New People), Member of Pskov Oblast Assembly of Deputies (2021–present)^[23]
• Dmitry Mikhaylov (CPRF), Member of Pskov Oblast Assembly of Deputies (2011–2016, 2018–present), aide to State Duma First Deputy Speaker Ivan Melnikov (2017–present)^{[6] [7]}
• Arkady Murylyov (CPRF), Pskov Oblast Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights (2015–present), 2018 gubernatorial candidate^{[6] [7]}
• Aleksandr Nozhka (CPRF), Member of Pskovsky District Assembly of Deputies (2017–present)^[6]
• Lev Shlosberg (Yabloko), former Member of Pskov Oblast Assembly of Deputies (2011–2015, 2016–2021), 2014 gubernatorial candidate^[24]
• Sergey Shnurov (Party of Growth), musician, songwriter, leader of Leningrad rock band^{[25] [26]}
• Anastasia Udaltsova (CPRF), Member of State Duma (2022–present)^{[6] [7]}
• Artyom Vasilyev (LDPR), LDPR regional office deputy coordinator^[23]

Candidates for Federation Council

Incumbent Senator Yelena Bibikova (United Russia) was not renominated.

• Mikhail Vedernikov (United Russia):
  • Natalya Gorbachyova, Chairwoman of the Civic Chamber of Pskov Oblast (2021–present), teachers' union leader
  • Alexey Naumets, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Russian Airborne Forces (2018–present)
  • Yury Sorokin, Member of Pskov Oblast Assembly of Deputies (2010–present)

Finances

All sums are in rubles.

Financial Report	Source	Alekseyenko	Minakov	Romanov	Vedernikov
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First	^[27]	60,800	567,600	60,000	5,310,000
Final		732,720	2,517,200	65,000	24,902,884

Polls

style=width:200px; rowspan=2	Fieldwork date	style=width:150px; rowspan=2	Polling firm	Vedernikov	Alekseyenko	Minakov	Romanov	None	Lead
bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=		bgcolor=
25 July – 10 August 2023	FOM	81%	9%	5%	3%	2%	72%

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;"| Mikhail Vedernikov (incumbent)| style="text-align:left;"| United Russia| | 86.30|-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Pyotr Alekseyenko| style="text-align:left;"| Communist Party| | 6.22|-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Anton Minakov| style="text-align:left;"| Liberal Democratic Party| | 3.95|-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Igor Romanov| style="text-align:left;"| Party of Growth| | 2.36|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Valid votes| | 98.83|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Blank ballots| | 1.17|- 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| | 37.75|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Registered voters| | 100.00|-| colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"||- style="font-weight:bold"| colspan="4" |Source:|^[28] |}

Governor Vedernikov appointed Russian Airborne Forces Deputy Chief of Staff Alexey Naumets (Independent) to the Federation Council, replacing incumbent Senator Yelena Bibikova (United Russia).^[29]

See also

• 2023 Russian regional elections

Notes and References

1. Web site: Михаил Ведерников планирует пойти на второй губернаторский срок. pln-pskov.ru. 2023-01-22.
2. http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/news/55822 Михаил Ведерников назначен временно исполняющим обязанности губернатора Псковской области
3. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3737464 Михаил Ведерников победил на выборах губернатора Псковской области
4. https://stav.aif.ru/tourism/events/urozhenka_kavkaza_zarina_doguzova_mozhet_stat_gubernatorom_pskovskoy_oblasti Уроженка Кавказа Зарина Догузова может стать губернатором Псковской области
5. Web site: Избирательный кодекс Псковской области (с изменениями на 10 марта 2022 года). docs.cntd.ru. 2023-01-21.
6. Web site: Лидер псковских коммунистов перечислил кандидатуры для участия в выборах губернатора-2023. pln-pskov.ru. 2023-01-22.
7. Web site: В КПРФ назвали двух потенциальных кандидатов на выборы губернатора Псковской области. pln-pskov.ru. 2023-03-12.
8. https://kprf.ru/party-live/regnews/219866.html Кандидат в губернаторы Псковской области от КПРФ Петр Алексеенко подал документы в избирком
9. https://pln-pskov.ru/politics/487872.html Антон Минаков сдал документы в облизбирком для регистрации кандидатом на губернаторских выборах
10. Web site: Игорь Романов планирует вновь участвовать в выборах губернатора Псковской области. pln-pskov.ru. 2023-02-09.
11. https://pln-pskov.ru/politics/487473.html Игорь Романов станет кандидатом на выборах губернатора Псковской области от «Партии роста»
12. https://pln-pskov.ru/politics/484424.html Коммунисты определились с кандидатом на выборы губернатора Псковской области
13. https://www.mk-pskov.ru/politics/2023/06/28/aleksandr-baev-snimaet-svoyu-kandidaturu-s-vyborov-gubernatora-pskovskoy-oblasti.html Александр Баев снимает свою кандидатуру с выборов губернатора Псковской области
14. https://informpskov.ru/news/426317.html Юрий Шокуров представил документы для регистрации на выборах губернатора Псковской области
15. https://gtrkpskov.ru/news-feed/lenta-novostej/40819-kandidat-ot-partii-rodina-yurij-shokurov-snyalsya-s-predvybornoj-gonki.html Кандидат от партии «Родина» Юрий Шокуров снялся с предвыборной гонки
16. https://pln-pskov.ru/politics/483620.html Александр Гончаренко о выдвижении на праймериз «Единой России»: Я партийный человек
17. https://pln-pskov.ru/politics/487988.html Михаил Ведерников выдвинут кандидатом от «Единой России» на губернаторские выборы в Псковской области
18. Web site: Выборы губернатора - 2023: власть, оппозиция, вызовы и угрозы. pln24.ru. 2023-01-22.
19. https://www.mk-pskov.ru/politics/2023/06/07/oleg-bryachak-obyasnil-pochemu-reshil-ne-uchastvovat-v-vyborakh-gubernatora-pskovskoy-oblasti.html Олег Брячак объяснил, почему решил не участвовать в выборах губернатора Псковской области
20. https://pln-pskov.ru/politics/478370.html Федеральные игроки смогут составить конкуренцию Михаилу Ведерникову на выборах-2023 – Андрей Маковский
21. https://pln-pskov.ru/politics/487066.html Михаил Иванов: Партия пенсионеров не будет принимать участие в выборах губернатора Псковской области в 2023 году
22. https://informpskov.ru/news/413535.html Названы потенциальные кандидаты в губернаторы Псковской области от ЛДПР
23. Web site: Выборы губернатора Псковской области-2023: кто идёт? губернатора-2023. pln24.ru. 2023-01-22.
24. http://club-rf.ru/60/news/62011 Псковское отделение партии «Яблоко» отказалось от участия в губернаторских выборах
25. https://pln-pskov.ru/politics/481562.html Музыканта Сергея Шнурова могут выдвинуть на выборы губернатора Псковской области
26. https://tass.ru/politika/17480583/amp Партия роста опровергла сообщения о выдвижении Шнурова на выборы главы Псковской области
27. http://www.pskov.izbirkom.ru/arkhiv-vyborov-i-referendumov/arkhiv-vyborov-2023-god/vybory-gubernatora-pskovskoy-oblasti/izbiratelnye-fondy/finansovye-otchety/ Финансовые отчеты
28. http://www.pskov.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/pskov?action=show&root=1&tvd=26020001070352&vrn=26020001070348&region=60&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=26020001070352&type=234 Результаты выборов Губернатора Псковской области, 2023
29. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/6239014 Сенатором от Псковской области назначен замкомандующего ВДВ Алексей Наумец