Head of the Donetsk People's Republic

Head of the Donetsk People's Republic is the highest elected official of Donetsk People's Republic, a unrecognized country located on the territory of Donetsk Oblast (province) in eastern Ukraine. According to the Constitution, Head of the Republic is the head of state and has executive power.

Head of Donetsk People's Republic
Глава Донецкой Народной Республики
Standard of the Head of the Donetsk People's Republic
Incumbent
Denis Pushilin
since 20 November 2018
SeatDonetsk
AppointerDirect election
Term lengthFive years, one consecutive re-election
Formation4 November 2014
First holderAlexander Zakharchenko
DeputyPrime Minister of Donetsk People's Republic

Elections of the Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic

Elections of the Head of the Donetsk People's Republic are carried out on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for a period of five years. The head of the Donetsk People’s Republic is a citizen of the DPR who does not have foreign citizenship, is not younger than 30 years old, has the right to vote and has no criminal record. For registration, the candidate must provide at least 10,000 signatures of voters. The same person cannot be the Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic for more than two consecutive terms.[1]

The head of the Donetsk People’s Republic cannot be a member of public associations, cannot be a deputy of the Parliament of the Donetsk People’s Republic, and cannot occupy any other positions in state and public structures, business entities.

List of Heads of the Donetsk People's Republic
  Social Movement "Donetsk Republic"
  Non-partisan
No.ImageNameTerm of officeParty
1 Alexander Zakharchenko 7 August 2014 31 August 2018 Donetsk Republic
— Dmitry Trapeznikov 31 August 2018 7 September 2018 Independent
2 Denis Pushilin 20 November 2018
(acting 7 September 2018 – November 2018) 		Incumbent Donetsk Republic

References
  1. Constitution of the Donetsk People’s Republic
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