Head of the Chechen Republic
| Head of the Chechen Republic | |
|---|---|
| Мехкада Нохчийн Республика (Chechen) Глава Чеченской Республики (Russian) | |
| File:Standard of the President of the Chechen Republic.svg Standard of the head of the Chechen Republic | |
since 15 February 2007 | |
| Executive Department of Chechen Republic | |
| Style | His Excellency (formal) Sir (informal) |
| Type | Head of state Head of government |
| Residence | Grozny, Chechnya |
| Nominator | Political parties |
| Appointer | Popular vote |
| Term length | Five years; renewable optional |
| Constituting instrument | the Constitution |
| Precursor | President of Ichkeria |
| Formation | 5 October 2003 |
| First holder | Akhmad Kadyrov |
| Website | chechnya |
.jpg){kind=link}
The head of the Chechen Republic or head of Chechnya (Chechen: Мехкада Нохчийн Республика, romanized: Mehkada Nohçiyn Respublika; Russian: Глава Чеченской Республики, romanized: Glava Chechenskoy Respubliki ; 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
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Party | Election | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | File:Akhmad Kadyrov crop.png | Akhmad Kadyrov (1951–2004) |
5 October 2003 | 9 May 2004 (Died in office) |
186 days | Independent | 2003 | |
| — | File:Sergey Abramov (cropped).jpg | Sergey Abramov (born 1972) acting |
9 May 2004 | 30 August 2004 | 113 days | – | ||
| 2 | File:Alu Alkhanov.jpg | Alu Alkhanov (born 1957) |
30 August 2004 | 15 February 2007 | 2 years, 169 days | 2004 | ||
| 3 | File:Рамзан Кадыров (13-03-2023).jpg | Ramzan Kadyrov (born 1976) |
15 February 2007 | Incumbent | 17 years, 330 days | United Russia | 2016 2021 | |
.jpg){kind=link}
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
Unable to compile EasyTimeline input:
Timeline generation failed: More than 10 errors found
Line 6: id:independent value:gray(0.8) legend:None_(Independent)
- Data expected for command 'Colors', but line is not indented.
Line 6: id:independent value:gray(0.8) legend:None_(Independent)
- Invalid statement. No '=' found.
Line 7: id:ur value:rgb(0.20,0.40,0.79) legend:United_Russia
- Invalid statement. No '=' found.
Line 8: id:gray1 value:gray(0.85)
- Invalid statement. No '=' found.
Line 9: id:gray2 value:gray(0.95)
- Invalid statement. No '=' found.
Line 17: pos:(20,38) textcolor:black fontsize:M
- Data expected for command 'TextData', but line is not indented.
Line 17: pos:(20,38) textcolor:black fontsize:M
- Invalid statement. No '=' found.
Line 18: text:"Political party:"
- Invalid statement. No '=' found.
Line 20: bar:AKadyrov
- Data expected for command 'BarData', but line is not indented.
Line 20: bar:AKadyrov
- Invalid statement. No '=' found.
Line 21: bar:Abramov
- Invalid statement. No '=' found.
See also
Sources
- [1] World Statesmen.org
