2025 Arkhangelsk Oblast gubernatorial election
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The 2025 Arkhangelsk Oblast gubernatorial election will take place on 14 September 2025, on common election day. Incumbent Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast Alexander Tsybulsky is running for a second term in office.
Background
[edit]Then-Governor of Nenets Autonomous Okrug Alexander Tsybulsky was appointed acting Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast in April 2020, replacing two-term incumbent Igor Orlov.[1] Orlov resigned over poor management skills, low ratings and 2018–2020 Shies ecological protests.[2] In May 2020 Tsybulsky and Governor of Nenets Autonomous Okrug Yury Bezdudny signed a memorandum on Arkhangelsk Oblast and Nenets Autonomous Okrug unification, which sparked protests in Nenets Autonomous Okrug and decreasing popularity of both Tsybulsky and Bezdudny.[3] Tsybulsky won the general election with 69.63% of the vote, notably Tsybulsky lost the vote in Nenets Autonomous Okrug to former State Duma member Irina Chirkova (SR–ZP), who won 62% of the vote there.[4]
In March 2025 during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin Governor Tsybulsky announced his intention to run for a second term and received Putin's endorsement.[5]
Candidates
[edit]In Arkhangelsk Oblast candidates for Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast can be nominated only by registered political parties. Candidate for Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Candidates for Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast should not have a foreign citizenship or residence permit. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 8% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities.[6] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Publicly expressed interest
[edit]- Alexander Tsybulsky (United Russia), incumbent Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast (2020–present)[5]
Potential
[edit]- Oleg Chernenko (SR–ZP), Member of Arkhangelsk Oblast Assembly of Deputies (2011–2013, 2021–present), husband of former State Duma member Irina Chirkova[7]
- Aleksandr Grevtsov (CPRF), Member of Arkhangelsk Oblast Assembly of Deputies (2023–present)[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Путин назначил Цыбульского новым главой Архангельской области". rbc.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "Единственно северное решение". kommersant.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "Необъединяемый автономный округ". kommersant.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ "Избирком объявил о победе врио главы Поморья на губернаторских выборах". interfax.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ a b "Встреча с губернатором Архангельской области Александром Цыбульским". kremlin.ru. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ "Закон "О выборах Губернатора Архангельской области" от 2 июля 2012 года N 515-32-ОЗ (с изменениями на 2 октября 2024 года)". docs.cntd.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ a b "Идущие в бюллетень: кто станет главными конкурентами губернатора Архангельской области на выборах". fedpress.ru. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
