2013 Moscow mayoral election

2013 Moscow mayoral election
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Turnout32.3%
 
Sergey Sobyanin 2010-10-15 (1) (cropped) 2.jpg
Alexey Navalny 2 (cropped) 1.jpg
Ivan Melnikov 11 September 2010 (1).jpg
Candidate Sergey Sobyanin Alexei Navalny Ivan Melnikov
Party Independent RPR–PARNAS CPRF
Alliance United Russia KSO
Popular vote 1,193,178 632,697 248,294
Percentage 51.37% 27.24% 10.69%
Mayor before election

Sergey Sobyanin
Independent

Elected Mayor

Sergey Sobyanin
Independent

The 2013 Moscow mayoral election was held on September 8, 2013, as part of the regional elections, at the same time as the elections in Moscow Oblast and other Oblasts were held.

Elections were held after Mayor Sergey Sobyanin had announced his departure on June 4. The elections were the first time in 10 years that citizens of the federal city of Moscow could choose their mayor by a popular vote.[1]

Moscow is both a city and separate federal subject, according to the Constitution of Russia.[2] Most of federal subjects are headed by governors or presidents, but the office of the head of Moscow is called Mayor of Moscow, according to the Charter of the city of Moscow.[3] Sergey Sobyanin won with 51.37% of the vote in the first round, with Alexei Navalny receiving 27.24% of the vote, significantly more than previously expected by the polls. Sobyanin was declared the winner after the first round. Voter turnout was 33.23%.[4] The total number of registered voters was 7,176,568.[5]

  1. ^ В Москве состоятся первые выборы мэра за 10 лет (in Russian). Euronews. April 6, 2013. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Constitution of the Russian Federation, 65-1
  3. ^ "Устав города Москвы (утв. Московской городской Думой 28 июня 1995 г.) / Глава 1. Основные положения (ст.ст. 1 - 10)". Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "При Лужкове такого не было": москвичи показали рекордно низкую явку (in Russian). Rbc.ru. September 9, 2013. Archived from the original on September 10, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
  5. ^ "Сведения об общей численности избирателей, участников референдума Российской Федерации по состоянию на 1 июля 2013 года". Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2013.