2013 Moscow mayoral election

2013 Moscow mayoral election
Turnout	32.3%
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]

^ В Москве состоятся первые выборы мэра за 10 лет (in Russian). Euronews. April 6, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
^ Constitution of the Russian Federation, 65-1
^ "Устав города Москвы (утв. Московской городской Думой 28 июня 1995 г.) / Глава 1. Основные положения (ст.ст. 1 - 10)".
^ "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.
^ "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.

[1] В Москве состоятся первые выборы мэра за 10 лет (in Russian). Euronews. April 6, 2013. 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)".

[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.

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