The 2021

Chechen Republic Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...

head election took place on 17–19 September 2021 alongside national parliamentary elections. Incumbent Head

Ramzan Kadyrov Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov ce, КъадаргӀеран Ахьмат-кӏант Рамзан, translit= (born 5 October 1976) is a Russian politician who currently serves as the Head of the Chechen Republic. He was formerly affiliated to the ...

was re-elected for his fourth term.

Background

was first appointed as President of the Chechen Republic in 2007 and later was re-appointed in 2011. In 2016, Kadyrov ran in his first head election and won it with 97.94% of the vote. Since the retirements of governors

Yevgeny Savchenko Yevgeny Stepanovich Savchenko (russian: Евгений Степанович Савченко) (born 1950) is a Russian politician, who is currently the Senator of Belgorod Oblast on legislative authority since 22 September 2020. He had served as ...

Belgorod Oblast Belgorod Oblast (russian: Белгоро́дская о́бласть, ''Belgorodskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod. Population: History At the turn of the 17th ...

in September 2020 and Sergey Morozov of

Ulyanovsk Oblast Ulyanovsk Oblast (russian: Ульяновская область, ''Ul’janovskaja oblast’'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It is located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Ulyanovsk. Popula ...

in April 2021, Kadyrov became the longest serving head of Russian region. On 24 June 2021, President

Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin; (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who holds the office of president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime m ...

endorsed Ramzan Kadyrov for re-election and 3 days later Kadyrov announced his candidacy for head election.

Candidates

Only political parties can nominate candidates for head election in Chechnya, self-nomination is not possible. However, candidate is not obliged to be a member of the nominating party. Candidate for

Head of the Chechen Republic The Head of the Chechen Republic or Head of Chechnya (russian: Глава Чеченской Республики, italic=yes, ce, Мехкада Нохчийн Республика; formerly President of the Chechen Republic or President of Che ...

should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Candidates for Head should not have a foreign citizenship or residence permit. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to

collect The collect ( ) is a short general prayer of a particular structure used in Christian liturgy. Collects appear in the liturgies of Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, Methodist, Lutheran, and Presbyterian churches, among o ...

at least 7% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities (179-187 signatures). Also head candidates present 3 candidacies to the

Federation Council The Federation Council (russian: Сове́т Федера́ции – ''Soviet Federatsii'', common abbreviation: Совфед – ''Sovfed''), or Senate (officially, starting from July 1, 2020) ( ru , Сенат , translit = Senat), is th ...

and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates. The Liberal Democratic Party declined to nominate a candidate in head election.

Registered candidates

(

United Russia United Russia ( rus, Единая Россия, Yedinaya Rossiya, (j)ɪˈdʲinəjə rɐˈsʲijə) is a Conservatism in Russia, Russian conservative List of political parties in Russia, political party. As the largest party in Russia, it hold ...

), incumbent

* Isa Khadzhimuradov (

A Just Russia — For Truth A Just Russia — For Truth (SRZP; russian: Справедливая Россия — За правду; СРЗП, Spravedlivaya Rossiya — Za pravdu; SRZP), formerly A Just Russia (SR), is a social conservative and social-democratic political p ...

), former Mayor of

Grozny Grozny ( rus, Грозный, p=ˈgroznɨj; ce, Соьлжа-ГӀала, translit=Sölƶa-Ġala), also spelled Groznyy, is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2010 census, it had a po ...

(2020-2021) *Khalid Nakaev (

Communist Party of the Russian Federation The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF; russian: Коммунистическая Партия Российской Федерации; КПРФ, Kommunisticheskaya Partiya Rossiyskoy Federatsii; KPRF) is a left-wing nationalist and c ...

), Member of Parliament of the Chechen Republic

Results

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(incumbent) , style="text-align:left;",

, 711,973 , 99.70 , - , style="background-color:;", , style="text-align:left;", Isa Khadzhimuradov , style="text-align:left;",

, 1,064 , 0.15 , - , style="background-color:;", , style="text-align:left;", Khalid Nakaev , style="text-align:left;",

Communist Party A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of '' The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. ...

, 835 , 0.12 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="3", Valid votes , 713,872 , 99.97 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="3", Blank ballots , 237 , 0.03 , - style="font-weight:bold" , style="text-align:left;" colspan="3", Total , 714,109 , 100.00 , - , style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" colspan="6", , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="3", Turnout , 714,109 , 94.61 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan="3", Registered voters , 754.790 , 100.00 , - , colspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9;", , - style="font-weight:bold" , colspan="4" , Source: , Результаты выборов Главы Чеченской Республики, 2021
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References

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