The 2025 Arkhangelsk Oblast gubernatorial election will take place on 14 September 2025, on common election day. Incumbent Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast Alexander Tsybulsky is eligible to run for a second term in office.

Background

Then-Governor of Nenets Autonomous Okrug Alexander Tsybulsky was appointed acting Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast in April 2020, replacing two-term incumbent Igor Orlov.[1] Orlov resigned over poor management skills, low ratings and 2018–2020 Shies ecological protests.[2] In May 2020 Tsybulsky and Governor of Nenets Autonomous Okrug Yury Bezdudny signed a memorandum on Arkhangelsk Oblast and Nenets Autonomous Okrug unification, which sparked protests in Nenets Autonomous Okrug and decreasing popularity of both Tsybulsky and Bezdudny.[3] Tsybulsky won the general election with 69.63% of the vote, notably Tsybulsky lost the vote in Nenets Autonomous Okrug to former State Duma member Irina Chirkova (SR–ZP), who won 62% of the vote there.[4]

Candidates

In Arkhangelsk Oblast candidates for Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast can be nominated only by registered political parties. Candidate for Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast should be a Russian citizen and at least 30 years old. Candidates for Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast should not have a foreign citizenship or residence permit. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 8% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities.[5] Also gubernatorial candidates present 3 candidacies to the Federation Council and election winner later appoints one of the presented candidates.

Potential

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