List of Russian presidential candidates
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Candidate for President of Russia – people officially registered as a candidate for President of the Russian Federation. As of 2018, 34 people participated in the elections of the President of Russia. From them: one — 6 times, two — 4 times, one — 3 times and three — 2 times.
Recently at the moment the election were in 2018, eight candidates participated in them. The next election will be held in 2024.
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1991[edit]
According to the in force at the time Constitution, the President is elected together with the Vice President for five years.
| Year | Winning Candidate | Losing Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Boris Yeltsin / Alexander Rutskoy (Independent) | Nikolai Ryzhkov / Boris Gromov (Communist Party) Vladimir Zhirinovsky / Andrey Zavidiya (Liberal Democratic Party) Aman Tuleyev / Viktor Bocharov (Independent) Albert Makashov / Aleksei Sergeyev (Independent) Vadim Bakatin / Ramazan Abdulatipov (Independent) |
Since 1996[edit]
According to the new Constitution, the position of Vice President was abolished, and the President is elected for a six years (until 2012 for a four years).
Facts[edit]
- Only once, to determine the winner needed to carry out the second round. In the 1996 election .
- Candidates from the Communist Party has always taken second place.
- Most often participated in the elections Vladimir Zhirinovsky – 6 times.
- Only 3 women have been presidential candidates: Ella Pamfilova in 2000, Irina Khakamada in 2004 and Ksenia Sobchak in 2018.
- The largest number of candidates for the President of Russia – 11 people in 2000. The smallest number – 4 people in 2008.
- The youngest presidential candidate is Ksenia Sobchak (aged 36), the oldest is Vladimir Zhirinovsky (aged 71). Both participated in the 2018 election.
See also[edit]
- President of Russia
- List of Presidents of Russia
- Elections in Russia
- Russian presidential elections
- List of Russian presidential candidates by number of votes received