2023 Moscow Oblast gubernatorial election

The 2023 Moscow Oblast gubernatorial election will take place on 10 September 2023, on common election day. Incumbent Governor Andrey Vorobyov is eligible to run to a third term in office.

2023 Moscow Oblast gubernatorial election
10 September 2023 (2023-09-10)
Governor before election

Andrey Vorobyov
United Russia

 Governor

TBD

Background

Then–United Russia faction leader in the State Duma Andrey Vorobyov was appointed acting Governor of Moscow Oblast in November 2012, replacing Sergey Shoigu, who was appointed Minister of Defence after serving just 5 months as Governor of the region, adjacent to the federal capital – Moscow.[1] Vorobyov is viewed as Shoigu's confidant, as the governor's father, Yuri Vorobyov, was Shoigu's long–time deputy in the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Vorobyov overwhelmingly won gubernatorial elections in 2013 and 2018 with 78.94% and 62.52% of the vote, respectively.[2][3]

The upcoming gubernatorial election is unlikely to be competitive, as Andrey Vorobyov has decent ratings and constantly tops in various governance metrics.[4] Statewide elections in Moscow Oblast are also quite difficult for oppositional candidates to compete in due to oblast's size and its dependence on Moscow's expensive economic, transport and media markets.

Candidates

In Moscow Oblast candidates for Governor can be nominated only by registered political parties. Candidate for Governor of Moscow 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 (196–205 signatures).[5] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates. In 2021 "On Common Principles of Organisation of Public Authority in the Subjects of the Russian Federation" law was enacted, which lifted term limits for Russian governors, Moscow Oblast amended its legislation to remove term limits in September 2022, allowing Vorobyov to seek a third full term.[6]

Declared

Potential

See also

References
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  2. "Результат Воробьева на выборах оказался выше ожидаемого, а явка - ниже". ria.ru. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  3. "Воробьев с 62,52% победил на выборах губернатора Подмосковья". tass.ru. Archived from the original on 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  4. "Политтехнолог Калачёв рассказал, какими будут выборы-2023 для губернатора Подмосковья". mskgazeta.ru. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  5. "Закон о выборах Губернатора Московкой области (с изменениями на 19 мая 2022 года)". docs.cntd.ru. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  6. "Подмосковье приводят в соответствие". kommersant.ru. Archived from the original on 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  7. КПРФ нашла кандидата в губернаторы Подмосковья
  8. Бороться за кресло губернатора на выборах от КПРФ будет Александр Наумов
  9. Борис Чернышов станет кандидатом на пост мэра Москвы
  10. "«Яблоко» берет паузу: партия не будет выдвигать кандидата в губернаторы Московской области". yarnovosti.ru. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
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