2025 Kamchatka Krai gubernatorial election
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The 2025 Kamchatka Krai gubernatorial election will take place on 14 September 2025, on common election day. Incumbent Governor of Kamchatka Krai Vladimir Solodov is eligible to run for a second term in office.
Background
[edit]Vladimir Solodov, then-Chairman of the Government of Yakutia, was appointed acting Governor of Kamchatka Krai in April 2020, replacing two-term incumbent Vladimir Ilyukhin.[1] Ilyukhin left after poor handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, for which he was criticised by Rospotrebnadzor head Anna Popova and State Duma member Yevgeny Revenko.[2] Solodov ran for a full term as an Independent with United Russia support[3] and won the election with 80.51% of the vote.[4]
In November 2023 during a live translation Solodov publicly announced his intention to seek a second term in office.[5] In November 2024 Governor Solodov joined United Russia party.[6]
Candidates
[edit]In Kamchatka Krai candidates for Governor of Kamchatka Krai can be nominated by registered political parties or by self-nomination. Candidate for Governor of Kamchatka Krai should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Candidates for Governor of Kamchatka Krai should not have a foreign citizenship or residence permit. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 10% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities.[7] In addition, self-nominated candidates should collect 2% of signatures of Kamchatka Krai residents. Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Publicly expressed interest
[edit]- Vladimir Solodov (United Russia), incumbent Governor of Kamchatka Krai (2020–present)[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Владимир Солодов назначен временно исполняющим обязанности губернатора Камчатского края". kremlin.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ "Губернатор Камчатки ушел в отставку после критики из-за коронавируса". rbc.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ "«Единая Россия» поддержит Солодова на выборах губернатора Камчатки". kam24.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ "Врио губернатора Камчатского края Владимир Солодов победил на выборах главы региона". tass.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ a b "Губернатор Камчатки готов пойти на второй срок в 2025 году при одобрении жителей края". tass.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ "Губернатор Камчатского края вступил в "Единую Россию"". tass.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ "Закон "О выборах Губернатора Камчатского края" от 27 июня 2012 года N 77 (с изменениями на 24 сентября 2024 года)". docs.cntd.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
