2019 Bashkir head election
8 September 2019
Turnout71.8%
 
Nominee Radiy Khabirov Yunir Kutluguzhin
Party United Russia Communist
Popular vote 1,794,176 150,692
Percentage 82.02% 6.89%
Results by district
Acting Head before election

Rustem Khamitov
United Russia

 Elected Head

Rustem Khamitov
United Russia

The 2019 Bashkir head election was held on 8 September 2019 in the autonomous republic of Bashkortostan. The result was a victory for Radiy Khabirov who won 82.02% of the vote.[1]

Background

Since July 2010, Bashkortostan was headed by President Rustem Khamitov. First, he was appointed as an acting president by Dmitry Medvedev after the early resignation of Bashkir President Murtaza Rakhimov, and a few days later, on 19 July 2010, Khamitov was confirmed as the new president of the republic for a 5 year term through the procedure of approval by the deputies of the State Assembly.

In early May 2012, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a law returning direct elections for heads of regions to Russia.[2] The law came into force on 1 June 2012.[3]

On 27 February 2014, amendments were made to the Constitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, according to which, from 1 January 2015, the post of the President was changed to the Head of the Republic.[4]

In early 2014, Khamitov sought for re-election for presidency. On 30 May 2014, he resigned ahead of schedule and was immediately appointed by Russian President Vladimir Putin as the acting president of Bashkortostan and also received permission to participate in the elections.[5] Snap presidential elections were held on 14 September 2014. From there, Khamitov won 81.8% of the vote with a turnout of 74.9%. He was elected for a 5 year term which was set to expire in September 2019.[6]

On 11 October 2018, at the Day of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Khamitov resigned ahead of the elections, citing as a "personal decision" noting that he wouldn't run for re-election.[7] The acting head of the republic was appointed 54 year old Radiy Khabirov, whom prior to that, was the head of the Krasnogorsk City District in Moscow Oblast.[8][9]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Radiy KhabirovUnited Russia1,794,17682.02
Yunir KutluguzhinCommunist Party of Russian Federation150,6926.89
Ivan SukharevLiberal Democratic Party of Russia99,1734.53
Zulfiya GaysinaYabloko33,3941.53
Yuri IgnatievA Just Russia26,9381.23
Rafis KadyrovPatriots of Russia24,0341.10
Vladimir BarabashCivilian Power21,1930.97
Vladimir KobzevRussian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice17,6880.81
Invalid/blank votes20,1970.92
Total2,189,229 100
Registered voters/turnout3,049,19671.8
Source: CIKRB Archived 2021-04-17 at the Wayback Machine

References

  1. ↑ "Хабиров побеждает на выборах главы Башкирии | Новости | Известия | 09.09.2019". iz.ru. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  2. ↑ "Медведев вернул прямые выборы губернаторов". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  3. ↑ "Вступает в силу закон о порядке прямых выборов глав регионов в РФ". РИА Новости (in Russian). 2012-06-01. Archived from the original on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  4. ↑ "В Башкирии с января упраздняется должность президента республики". ТАСС. 2014-12-25. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  5. ↑ "Встреча с Президентом Республики Башкортостан Рустэмом Хамитовым". Президент России (in Russian). 2014-05-30. Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  6. ↑ "Рустэм Хамитов побеждает на выборах в Башкирии". Interfax.ru (in Russian). 2014-09-14. Archived from the original on 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  7. ↑ "Глава Башкирии Хамитов ушел в отставку". Interfax.ru (in Russian). 2018-10-11. Archived from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  8. ↑ "Fall of the Governors, Putin's Rating, Constitutional Reform Initiative". Institute of Modern Russia. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  9. ↑ "Временно исполняющим обязанности Главы Башкирии назначен Радий Хабиров". www.bashinform.ru (in Russian). 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
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