Governor Election in
Sevastopol
Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...
were held on 10 September 2017. It was the second election of the
Governor of Sevastopol after the
2014 Russian annexation of Crimea
In February and March 2014, Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine. This event took place in the aftermath of the Revolution of Dignity and is part of the wider Russo-Ukrainian War.
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, and was the first direct elections for Governor (last time the Governor was elected to the
Legislative Assembly).
Background
The previous Governor of Sevastopol
Sergey Menyailo, who was appointed after the
2014 Russian annexation of Crimea
In February and March 2014, Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine. This event took place in the aftermath of the Revolution of Dignity and is part of the wider Russo-Ukrainian War.
The events in Kyiv th ...
, in the summer of 2016 was appointed representative of Russian President to the
Siberian Federal District
Siberian Federal District (russian: Сиби́рский федера́льный о́круг, ''Sibirsky federalny okrug'') is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its population was 17,178,298 according to the 2010 Census, livi ...
. The acting Governor was appointed
Dmitry Ovsyannikov.
March 14, 2017, the Legislative Assembly of Sevastopol adopted the law on the introduction of direct elections of the Governor.
Result
Voter turnout (in the) election was 34%.
[http://tass.ru/politika/4551470 Дмитрий Овсянников набрал 71% голосов на выборах губернатора Севастополя]
See also
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2017 Russian gubernatorial elections
Notes
References
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