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The 2025 Leningrad Oblast gubernatorial election will take place on 14 September 2025, on common election day. Incumbent Governor of Leningrad Oblast Aleksandr Drozdenko is eligible to run for a fourth term in office.
Background
Vice Governor of Leningrad Oblast Aleksandr Drozdenko was elected Governor of Leningrad Oblast in May 2012 by the Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Oblast, replacing retiring three-term incumbent Valery Serdyukov. Drozdenko resigned in May 2015 triggering an early gubernatorial election, which he overwhelmingly won in September 2015 with 82.10% of the vote. Governor Drozdenko ran for a third term in 2020 and won it with an even larger 83.61%.
Initially Governor of Leningrad Oblast was limited for just two consecutive terms so Drozdenko would have been term-limited in 2025 (his 2012–2015 term was reseted). However, in December 2021 "On Common Principles of Organisation of Public Authority in the Subjects of the Russian Federation" law was enacted, which lifted term limits for Russian governors. Initially Aleksandr Drozdenko asked Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Oblast to uphold the term-limit and the Assembly decided not to amend the regional law. However, in December 2023 Legislative Assembly nonetheless lifted term limits, which allowed Drozdenko to seek another term in 2025.
Candidates
In Leningrad Oblast candidates for Governor of Leningrad Oblast can be nominated only by registered political parties. Candidate for Governor of Leningrad Oblast should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Candidates for Governor of Leningrad Oblast should not have a foreign citizenship or residence permit. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 7% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities. Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.
Potential
- Aleksandr Drozdenko (United Russia), incumbent Governor of Leningrad Oblast (2012–present)
See also
References
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- "Дрозденко победил на выборах губернатора Ленинградской области". tass.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- "Основные положения закона об организации публичной власти в субъектах РФ". tass.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- "Третий лишний". kommersant.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
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- "Закон "О выборах Губернатора Ленинградской области" (с изменениями на 17 декабря 2024 года)". docs.cntd.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
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