Head of the Donetsk People's Republic
| Head of the Donetsk People's Republic | |
|---|---|
| Глава Донецкой Народной Республики | |
 Flag of the Donetsk People's Republic | |
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| Seat | Donetsk |
| Appointer | Direct election |
| Term length | Five years, one consecutive re-election |
| Formation | 4 November 2014 |
| First holder | Alexander Zakharchenko |
| Deputy | Prime Minister of Donetsk People's Republic |
Head of the Donetsk People's Republic (Russian: Глава Донецкой Народной Республики, romanized: Glava Donetskoy Narodnoy Respubliki) is the highest elected official of Donetsk People's Republic, an unrecognised backed by Russia quasi-state located on the territory of Donetsk Oblast (province) in eastern Ukraine. According to the Constitution, the Head of the Republic is the head of state and has executive power.
Elections
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]
List
- Acting
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | 
|
Alexander Zakharchenko (1976–2018) |
4 November 2014 | 31 August 2018 † | 3 years, 300 days | Donetsk Republic | 2014 | [2][3] |
| – | 
|
Dmitry Trapeznikov (born 1981) Acting |
31 August 2018 | 7 September 2018 | 7 days | Independent | – | [4] |
| 2 |
|
Denis Pushilin (born 1981) |
7 September 2018 | 20 November 2018 | 74 days | Donetsk Republic/United Russia | – | [4] |
| 20 November 2018 | Incumbent | 5 years, 348 days | 2018 | |||||
References
- ^ Constitution of the Donetsk People’s Republic
- ^ 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 2018-09-07.