2017 Karelia head election
Head Election in Republic of Karelia were held on 10 September 2017 in Karelia
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| Turnout | 29.3% | ||||||||||||||||
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Background
15 February 2017 the Head of the Republic Alexander Khudilainen has announced his resignation.[1] Acting Head of the Republic until elections was appointed Artur Parfenchikov.[2]
Candidates
Candidates on the ballot:[3]
Candidates who withdrew from the election, but their names were already entered in the ballot
| Candidate | Party | Office | ||
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Yevgeny Besedny Born 1987 (age 30) |
Liberal Democratic Party | Member of Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia | |
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Yelena Gnyotova[A 1][4] Born 1962 (age 55) |
Party of Growth | Commissioner for the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs in the Republic of Karelia | |
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Olga Ilyukova Born 1958 (age 58) |
Patriots of Russia | Retired | |
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Artur Parfenchikov Born 1964 (age 52) |
United Russia[B 1] | Incumbent acting Head of Republic | |
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Irina Petlyaeva Born 1959 (age 58) |
A Just Russia | Member of Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia | |
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Nikolay Tarakanov[A 2][4] Born 1977 (age 40) |
Rodina | Director of "АК1126" | |
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Yevgeny Ulyanov Born 1977 (age 39) |
Communist Party | Member of Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia | |
Opinion polls
| Date | Poll source | Parfenchikov | Petlyaeva | Ulyanov | Besedny | Tarakanov | Gnyotova | Ilyukova | Undecided | Abstention | Spoil the Ballot |
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| 25 July–5 August 2017 | Megapolis | 38% | 15% | 4% | 4% | 2.4% | 1% | 0.2% | 35.4% | – | – |
| 17–25 July 2017 | FOM | 43% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | <1% | <1% | 34% | 14% | 1% |
Result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artur Parfenchikov | United Russia | 95,822 | 66.11% | |
| Irina Petlyaeva | A Just Russia | 28,203 | 18.57% | |
| Yevgeny Ulyanov | Communist Party | 18,942 | 12.47% | |
| Yevgeny Besedny | Liberal Democratic Party | 8,877 | 5.84% | |
| Valid ballots | 151,844 | 97.20% | ||
| Invalid ballots | 4,371 | 2.80% | ||
| Total | 156,215 | 100% | ||
| Registered voters / Turnout | 534,015 | 29.26% | ||
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See also
Notes
- Supported Artur Parfenchikov
- Supported Artur Parfenchikov
- Independent, nominated by United Russia
References
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