Head of the Donetsk People's Republic
| Head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Republic of Donetsk | |
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| Глава Донецкой Народной Республики and Донецкая Республика | |
 Flag of the Donetsk People's Republic | |
| Seat | Donetsk |
| Appointer | Direct election |
| Term length | Five years |
| Formation | 30 September 2022 (as a Russian republic after the annexation of the DPR by Russia, Head elected only 5 days later) |
| First holder | Denis Pushilin |
| Succession | Donetsk People's Republic |
| Deputy | Vladimir Pashkov |
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The Head of the Donetsk People´s Republic or Head of the Republic of Donetsk (Russian: Глава Донецкой Народной Республики, romanized: Glava Donetskoy Narodnoy Respubliki) is the highest elected official of the Donetsk People's Republic, a Russian republic located on the territory of the former Donetsk Oblast (province) that is disputed between Russia and Ukraine with Russia controlling 60% and Ukraine controlling 40%.
Elections
Elections of the Head of the Donetsk People's Republic are carried out based on universal, equal, and direct suffrage by secret ballot for 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 last election of the partially-recognized republic was in 2018 with Denis Pushilin winning, during his 5 year term.[citation needed] The Invasion of Ukraine happened, the DPR led my Pushilin quickly joined Russia in the invasion, with the republic quickly capturing towns, villages and cities such as Mariupol. On 23 September 2022 after months of the invasion, the country and 3 other Russian-occupied regions, annouced a referendum to join Russia. On 30 September 2022, the annexation was confirmed. The DPR changed from a state to a Russian republic. Denis Pushilin was replaced as head of state and his position went to Putin. He officially became head of the republic with secondary power.
List of Heads of the DPR
- Acting
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | Ref. | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | 
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Alexander Zakharchenko (1976–2018) |
4 November 2014 | 31 August 2018 † | 3 years, 300 days | Donetsk Republic | 2014 | [2][3] |
| – | 
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Dmitry Trapeznikov (born 1981) Acting |
31 August 2018 | 7 September 2018 | 7 days | Independent | – | [4] |
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Denis Pushilin (born 1981) |
7 September 2018 | 20 November 2018 | 74 days | United Russia |
– | [4][5] |
| 20 November 2018 | 4 October 2022 | 3 years, 318 days | 2018 | |||||
| 4 October 2022 (As Russian subject) |
Incumbent | 1 year, 272 days | – (Appointed) | |||||
Timeline
See also
References
- ^ "Constitution of the Donetsk People's Republic". Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ The head of Oplot told about lobbying of the Zakharchenko's candidacy on a post of the head of DPR (Глава "Оплота" рассказал о лоббировании кандидатуры Захарченко на пост главы "ДНР"). Dozhd. 4 November 2014
- ^ "Pro-Russian rebel leader killed in eastern Ukraine blast". The Washington Post. 31 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Парламент ДНР сменил исполняющего обязанности главы республики". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Head of self-proclaimed 'DNR' 'promises new phase of combat operations' after 'becoming part of Russia'". Meduza. Retrieved 5 October 2022.