2013 Moscow mayoral election

none 2013 Moscow mayoral election Moscow presidential no 2003 Moscow mayoral election 2003 2018 Moscow mayoral election 2018 September 8, 2013 32.3% Sergey Sobyanin 5 June 2013 (cropped).jpeg 120 120 150 0 0 Sergey Sobyanin Independent politician United Russia 1,193,178 51.37% Alexei Navalny 6 May 2013 (cropped).JPG 150x150px 120 120 150 0 0 Alexei Navalny Republican Party of Russia – People's Freedom Party Russian Opposition Coordination Council 632,697 27.24% Ivan Melnikov 11 September 2010 (1).jpg 120 120 150 0 0 Ivan Melnikov Communist Party of the Russian Federation 248,294 10.69% 2013 Moscow mayoral election map.svg Mayor Sergey Sobyanin Independent politician Sergey Sobyanin Independent politician The 2013 Moscow mayoral election was held on September 8, 2013, as part of the regional elections, at the same time as the elections in Moscow Oblast and other Oblasts were held. Elections were held after Mayor Sergey Sobyanin had announced his departure on June 4. The elections were the first time in 10 years that citizens of the federal city of Moscow could choose their mayor by a popular vote.http://ru.euronews.com/2013/06/04/moscow-mayor-resigns-to-be-re-elected/ ru:В Москве состоятся первые выборы мэра за 10 лет April 6, 2013 Euronews Russian 2 August 2013 December 1, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201201031842/https://ru.euronews.com/2013/06/04/moscow-mayor-resigns-to-be-re-elected dead Moscow is both a city and separate federal subject, according to the Constitution of Russia.Constitution of the Russian Federation, 65-1 Most of federal subjects are headed by governors or presidents, but the office of the head of Moscow is called Mayor of Moscow, according to the Charter of the city of Moscow.http://constitution.garant.ru/region/ustav_moskv/chapter/1/#block_5 Устав города Москвы (утв. Московской городской Думой 28 июня 1995 г.) / Глава 1. Основные положения (ст.ст. 1 - 10) August 21, 2013 November 22, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171122081751/http://constitution.garant.ru/region/ustav_moskv/chapter/1/#block_5 dead Sergey Sobyanin won with 51.37% of the vote in the first round, with Alexei Navalny receiving 27.24% of the vote, significantly more than previously expected by the polls. Sobyanin was declared the winner after the first round. Voter turnout was 33.23%.http://top.rbc.ru/politics/09/09/2013/875417.shtml ru:"При Лужкове такого не было": москвичи показали рекордно низкую явку 9 September 2013 Rbc.ru Russian 9 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130910122144/http://top.rbc.ru/politics/09/09/2013/875417.shtml September 10, 2013 dead The total number of registered voters was 7,176,568.http://www.cikrf.ru/izbiratel/quantity/010713.html Сведения об общей численности избирателей, участников референдума Российской Федерации по состоянию на 1 июля 2013 года September 17, 2013 September 5, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130905205413/http://www.cikrf.ru/izbiratel/quantity/010713.html dead Background The position of Mayor of Moscow was elected between 1991 and 2004. In 2004, Vladimir Putin suggested a law to abolish direct elections of governors, the Moscow mayor, and presidents of Russian regions. The law was swiftly adopted by the parliament.http://lenta.ru/articles/2013/01/24/gouverneurs/ ru:Синдром отмены Цыбульский Владимир 24 January 2013 Lenta.ru Russian 21 August 2013 August 25, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240825160239/https://lenta.ru/articles/2013/01/24/gouverneurs/ live The new legislation moved the election system to an indirect one in which parliamentary political parties and the President of Russia nominated a candidate who must then have been approved by the Moscow City Duma. Following the 2011–13 Russian protests which followed the 2011 parliamentary election, President Dmitry Medvedev offered to re-introduce the direct elections of the governors and the mayor of Moscow, and corresponding legislation was approved by the Parliament.https://www.rferl.org/a/russia_direct_election_regional_governors/24453264.html Russia's Medvedev Proposes Direct Elections Of Governors Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 16, 2012 June 30, 2013 April 27, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140427083356/http://www.rferl.org/content/russia_direct_election_regional_governors/24453264.html live On June 5, 2013, the incumbent mayor, Sergey Sobyanin, who was nominated as mayor in 2010, announced his resignation from the post. Russian law allows the mayor to resign and run again for the same office if the president gives his approval.http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/sobyanins-early-election-stunt/481552.html#ixzz2XcvUrIrX Sobyanin's Early Election Stunt Moscow Times June 12, 2013 29 June 2013 September 23, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130923044439/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/sobyanins-early-election-stunt/481552.html#ixzz2XcvUrIrX live A short time later, Sobyanin confirmed his intention to stand for election.April 2023 Regulations A candidate to the office must be citizen of the Russian Federation over the age of 30. Self-nomination of candidates for the post of Mayor of Moscow, and the collection of signatures of 1% of Moscow voters (about 73 000 signatureshttp://www.gazeta.ru/politics/news/2013/07/01/n_3009401.shtml Собянин собрал необходимое количество подписей избирателей - Газета.Ru | Новости August 22, 2013 July 3, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130703070858/http://www.gazeta.ru/politics/news/2013/07/01/n_3009401.shtml livehttp://ria.ru/politics/20130701/946817829.html Собянин собрал необходимые подписи избирателей в свою поддержку July 2013http://lenta.ru/news/2013/07/09/registr Собянин сдал документы на регистрацию August 22, 2013 August 14, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130814064031/http://lenta.ru/news/2013/07/09/registr live) in support of the nomination shall be made within 30 days of the official publication of the decision to call the election. Or alternatively these signatures are not needed for candidates from registered political party.Выборы мэра Москвы 2013 http://www.novoemnenie.ru/articles/2013/06/18/vybory-mera-moskvy-2013 Novoye Mneniye August 22, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131114215420/http://www.novoemnenie.ru/articles/2013/06/18/vybory-mera-moskvy-2013 November 14, 2013 dead mdy-all Each of the political parties (electoral blocks were cancelled in the early 2000s) can nominate only one candidate for the post of mayor. In this case, the candidate can not give consent to be nominated from several polling organizations. The candidate nominated by self-nomination cannot give consent to be nominated in the same election by an electoral association. A candidate for mayor of Moscow may have up to 100 "trusted representatives". The maximum amount of a candidate's election fund shall not exceed 200 million rubles. In the second round of this amount may be increased by 10 percent. Municipal filter thumb|right|200px|Ballot of the election All registered candidates are required to pass so called municipal filter introduced be a federal law of 2012:Smaylov Alexey В России будет введен муниципальный отбор кандидатов в губернаторы http://www.km.ru/v-rossii/2012/04/06/vybory-v-rossii-2011-2012-gg/v-rossii-budet-vveden-munitsipalnyi-otbor-kandidato km.ru August 23, 2013 July 26, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120726152034/http://www.km.ru/v-rossii/2012/04/06/vybory-v-rossii-2011-2012-gg/v-rossii-budet-vveden-munitsipalnyi-otbor-kandidato live all candidates are required to receive support from at least 6% of elected municipal deputies or heads of municipalities. Those supporting municipal deputies should represent no less than 75% of the federal subject's municipalities. One deputy can only support one candidate. For Moscow 2013 elections it means that every candidate should provide signatures of at least 110 elected municipal deputies representing 75% of all Moscow municipalities. Since most municipalities are controlled by the United Russia party the municipal filter is especially hard to pass for the opposition candidates.Муниципальный фильтр обернулся "бегом вокруг психбольницы" http://www.rbcdaily.ru/politics/562949988125404 RBC Information Systems August 23, 2013 July 27, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130727135801/http://rbcdaily.ru/politics/562949988125404 live Criteria for election To be elected a candidate must get more than 50% of votes. If no one achieves 50%, a runoff is to be held in 14 days. Only the two most successful candidates from the first round participate in the second round. Election date In a vote held on June 6, 27 members of Moscow City Duma backed the proposed date, and only two voted against it.http://www.5-tv.ru/news/71377/ ru:Выборы мэра Москвы пройдут в Единый день голосования 8-го сентября Лазуренко Алексей 7 June 2013 ОАО Телерадиокомпания «Петербург» Russian 20 August 2013 August 25, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240825160240/https://www.5-tv.ru/news/71377/ live Registered candidates Registration for the election was completed on July 17. Ivan Melnikov, from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, a professor at Moscow State University.http://www.gazeta.ru/politics/news/2013/07/17/n_3048477.shtml ru:Завершена регистрация кандидатов на пост мэра Москвы July 17, 2013 Gazeta.ru Russian 19 July 2013 July 20, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130720214041/http://www.gazeta.ru/politics/news/2013/07/17/n_3048477.shtml live Nikolai Levichev, current Chairman of A Just Russia Party. Mikhail Degtyarev, from the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. Sergey Sobyanin, running as self-nominated, acting Mayor of Moscow, one of the leaders of political party United Russia, current member of bureau of the Supreme Council of the United Russia,http://moscow.er.ru/persons/346/ Единая Россия официальный сайт партии / Кто есть кто moscow.er.ru 6 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20120526103611/http://moscow.er.ru/persons/346/ 26 May 2012 dead current member of presidium of Regional Council of the United Russia in Moscowhttp://moscow.er.ru/persons/presidium/ Единая Россия официальный сайт партии / Кто есть кто / Президиум Регионального Политического Совета July 12, 2013 August 12, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130812084204/http://moscow.er.ru/persons/presidium/ dead and the head (political council secretary) of the party's Moscow branch from March 2011 to December 2012.http://www.mos.ru/en/press-center/news/index.php?id_4=23943&tag_4=885 Sergei Sobyanin resigns as political council secretary of United Russia's Moscow branch / News / The official website of the Mayor and the Government of Moscow 2013-07-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131216042318/http://www.mos.ru/en/press-center/news/index.php?id_4=23943&tag_4=885 December 16, 2013 mdy-all Sergey Mitrokhin, current Chairman of Yabloko Party, former Head of Yabloko's Moscow branch and former Moscow City Duma member.https://www.foxnews.com/world/navalny-moscow-mayoral-bid-accepted-ahead-of-verdict/ Navalny Moscow mayoral bid accepted ahead of verdict Smolchenko Anna July 17, 2013 Fox News 18 July 2013 July 23, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130723000507/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/07/17/navalny-moscow-mayoral-bid-accepted-ahead-verdict/ live Alexei Navalny, running as the candidate of the Republican Party of Russia – People's Freedom Party (but he is nonpartisan citizen) and supported by Russian Opposition Coordination Council (he is a Coordination Council member), anti-corruption activist and blogger, one of the leaders of Russian opposition and protesters in 2011–13,http://top.rbc.ru/politics/14/06/2013/861932.shtml ru:А.Навальный стал кандидатом в мэры от РПР-ПАРНАС June 14, 2013 RBC Daily Russian 2 August 2013 . - :: :: Top.rbc.ru https://web.archive.org/web/20130719034703/http://top.rbc.ru/politics/14/06/2013/861932.shtml July 19, 2013 dead informal leader of the unregistered political party People's Alliance. Potential candidates About 40 persons sought or expressed interest in participating in the elections.Мосгоризбирком завершил прием документов у кандидатов в мэры Москвы http://news.mail.ru/inregions/moscow/90/politics/13867027/ RIA Novosti 11 June 2013 August 22, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140112010640/http://news.mail.ru/inregions/moscow/90/politics/13867027/ January 12, 2014 dead Candidates who failed "municipal filter" http://www.moscow_city.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/moscow_city?action=show&root=1&tvd=27720001368293&vrn=27720001368289&region=77&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=27720001368289&type=221 ru:Сведения о кандидатах на должность главы местного самоуправления Московская городская избирательная комиссия Russian 22 August 2013 September 12, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130912101337/http://www.moscow_city.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/moscow_city?action=show&root=1&tvd=27720001368293&vrn=27720001368289&region=77&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=27720001368289&type=221 dead Gleb Fetisov,http://www.m24.ru/news/7485 ru:Глеб Фетисов сдал в Мосгоризбирком подписи муниципальных депутатов 11 July 2013 m24.ru Russian 21 August 2013 September 17, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130917182513/http://www.m24.ru/news/7485 live one of the leaders of Alliance of Greens – The People's Party, a member of Public Chamber of Russia, businessman, one of the owners of Altimo Svetlana Peunova,http://www.regnum.ru/news/1682791.html Светлана Пеунова сдала документы в МГИК, но без необходимого числа подписей депутатов ИА REGNUM Russian 21 August 2013 August 25, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240825160246/https://regnum.ru/news/1682791 live leader of the Volya Party Sergey Troitsky,Музыкант Паук подал документы для выдвижения кандидатом в мэры Москвы http://ria.ru/politics/20130614/943445127.html#13722675614423&message=resize&relto=register&action=addClass&value=registration RIA Novosti 14 June 2013 August 22, 2013 August 15, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130815062812/http://ria.ru/politics/20130614/943445127.html#13722675614423&message=resize&relto=register&action=addClass&value=registration live leader of thrash metal music band Korrozia Metalla Alyona Popova,Координатор волонтеров ЧС Алена Попова подала документы на участие в выборах мэра Москвы http://www.kasparov.ru/material.php?id=51C885FB09258 24 June 2013 kasparov.ru Civilian Power Samson Sholademi,Шоладеми решил снять свою кандидатуру с выборов в мэры Москвы http://ria.ru/moscow/20130709/948654271.html RIA Novosti 9 July 2013 August 22, 2013 July 13, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130713022544/http://ria.ru/moscow/20130709/948654271.html liveТемнокожий блогер Шоладеми стал кандидатом в мэры Москвы http://polit.ru/news/2013/06/25/bloger/ Polit.ru August 22, 2013 July 6, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130706035359/http://polit.ru/news/2013/06/25/bloger/ live businessman and blogger (abandoned his campaign in protest against Sobyanin helping Navalny to pass the "municipal filter"). Expressed interest in participating Andrey Nechaev,Наталья Чернышева и Андрей Нечаев представили программу к выборам мэра Москвы http://www.mn.ru/moscow_authority/20130618/349245462.html Moskovskiye Novosti 18 June 2013 August 22, 2013 June 22, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130622081757/http://mn.ru/moscow_authority/20130618/349245462.html dead former Minister of Economic Development Maxim Suraykin,Почему Зюганов послал своего зама на выборы мэра Москвы? http://tass-analytics.com/opinions/220 TASS-analytics 26 June 2013 August 22, 2013 https://archive.today/20130822063735/http://tass-analytics.com/opinions/220 August 22, 2013 dead mdy-all leader of political party Communists of Russia Results thumb|Navalny result by district thumb|Sobyanin result by district The results were (turnout was 32.07%):http://www.moscow_city.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/moscow_city?action=show&root=1&tvd=27720001368293&vrn=27720001368289&region=77&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=27720001368293&type=234 Moscow City Vybory Izbirkom September 9, 2013 September 3, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170903190927/http://www.moscow_city.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/moscow_city?action=show&root=1&tvd=27720001368293&vrn=27720001368289&region=77&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=27720001368293&type=234 dead http://www.moscow_city.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/moscow_city?action=show&root=1&tvd=27720001368293&vrn=27720001368289&region=77&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=27720001368293&type=234 Сведения о проводящихся выборах и референдумах 2013-09-09 2017-09-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20170903190927/http://www.moscow_city.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/moscow_city?action=show&root=1&tvd=27720001368293&vrn=27720001368289&region=77&global=&sub_region=0&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=27720001368293&type=234 ru Sergey Sobyanin Alexei Navalny Ivan Melnikov Sergey Mitrokhin Mikhail Degtyarev Nikolai Levichev United Russia IndependentMember of the United Russia party People's Freedom PartyNon-partisan, but nominated by RPR–PARNAS Communist Party of the Russian Federation Yabloko Liberal Democratic Party of Russia A Just Russia 1193178 632697 248294 81493 66532 64778 35610 7250879 See also Moscow Oblast Gubernatorial Election, 2013 References 2 Notes External links Moscow Election Commission - Official website July 2013 Category:2013 elections in Russia Category:2013 in Moscow Category:Mayoral elections in Moscow Category:September 2013 in Russia