2024 Kursk Oblast gubernatorial election
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The 2024 Kursk Oblast gubernatorial election will take place on 8 September 2024, on common election day. Incumbent Governor Roman Starovoyt is eligible to run to a second term in office.
Background[edit]
Then-Deputy Minister of Transport Roman Starovoyt was appointed acting Governor of Kursk Oblast in October 2018 replacing four-term Governor Alexander Mikhailov, who resigned at his own request.[1] Mikhailov led Kursk Oblast since 2000 and at the time of his resignation was the third-longest serving governor in Russia (behind Yevgeny Savchenko in Belgorod Oblast and Anatoly Artamonov in Kaluga Oblast), although he assumed that title just a little over a week ago with the resignation of Oleg Korolyov in Lipetsk Oblast. In November 2018 Starovoyt appointed his predecessor, Alexander Mikhailov, to the Federation Council after incumbent Senator Vitaly Bogdanov stepped down.[2]
Starovoyt, officially an Independent, was nominated for a full term by United Russia in the 2019 gubernatorial elections. Roman Starovoyt overwhelmingly won the September 2019 election with 81.07% of the vote, as his nearest challenger, Vladimir Firsov (CPRF), received just 5.65%.[3] In November 2020 Governor Starovoyt officially joined United Russia party.[4]
Candidates[edit]
In Kursk Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated only by registered political parties. Candidate for Governor of Kursk 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 6% 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.
Publicly expressed interest[edit]
- Roman Starovoyt (United Russia), incumbent Governor of Kursk Oblast (2018–present)[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Путин назначил врио губернатора Курской области и главы Башкирии". tass.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Врио курского губернатора отправил Александра Михайлова в Совет федерации". kommersant.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Старовойт победил на выборах губернатора Курской области с 81,07% голосов". kommersant.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Губернатор Курской области Роман Старовойт вступил в "Единую Россию"". er.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Закон "О выборах Губернатора Курской области" от 20 июня 2012 года N 51-ЗКО (с изменениями на 19 декабря 2023 года)". docs.cntd.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Роман Старовойт заявил о готовности идти на второй губернаторский срок в Курской области". kommersant.ru. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
