2025 Kaluga Oblast gubernatorial election
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The 2025 Kaluga Oblast gubernatorial election will take place on 14 September 2025, on common election day, coinciding with 2025 Kaluga Oblast legislative election. Incumbent governor of Kaluga Oblast Vladislav Shapsha is eligible to run for a second term in office.
Background
[edit]Mayor of Obninsk Vladislav Shapsha was appointed acting governor of Kaluga Oblast in February 2020, replacing four-term incumbent Anatoly Artamonov, one of the longest-serving governors in Russia, who resigned at his own request.[1] A day later Shapsha appointed Artamonov to the Federation Council after the resignation of senator Yury Volkov.[2] Shapsha ran for a full term and overwhelmingly won the election with 71.19% of the vote.[3]
Candidates
[edit]In Kaluga Oblast candidates for Governor of Kaluga Oblast can be nominated only by registered political parties. Candidate for Governor of Kaluga Oblast should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Candidates for Governor of Kaluga 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.[4] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Potential
[edit]- Vladislav Shapsha (United Russia), incumbent governor of Kaluga Oblast (2020–present)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Владислав Шапша назначен врио главы Калужской области". rg.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "Врио губернатора Калужской области назначил Артамонова сенатором". kommersant.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "Шапша победил на выборах губернатора Калужской области". ria.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "Закон "О выборах Губернатора Калужской области" от 29 июня 2012 года N 313-ОЗ (с изменениями на 10 июня 2024 года)". docs.cntd.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
