2024 Bashkir head election explained

Election Name:2024 Bashkir head election
Country:Bashkortostan
Type:gubernatorial
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2019 Bashkir head election
Previous Year:2019
Next Election:2029 Bashkir head election
Next Year:2029
Election Date:6–8 September 2024
Candidate1:Radiy Khabirov
Party1:United Russia
Candidate2:Vladimir Nagorny
Party2:SR–ZP
Image3: CPRF
Candidate3:Artur Shaynurov
Party3:CPRF
Candidate4:Ivan Sukharev
Party4:LDPR
Image5: NL
Candidate5:Ilshat Timeryanov
Party5:New People
Head
Posttitle:Head-elect
Before Election:Radiy Khabirov
Before Party:United Russia
After Election:TBD

The 2024 Republic of Bashkortostan head election will take place on 6–8 September 2024, on common election day. Incumbent Head Radiy Khabirov is running to a second term in office.

Background

In October 2018 two-term incumbent Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan Rustem Khamitov announced his resignation for personal reasons.[1] President Vladimir Putin approved Khamitov's resignation and appointed Krasnogorsk Mayor Radiy Khabirov new acting Head of Bashkortostan.[2] Khabirov previously served as chief of staff to former Bashkir President Murtaza Rakhimov in 2003–2008 and then left the republic to work for the Presidential Administration of Russia.[3]

Khabirov ran for a full term as United Russia candidate and easily won the 2019 election with 82.02% of the vote.[4] His nearest challenger, State Assembly member Yunir Kutluguzhin (CPRF), received only 6.89%, while the remaining six candidates split the rest of 10.17% combined.

Early in his term Khabirov faced large-scale ecological protests in August 2020, when activists opposed limestone mining at the protected mountain Kushtau.[5] Up to a 3,000 people participated in the protests at the site, which ultimately resulted in mining cessation and protected status for Kushtau.[6] Another round of demonstration occurred in January 2024 in Baymak and Ufa when around 5,000–10,000 people protested the imprisonment of activist Fail Alsynov, who was among leaders of the Kushtau unrest.[7]

Despite ecological protests and presumable conflict with the clan of former President Rakhimov, Khabirov was attributed with industrial growth and attraction of investments into the republic.[8] Under Khabirov's leadership Bashkortostan also became one of few regions, where United Russia improved its result in the 2021 Russian legislative election (up 10 points compared to the 2016 election).[9] Khabirov also led United Russia list in the 2023 State Assembly election, where the ruling party received 68.92% of the vote, improving its previous result by 10.6 points and gaining 8 more seats.[10]

In April 2024 during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin Head Khabirov announced his intention to run for a second term and received Putin's endorsement.[11]

Candidates

In the Republic of Bashkortostan candidates for Head can be nominated only by registered political parties. Candidate for Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan 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.[12] Also head candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.

Declared

Candidate name,
political party
OccupationStatusRef.
Radiy Khabirov
United Russia
Incumbent Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2018–present)Registered[13]
Vladimir Nagorny
SR–ZP
Member of State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2018–present)Registered[14] [15]
Artur Shaynurov
Communist Party
Deputy Chairman of the Ufa City Council (2021–present)
Former Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2013–2017)
Registered[16] [17]
[18]
Ivan Sukharev
Liberal Democratic Party
Member of State Duma (2011–present)
2014 and 2019 head candidate
Registered[19]
Ilshat Timeryanov
New People
BusinessmanRegistered[20]

Declined

Candidates for Federation Council

Gubernatorial candidate,
political party
Candidates for Federation CouncilStatus
Radiy Khabirov
United Russia
align=left Registered
Vladimir Nagorny
SR–ZP
align=left Registered
Artur Shaynurov
Communist Party
align=left Registered
Ivan Sukharev
Liberal Democratic Party
align=left Registered
Ilshat Timeryanov
New People
align=left
  • Andrey Kasyanov, homeowners association chairman
    * Aleksandr Ponyavin, pump operator, ecological activist
    * Dmitry Vaysbrot, businessman
Registered

Finances

All sums are in rubles.

Financial Report Source Khabirov Nagorny Shaynurov Sukharev Timeryanov
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First [23] 50,000 520,000 5,000 100,000 200,000
Final TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

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;"| Radiy Khabirov (incumbent)| style="text-align:left;"| United Russia| | |-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Vladimir Nagorny| style="text-align:left;"| A Just Russia – For Truth| | |-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Artur Shaynurov| style="text-align:left;"| Communist Party| | |-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Ivan Sukharev| style="text-align:left;"| Liberal Democratic Party| | |-| style="background-color:"|| style="text-align:left;"| Ilshat Timeryanov| style="text-align:left;"| New People| | |-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Valid votes| | |-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Blank ballots| | |- 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| | |-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"| Registered voters| | 100.00|-| colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;"||- style="font-weight:bold"| colspan="4" |Source:||}

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Рустэм Хамитов объявил о досрочном сложении своих полномочий. glavarb.ru. 2024-02-25.
  2. Web site: Радий Хабиров назначен временно исполняющим обязанности Главы Республики Башкортостан. glavarb.ru. 2024-02-25.
  3. Web site: Врио главы Башкирии назначен Радий Хабиров. kommersant.ru. 2024-02-25.
  4. Web site: ЦИК Башкирии объявил Хабирова победителем на выборах главы республики. ria.ru. 2024-02-25.
  5. Web site: В Башкирии тысячи человек вышли на протест против разработки на горе Куштау. interfax.ru. 2024-02-25.
  6. Web site: Хабиров заявил, что присвоил Куштау охранный статус из уважения к мнению жителей Башкирии. tass.ru. 2024-02-25.
  7. Web site: Протесты в Башкирии укрепят позиции Радия Хабирова — политологи. bashinform.ru. 2024-02-25.
  8. Web site: Пятилетка Радия Хабирова: как Башкирия справилась с новыми вызовами. rbc.ru. 2024-02-25.
  9. Web site: Единое большинство. Чем удивили результаты выборов в регионах. ria.ru. 2024-02-25.
  10. Web site: "Единая Россия" сохранила большинство в Госсобрании Башкирии, улучшив результат. interfax-russia.ru. 2024-02-25.
  11. Web site: Встреча с главой Башкирии Радием Хабировым. kremlin.ru. 2024-04-09.
  12. Web site: Кодекс Республики Башкортостан о выборах от 6 декабря 2006 года N 380-з (с изменениями на 1 февраля 2024 года). docs.cntd.ru. 2024-02-25.
  13. Web site: Хабиров Радий Фаритович. bashkortostan.vybory.izbirkom.ru. 2024-06-11.
  14. Web site: Выборы главы Башкортостана назначены на 8 сентября. idelreal.org. 2024-06-01.
  15. Web site: Нагорный Владимир Александрович. bashkortostan.vybory.izbirkom.ru. 2024-06-11.
  16. Web site: Игра в поддавки: кто будет спарринг-партнером Радия Хабирова. prufy.ru. 2024-04-28.
  17. Web site: КПРФ сдает кандидатский минимум. kommersant.ru. 2024-06-03.
  18. Web site: Шайнуров Артур Альбертович. bashkortostan.vybory.izbirkom.ru. 2024-06-19.
  19. Web site: Сухарев Иван Константинович. bashkortostan.vybory.izbirkom.ru. 2024-06-16.
  20. Web site: Тимерьянов Ильшат Маратович. bashkortostan.vybory.izbirkom.ru. 2024-06-17.
  21. Web site: Дилара Гундорова: на пост главы Башкирии меня выдвинет федеральная партия. prufy.ru. 2024-04-28.
  22. Web site: Мирхайдарову снова прочат стать главой Башкирии. zab.ru. 2024-02-25.
  23. Web site: Первые финансовые отчеты. bashkortostan.izbirkom.ru. 2024-07-30.