2017 Buryatia head election

An election was held on 10 September 2017 to appoint the head of Buryatia.

2017 Buryatia head election

10 September 2017
Turnout41.65%
 
Nominee Alexey Tsydenov
Party United Russia
Popular vote 260,028
Percentage 87.43%

Acting Head of the Republic before election

Alexey Tsydenov
United Russia

Elected Head of the Republic

Alexey Tsydenov
United Russia

Background

On 7 February 2017, the head of the Republic Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn announced his resignation.[1] Alexey Tsydenov was appointed acting Head of the Republic.[2]

Candidates

Candidates on the ballot:[3]

Candidate Party Office
Batodalay Bagdayev
Born 1972 (age 45)
Communists of Russia General Director of "Newspaper "Ulan-Ude""
Sergey Dorosh
Born 1987 (age 30)
Liberal Democratic Party Assistant of Member of the State Duma
Alexey Tsydenov
Born 1976 (age 41)
United Russia Incumbent acting Head of Republic

Opinion polls

Date Poll source Tsydenov Dorosh Bagdayev Other Undecided Abstention Spoil the Ballot
17–25 July 2017 FOM 50%1%<1%8%30%10%1%

Result

Candidate Votes Parties Percentage
Alexey Tsydenov United Russia 260,028 90.16%
Batodalay Bagdayev Communists of Russia 15,325 5.31%
Sergey Dorosh Liberal Democratic Party 13,056 4.53%
Valid ballots 288,409 96.98%
Invalid ballots 8,988 3.02%
Total 297,397 100%
registered voters/turnout 713,953 41.66%
Source:[4]

See also

References

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