The CEC announced the completion of the registration of candidates for the election of heads of regions
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Today in Russia the registration of candidates for the elections of heads of regions has ended, said the chairman of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova.
“The registration of candidates for the election of senior officials in all 14 constituent entities of the Russian Federation where they are appointed has been completed,” leads her words are the official Telgram channel of the CEC of Russia.
According to Pamfilova, out of 75 applicants who submitted documents for registration, only four were refused. The percentage of refusals thus turned out to be, in her words, unprecedentedly low and amounted to 5.3% after 20% in 2021 and 34% in 2020. The remaining 13 of the originally declared 88 applicants did not bring documents for registration. As a result, the competition in the elections of senior officials (HDL) will average five contenders per seat, the CEC chairman concluded.
As for the results of registration in regional legislative assemblies, here the percentage of refusals was less than 5% (42 lists of candidates, two refusals). In single-member constituencies, this figure was 2% (826 candidates from 12 parties and 24 self-nominated candidates, 17 applicants were rejected).
On a single voting day on September 11, 2022, direct elections of governors will be held in 14 subjects.
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