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{{Short description|2022 political party leadership election}}
{{Update|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2022 Liberal Democratic Party of Russia leadership election
| country = Russia
| type = convention
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 33rd Congress of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
| previous_year = 33rd (2021)
| election_date = 27 May 2022
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| party1 = [[Liberal Democratic Party of Russia]]
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| title = Leader
| before_election = [[Vladimir Zhirinovsky]]
| after_election = [[Leonid Slutsky (politician)|Leonid Slutsky]]
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The '''34th Congress of the [[Liberal Democratic Party of Russia]]''' was held on 27 May 2022 to elect a new party leader, after the death of [[Vladimir Zhirinovsky]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Съезд ЛДПР, на котором изберут ее нового председателя, пройдет 27 мая|url=https://tass.ru/politika/14635271|website=ТАСС|date=16 May 2022 |access-date=16 May 2022}}</ref>
[[Leonid Slutsky (politician)|Leonid Slutsky]] was elected.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=The Moscow |date=2022-05-27 |title=Leonid Slutsky Elected Leader of Russia's Nationalist LDPR Party |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/05/27/leonid-slutsky-elected-leader-of-russias-nationalist-ldpr-party-a77825 |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}}</ref>
==Background==
[[File:Владимир Жириновский (25-09-2021) (cropped) (monochrome).jpg|thumb|225px|Vladimir Zhirinovsky died on 6 April 2022]]
Since the founding of the party in 1989, its permanent leader was Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Zhirinovsky was the party's presidential candidate in almost all elections (except the [[2004 Russian presidential election|2004 election]]), and headed the party's list in all federal parliamentary elections, and also always headed the party's lists in all regional parliamentary elections.
In February 2022, Zhirinovsky was hospitalized in [[critical condition]] in [[Moscow]] with [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-zhirinovsky-hospitalized-covid/31694843.html|title=Russian Ultranationalist Zhirinovsky Reportedly Hospitalized In Serious Condition With COVID|publisher=Radio Free Europe|accessdate=25 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1075119.html|title=Russian State Duma legislator Vladimir Zhirinovsky hospitalized in serious condition in Moscow|publisher=Armen Press|accessdate=25 March 2022}}</ref> In March, he was reportedly placed in a [[medically induced coma]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Умер Владимир Жириновский |url=https://ria.ru/20220325/zhirinovsky-1780024705.html |website=ria.ru |date=25 March 2022 |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref> and underwent treatment for COVID-19 complications such as [[sepsis]] and [[respiratory failure]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://akipress.com/news:669356:Vladimir_Zhirinovsky_reported_dead,_Duma_Speaker_denies_reports/|title=Vladimir Zhirinovsky reported dead, Duma Speaker denies reports|publisher=AKI Press|accessdate=25 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.am/eng/news/692372.html|title=Telegram Channel 112: Vladimir Zhirinovsky is in a critical condition|publisher=News.Am|accessdate=25 March 2022}}</ref> Zhirinovsky claimed to have been vaccinated against COVID-19 eight times.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/06/russian-far-right-politician-vladimir-zhirinovsky-dies-at-75|title=Russian far-right politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky dies at 75|website=The Guardian|date=6 April 2022}}</ref>
On 25 March 2022, Zhirinovsky was reported to have died in a hospital. Despite confirmation from several sources, including his own political party, the news was quickly denied by family members.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-60308294|title=СМИ ошибочно сообщили о смерти Жириновского. Минздрав и спикер Госдумы заявили, что он жив|newspaper=BBC News Русская Служба}}</ref> On 6 April 2022, [[Vyacheslav Volodin]], the [[Chairman of the State Duma|Speaker of the Duma]], announced that Zhirinovsky had died following a long illness. He was 75.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-far-right-politician-vladimir-zhirinovsky-has-died-parliament-speaker-2022-04-06/|title=Russian far-right politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky dies at 75|date=6 April 2022|website=[[Reuters]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/04/06/vladimir-zhirinovsky-far-right-court-jester-of-russian-politics-dies-at-75-a77240|title=Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Far-Right Court Jester of Russian Politics, Dies at 75|date=6 April 2022|website=[[The Moscow Times]]}}</ref> In a statement after Zhirinovsky died, President [[Vladimir Putin]] said he "always defended his patriotic position and Russia's interests before any audience and in the fiercest of debates".<ref name="NYTobit">{{Cite news |last1=MacFarquhar |first1=Neil |last2=Troianovski |first2=Anton |last3=Nechepurenko |first3=Ivan |date=6 April 2022 |title=Vladimir V. Zhirinovsky Dies at 75; Ultranationalist Russian Politician |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/06/world/europe/vladimir-zhirinovsky-dead.html |access-date=6 April 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Putin and other politicians including [[Sergey Shoygu]] and [[Vyacheslav Volodin]] attended Zhirinovsky's funeral which was officiated by [[Patriarch Kirill of Moscow]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/04/08/russian-elite-attends-nationalist-firebrand-zhirinovskys-funeral-a77278|title=Russian Elite Attends Nationalist Firebrand Zhirinovsky's Funeral|website=The Moscow Times|date=8 April 2022}}</ref>
==Candidates==
===Declared candidates===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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!Name
!Offices held
!Announcement date
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|LDPR (political party)}}"|
|[[File:Виталий Золочевский.jpg|125px]]
|'''[[Vitaly Zolochevsky]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1986)}}
|Member of the [[State Duma]] (2012–2016)
|16 May 2022<ref>{{cite web |title=Золочевский выдвинул свою кандидатуру на пост председателя ЛДПР|url=https://ria.ru/20220516/zolochevskiy-1788853340.html|website=РИА Новости|date=16 May 2022 |access-date=16 May 2022 }}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|LDPR (political party)}}"|
|[[File:Alexander Sherin 2018.jpg|125px]]
|'''[[Alexander Sherin]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1977)}}
|Member of the [[State Duma]] (2014–2021)
|16 May 2022<ref>{{cite web |title=Появился первый претендент на замену Жириновскому в ЛДПР|url=https://ura.news/news/1052553439|website=URA.RU|date=16 May 2022 |access-date=16 May 2022 }}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|LDPR (political party)}}" |
|[[File:Leonid E. Slutsky (2022-01-26).jpg|frameless|156x156px]]
|[[Leonid Slutsky (politician)|'''Leonid Slutsky''']]<br>{{small|(born 1968)}}
|Member of the [[State Duma]] (since 1999)
Chair of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, State Duma leader of the party
|May 2022<ref name="RBC" /><ref name="Iz" /><ref name="RTVI" />
|}
===Speculative candidates===
After Zhirinovsky's death, assumptions about candidates for the post of the new party leader began to appear in the media.
*[[Boris Chernyshov]], member of the [[State Duma]], deputy chair of the State Duma;<ref name=Life>{{cite web |title=Операция "Преемник": Кто может занять место Жириновского во главе ЛДПР|url=https://life.ru/p/1471533|website=life.ru |date=6 April 2022 |access-date=11 April 2022 }}</ref><ref name=MK/>
*[[Alexei Didenko]], member of the [[State Duma]], chair of the State Duma Committee on Regional Policy and Local Government, First Deputy Head of the Central Office of the party;<ref name=MK/><ref name=RBC>{{cite web |title=В ЛДПР начали обсуждать кандидатуры преемников Жириновского|url=https://www.rbc.ru/politics/06/04/2022/624d950e9a794756a2d929f6 |website=rbc.ru |date=6 April 2022 |access-date=13 April 2022 }}</ref><ref name=Iz/><ref name=RTVI>{{cite web |title=«Важно не ошибиться с новым лидером». Политологи — о фигуре Жириновского, его преемнике и будущем ЛДПР|url=https://rtvi.com/news/vazhno-ne-oshibitsya-s-novym-liderom-politologi-o-figure-zhirinovskogo-ego-preemnike-i-budushchem-ld/|website=rtvi.com |date=6 April 2022 |access-date=13 April 2022 }}</ref>
*[[Igor Lebedev (politician)|Igor Lebedev]], former member of the [[State Duma]], son of Vladimir Zhirinovsky;<ref name=RBC/><ref name=RTVI/>
*[[Andrey Lugovoy]], member of the [[State Duma]];<ref name=RBC/><ref name=RTVI/>
*[[Yaroslav Nilov]], member of the [[State Duma]], chair of the State Duma Committee on Labour, Social Policy and Veterans' Affairs;<ref name=RBC/><ref name=Iz/><ref name=RTVI/><ref name=MK/>
*[[Alexey Ostrovsky]], [[Governor of Smolensk Oblast]];<ref name=RBC/><ref name=RTVI/>
*[[Boris Paykin]], member of the [[State Duma]];<ref name=Life/>
*[[Dmitry Rogozin]], CEO of the [[Roskosmos]], former [[Deputy Prime Minister of Russia|Deputy Prime Minister]], former member of the [[State Duma]], former leader of the [[Rodina (political party)|Rodina]] party ''(not party member)'';<ref>{{cite web |title=В ЛДПР оценили возможность прихода в партию Рогозина|url=https://ria.ru/20220415/rogozin-1783799261.html|website=ria.ru |date=15 April 2022 |access-date=15 April 2022 }}</ref>
*[[Leonid Slutsky (politician)|Leonid Slutsky]], member of the [[State Duma]], chair of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, State Duma leader of the party;<ref name=RBC/><ref name=Iz>{{cite web |title=Лидер по качествам: кому достанется пост главы ЛДПР|url=https://iz.ru/1316579/natalia-bashlykova-maksim-khodykin/lider-po-kachestvam-komu-dostanetsia-post-glavy-ldpr|website=iz.ru |date=7 April 2022 |access-date=13 April 2022 }}</ref><ref name=RTVI/>
*[[Vasily Vlasov]], member of the [[State Duma]].<ref name=MK>{{cite web |title=Названы четыре возможных преемника Жириновского|url=https://www.mk.ru/politics/2022/03/25/nazvany-chetyre-vozmozhnykh-preemnika-zhirinovskogo.html|website=mk.ru |date=25 March 2022 |access-date=13 April 2022 }}</ref>
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|File:Boris Chernyshov 2020.jpg|{{Center|member of the [[State Duma]]<br/>'''[[Boris Chernyshov]]'''}}
|File:Alexey Didenko (2016-06-24).jpg|{{Center|member of the [[State Duma]]<br/>'''[[Alexei Didenko]]'''}}
|File:Igor V. Lebedev (2019-07-11).jpg|{{Center|former member of the [[State Duma]]<br/>'''[[Igor Lebedev (politician)|Igor Lebedev]]'''}}
|File:Andrey Lugovoy 2018.jpg|{{Center|member of the [[State Duma]]<br/>'''[[Andrey Lugovoy]]'''}}
|File:LDPR Yaroslav Nilov MoscowTass 08-2016.jpg|{{Center|member of the [[State Duma]]<br/>'''[[Yaroslav Nilov]]'''}}
|File:Alexey Ostrovsky 2019.png|{{Center|[[Governor of Smolensk Oblast|Governor]]<br/>'''[[Alexey Ostrovsky]]'''}}
|File:Boris Paikin.jpg|{{Center|member of the [[State Duma]]<br/>'''[[Boris Paykin]]'''}}
|File:Dmitry Rogozin, 2018.jpg|{{Center|CEO of the [[Roskosmos]]<br/>'''[[Dmitry Rogozin]]'''}}
|File:Leonid E. Slutsky (2022-01-26).jpg|{{Center|[[State Duma]] leader of the party<br/>'''[[Leonid Slutsky (politician)|Leonid Slutsky]]'''}}
|File:Vasily Vlasov 2018 (cropped).jpg|{{Center|member of the [[State Duma]]<br/>'''[[Vasily Vlasov]]'''}}
}}
===Declined to be candidates===
The individuals in this section have been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy, but have publicly denied interest in running.
*[[Vladimir Solovyov (journalist)|Vladimir Solovyov]], journalist ''(not party member)''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Соловьев опроверг слухи о планах возглавить ЛДПР|url=https://ria.ru/20220411/ldpr-1782864753.html|website=ria.ru |date=11 April 2022 |access-date=13 April 2022 }}</ref>
== Endorsements ==
{{Endorsements box
| title = Leonid Slutsky
| list =
* [[Mikhail Degtyarev]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Михаил Дегтярев выбыл из гонки за пост председателя ЛДПР|periodical=|publisher=|url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2022/05/20/922977-degtyarev-vibil-gonki|url-status=|format=|access-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=20 May 2022|year=|language=ru|pages=|quote=}}</ref> [[Governor of Khabarovsk Krai]]
}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Liberal Democratic Party of Russia|34]]
[[Category:2022 political party leadership elections|LDPR]]