2025 Novgorod Oblast gubernatorial election

2025 Novgorod Oblast gubernatorial election
12–14 September 2025
  Aleksandr Dronov
LDPR
SR–ZP
Candidate Aleksandr Dronov Aleksey Chursinov Nikolay Shvabovich
Party United Russia LDPR SR–ZP
 
CPRF
RPPSS
Candidate Olga Yefimova Nikolay Zakharov
Party CPRF Party of Pensioners
Governor before election

Aleksandr Dronov (acting)
United Russia

Governor-elect

TBD
TBD

The 2025 Novgorod Oblast gubernatorial election will take place on 12–14 September 2025, on common election day. Acting Governor of Novgorod Oblast Aleksandr Dronov is running for a full term in office.

Background

Agency for Strategic Initiatives general director Andrey Nikitin was appointed acting Governor of Novgorod Oblast in February 2017, replacing two-term governor Sergey Mitin.[1] Nikitin won 2017 election with 67.99% of the vote[2] and was re-elected in 2022 with 77.03%.[3] Nikitin was also mentioned as potential member of Mikhail Mishustin's Second Cabinet in 2024 but did not receive an appointment to the Government of Russia when it was formed in May 2024.[4]

On February 7, 2025, Nikitin unexpectedly announced his resignation as Governor of Novgorod Oblast, with more than two years of his second term left,[5] later that day Nikitin was appointed Deputy Minister of Transport in charge of digital transformation in the agency, replacing Dmitry Bakanov.[6][7] First Deputy Governor Aleksandr Dronov became acting Governor of Novgorod Oblast after Nikitin's resignation,[8] however, quite unusually President of Russia Vladimir Putin did not appoint an acting governor himself immediately following the vacancy.[9] Dronov was viewed as frontrunner for the nomination but other candidates were allegedly considered, including former Russian-held Government of Zaporozhye Oblast chairman Anton Koltsov and Deputy Prosecutor-General of Russia Andrey Kikot.[10][11] On March 4, 2025, President Putin held a meeting with Dronov and the next day Aleksandr Dronov was officially appointed acting Governor of Novgorod Oblast.[12][13] On May 31, 2025, Aleksandr Dronov announced his intention to seek a full term in office.[14]

Candidates

In Novgorod Oblast candidates for Governor of Novgorod Oblast can be nominated only by registered political parties. Candidate for Governor of Novgorod Oblast should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Candidates for Governor of Novgorod Oblast should not have a foreign citizenship or residence permit. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 10% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities.[15] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.

Declared

Candidate name,
political party 		Occupation Status Ref.
Aleksey Chursinov
Liberal Democratic Party 		Member of Novgorod Oblast Duma (2016–present)
2022 gubernatorial candidate 		Registered [16][17]
Aleksandr Dronov
United Russia 		Aleksandr Dronov Acting Governor of Novgorod Oblast (2025–present)
Former First Deputy Governor of Novgorod Oblast (2020–2025) 		Registered [14][18]
Nikolay Shvabovich
SR–ZP 		Member of Duma of Veliky Novgorod (2018–present)
Businessman 		Registered [16][19]
Olga Yefimova
Communist Party 		Aide to State Duma member Ivan Melnikov
Former Member of Novgorod Oblast Duma (2006–2011, 2016–2021)
2003, 2012, 2017 and 2022 gubernatorial candidate 		Registered [16][20]
Nikolay Zakharov
Party of Pensioners 		Member of Novgorod Oblast Duma (2024–present) Registered [21]
Viktor Shalyakin
Yabloko 		Retired Air Force Major Failed to qualify [22]
Tatyana Yakovleva
Green Alternative 		Nonprofit director Failed to qualify [23]

Eliminated at the convention

Declined

Candidates for Federation Council

Incumbent Senator Sergey Mitin (United Russia) was not renominated.

Head candidate,
political party 		Candidates for Federation Council Status
Aleksandr Dronov
United Russia 		* Yevgeny Dietrich, former CEO of GTLK (2020–2025), former Minister of Transport of Russia (2018–2020)
* Elena Pisareva, Senator from the Novgorod Oblast Duma (2021–present)
* Oleg Strygin, Member of Novgorod Oblast Duma (2021–present), manufacturing executive 		Registered
Viktor Shalyakin
Yabloko 		* Anna Cherepanova, Member of Duma of Veliky Novgorod (2018–present), 2017 and 2022 gubernatorial candidate
* Valery Kochnev, surgeon-endoscopist
* Yelena Tulina, Member of Trubichino Council of Deputies (2010–2014, 2024–present), Russian and literature teacher 		Failed to qualify

Finances

All sums are in rubles.

Financial Report Source Chursinov Dronov Shalyakin Shvabovich Yakovleva Yefimova Zakharov
First [24] 45,000 36,065,000 503,000 50,000 22,000 250,000 42,500
Final TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Results

Summary of the 12–14 September 2025 Novgorod Oblast gubernatorial election results
Candidate Party Votes %
Aleksey Chursinov Liberal Democratic Party
Aleksandr Dronov (incumbent) United Russia
Nikolay Shvabovich A Just Russia – For Truth
Olga Yefimova Communist Party
Nikolay Zakharov Party of Pensioners
Valid votes
Blank ballots
Total 100.00
Turnout
Registered voters 100.00
Source:

See also

References

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