2023 Sakha head election explained

Election Name:2023 Sakha Republic head election
Country:Sakha Republic
Type:gubernatorial
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 Sakha Republic head election
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2028 Sakha Republic head election
Next Year:2028
Election Date:8–10 September 2023
Turnout:48.37%
Candidate1:Aysen Nikolayev
Party1:United Russia
Popular Vote1:
Percentage1:75.77%
Candidate2:Viktor Gubarev
Party2:CPRF
Percentage2:10.41%
Candidate4:Gavril Parakhin
Party4:LDPR
Percentage4:5.69%
Image5: CPCR
Candidate5:Igor Borisov
Party5:Communists of Russia
Percentage5:5.20%
Head
Posttitle:Head-elect
Before Election:Aysen Nikolayev
Before Party:United Russia
After Election:Aysen Nikolayev
After Party: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

|- 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;"| Aysen Nikolayev (incumbent)| style="text-align:left;"| United Russia| | 75.77|-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Viktor Gubarev| style="text-align:left;"| Communist Party| | 10.41|-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Gavril Parakhin| style="text-align:left;"| Liberal Democratic Party| | 5.69|-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Igor Borisov| style="text-align:left;"| Communists of Russia| | 5.20|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Valid votes| | 97.08|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Blank ballots| | 2.92|- 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| | 48.37|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Registered voters| | 100.00|-| colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"||- style="font-weight:bold"| colspan="4" |Source:|[17] |}

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3642876 Врио главы Якутии назначен Айсен Николаев
  2. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3737470 Выборы главы Якутии выигрывает единоросс Айсен Николаев
  3. https://www.rbc.ru/politics/28/05/2018/5b0bcc069a7947cae89f0476 Глава Якутии ушел в отставку
  4. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3737525 Якутск выбрал женщину
  5. https://www.interfax.ru/russia/792295 КПРФ обошла "Единую Россию" на выборах в Госдуму в Якутии
  6. Web site: Глава Якутии планирует баллотироваться на второй срок в 2023 году. ria.ru. 2023-05-21.
  7. https://aartyk.ru/recommended/vozmozhnym-preemnikom-ajsena-nikolaeva-stanet-evgenij-grigorev-mer-yakutska/ Возможным преемником Айсена Николаева станет Евгений Григорьев, мэр Якутска?
  8. Web site: Закон "О выборах Главы Республики Саха (Якутия) (с изменениями на 9 декабря 2022 года). docs.cntd.ru. 2023-05-21.
  9. Web site: В Якутии определились семь кандидатов на должность главы республики. ulus.media. 2023-06-12.
  10. https://sakhalife.ru/kprf-vydvinula-kandidata-na-vyborah-glavy-yakutii/ КПРФ выдвинула кандидата на выборах главы Якутии
  11. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5899952 Губернаторам подыскивают конкурентов
  12. https://yakutia.info/amp/article/209716 Якутские эсеры не будут выдвигать кандидата на пост Главы Якутии, хотя он уже был
  13. Web site: Рейтинг возможных кандидатов на выборы в Главы РС(Я). t.me. 2023-05-21.
  14. Web site: Сардана Авксентьева вернулась к корням. kommersant.ru. 2023-05-21.
  15. https://vostok.today/40806-stal-izvesten-pervyj-pretendent-na-post-glavy-jakutii-v-2023-godu.html Стал известен первый претендент на пост главы Якутии в 2023 году
  16. https://www.yakutia.kp.ru/daily/27476.5/4731597/ «Не будем бодаться из-за личных интересов». Оппозиционный якутский политик Владимир Федоров выступил на региональном форуме «Единой России»
  17. http://www.yakut.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/yakut?action=show&root=1&tvd=21420001231717&vrn=21420001231713&region=14&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=21420001231717&type=234 Результаты выборов Главы Республики Саха (Якутия), 2023
  18. https://yakutiamedia.ru/news/1597524/?from=73 Сенаторами от Якутии стали Егор Борисов и Сахамин Афанасьев