Head of the Chechen Republic
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The head of the Chechen Republic or head of Chechnya (Template:Langx; Template:Langx ; formerly president of the Chechen Republic or president of Chechnya until 5 March 2011) is the highest office within the political system of the Chechen Republic, as head of state and head of government of Chechnya. The office was instituted in 2003 during the course of the Second Chechen War, when the Russian federal government regained control over the region and after a constitutional referendum approved the current Constitution of the Chechen Republic.
Eligibility
According to the article 66 of the Constitution of the Chechen Republic, a citizen of Russia, no younger than thirty years old, may be elected Head. The term is for five years, with no limits on serving multiple terms (prior to the 2007 constitutional referendum the Head was elected for four years, with a two term limit). The Head is not allowed to be at the same time a deputy of the Parliament of the Chechen Republic, or deputy of a representative body of local self-government.
Presidents and heads of the Chechen Republic
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Term of office | Party | Election | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | File:Akhmad Kadyrov crop.png | Akhmad Kadyrov (1951–2004)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
5 October 2003 | 9 May 2004 (Assassinated)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Template:Ayd | rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Party color| | Independent | 2003 |
| — | File:Sergey Abramov (cropped).jpg | Sergey Abramov (born 1972) actingScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
9 May 2004 | 30 August 2004 | Template:Ayd | – | ||
| 2 | File:Alu Alkhanov.jpg | Alu Alkhanov (born 1957)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
30 August 2004 | 15 February 2007 | Template:Ayd | 2004 | ||
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15 February 2007 | Incumbent | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color| | United Russia | 2016 2021 |
The latest election for the post was held on 19 September 2021.
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramzan Kadyrov | United Russia | 711,973 | 99.70 | |
| Isa Khadzhimuradov | A Just Russia — For Truth | 1,064 | 0.15 | |
| Khalid Nakayev | Communist Party | 835 | 0.12 | |
| Blank ballots | 237 | 0.03 | ||
| Total | 714,109 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | 714,109 | 94.61 | ||
| Registered voters | 754,790 | 100.00 | ||
Timeline
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See also
- List of leaders of Communist Chechnya
- List of leaders of Chechnya (1991–present)
- President of Ichkeria
Sources
- [1] World Statesmen.org