2025 Rostov Oblast gubernatorial election
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The 2025 Rostov Oblast gubernatorial election will take place on 12–14 September 2025, on common election day. Acting Governor of Rostov Oblast Yury Slyusar is running for a full term in office.
Background
[edit]Vasily Golubev, Head of Administration of Leninsky District in Moscow Oblast, was elected Governor of Rostov Oblast in June 2010 by the Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast, replacing retiring four-term incumbent Vladimir Chub.[1] Golubev ran for re-election in 2015 and 2020, winning with 78.21% and 65.53% of the vote respectively.[2][3]
In 2024 Golubev was rumoured to resign early ahead of the 2025 election.[4] On November 4, 2024, Golubev announced his resignation and later that day President of Russia Vladimir Putin appointed United Aircraft Corporation CEO Yury Slyusar as acting Governor of Rostov Oblast.[5][6] Experts mostly cited Golubev's long tenure in office as the main reason for his resignation (he was third longest-serving governor at the time of his resignation), however, declining approval ratings might also be the deciding factor.[7] Later in November 2024 Golubev was appointed to the Federation Council by the Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast, replacing incumbent Senator Irina Rukavishnikova.[8]
Candidates
[edit]In Rostov Oblast candidates for Governor of Rostov Oblast can be nominated only by registered political parties. Candidate for Governor of Rostov Oblast should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Candidates for Governor of Rostov Oblast 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.[9] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
| Candidate name, political party |
Occupation | Status | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yevgeny Bessonov Communist Party |
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Member of State Duma (2021–present) 2020 gubernatorial candidate |
Nominated | [10][11] | |
| Denis Frash Liberal Democratic Party |
Member of Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast (2023–present) Businessman |
Nominated | [12][13] | ||
| Yury Klimchenko Party of Pensioners |
Pensioner 2024 Murmansk Oblast gubernatorial candidate |
Nominated | [14] | ||
| Sergey Kosinov SR–ZP |
Former Member of Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast (2013–2023) | Nominated | [15] | ||
| Yury Slyusar United Russia |
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Acting Governor of Rostov Oblast (2024–present) Former general director of United Aircraft Corporation (2019–2024) |
Nominated | [16][17] | |
Eliminated in the primary
[edit]- Arkady Gershman (United Russia), former Member of City Duma of Shakhty (2015–2020), businessman[18]
- Maksim Zakharov (United Russia), Member of Assembly of Deputies of Neklinovsky District (2016–present), businessman[18]
Declined
[edit]- Konstantin Babkin (LDPR), owner of Rostselmash, Empils and Buhler Industries, former chairman of the Party of Business (2010–2024)[19]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Голубев победил на выборах губернатора Ростовской области". ria.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ "Действующий глава Ростовской области Голубев победил на выборах". tass.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ "По слухам, Василий Голубев может уйти в отставку еще до Нового года". bloknot-volgodonsk.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ "Губернатор Ростовской области объявил об уходе в отставку". interfax.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ "Врио губернатора Ростовской области назначен Юрий Слюсарь". rostov.rbc.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
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- ^ "Закон "О выборах и референдумах в Ростовской области" от 12 мая 2016 года N 525-ЗС (с изменениями на 5 марта 2025 года)". docs.cntd.ru. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "КПРФ начинает определять кандидатов на губернаторские выборы". ng.ru. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ "Бессонов Евгений Иванович". izbirkom.ru. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ "На выборы губернатора Ростовской области высший совет ЛДПР рекомендовал Дениса Фраша". kommersant.ru. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
- ^ "Фраш Денис Владимирович". izbirkom.ru. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Климченко Юрий Александрович". izbirkom.ru. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ "Косинов Сергей Александрович". izbirkom.ru. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "Слюсарь намерен участвовать в выборах губернатора Ростовской области". tass.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
- ^ "Слюсарь Юрий Борисович". izbirkom.ru. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ a b "Юрий Слюсарь планирует пойти на выборы губернатора Дона от «Единой России»". kommersant.ru. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ^ "«Единая Россия» пропустит выборы главы Чувашии". vedomosti.ru. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
