Abstract

The article examines the current problems of improving the legal norms governing elections of the highest officials of Russian Federal entities, considers the problematic issues of the implementation of electoral mechanisms in the context of the subjects of the nomination of candidates, the features of the legal regulation of the institution of self-nomination in the elections of the highest official of Russian Federal entities. The authors analyze the legal norms that regulate the procedure for collecting signatures in support of candidates nominated by various subjects, consider the organizational and legal norms that regulate the procedure for recalling the highest official of the Russian Federation, and suggest ways to improve the regulatory and legal regulation of the election of the highest official of the Russian Federal entity.

Highlights

  • The institution of governorship, as one of the main institutions of regional state power, plays an important role in the political system

  • The Provision on the Legal Regulation of the Political Party Activities adopted by the Venice Commission contains the rule that, despite the fact that one of the main functions of political parties is to nominate candidates for elections in order to gain and exercise political power, the participation of a person in elections as a candidate of a political party is an expression of his personal right to be elected, as a result of which laws must secure the personal right of a citizen to run for office (Article 126) [6]

  • The following can be concluded: 1. The constitutional characterization of the Russian Federation as a democratic state governed by the rule of law requires elections held in Russia to be true elections and not to be accompanied by unjustified restrictions on the right of citizens to participate in them, including through self-nomination

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Introduction

The institution of governorship, as one of the main institutions of regional state power, plays an important role in the political system. It determines the stability of public administration of subnational level administrative-territorial units. The problem of optimal consideration of interests when creating the institution of governorship is urgent since the preservation of the balance of voters’ interests depends on the approaches to the creation of the governor’s corps

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