Head of Mari El
The Head of the Republic of Mari El (formerly President of Mari El Republic) is the highest executive position in the Mari El Republic, a federal subject of the Russian Federation.
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Standard of the Head of the Mari El Republic | |
Government of the Mari El Republic | |
Style | Mr. President (1991 to June 2011) Head (June 2011 to present) (Mari: Вуйлатышыже, Vuylatyshyzhe) (Russian: Глава, Glava) |
Member of | Government of the Mari El Republic |
Appointer | Direct popular vote |
Term length | Five years |
Formation | 24 December 1991 |
The first President of Mari El Republic was Vladislav Zotin when the position was created on December 24, 1991, two days before dissolution of the Soviet Union, replacing the First Secretary of the Mari Communist Party, the equivalent position of the Mari ASSR before it was succeeded by the Mari El Republic. The status and powers of the President were determined by Chapter 4 of the Constitution of the Mari El Republic. In December 2010, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a law that forbade calling the heads of federal subjects as "president", and must bring their constitutions or statutes in conformity with the law before January 1, 2015. The position of President of Mari El Republic was renamed to Head (Vuylatyshyzhe in Mari) in June 2011.
Since 6 April 2017 the Head of the Mari El Republic is Aleksandr Yevstifeyev.
List of Heads of the Mari El Republic
Row | Portrait | Name | Party | Took office | Left office | |
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1 | Vladislav Zotin | Communist Party | 24 December 1991 | 5 January 1997 | ||
2 | Vyacheslav Kislitsyn | Communist Party | 5 January 1997 | 14 January 2001 | ||
3 | Leonid Markelov | Liberal Democratic Party ↓ United Russia |
14 January 2001 | 6 April 2017 | ||
4 | Alexander Yevstifeyev | United Russia | 6 April 2017 | 21 September 2017 | ||
21 September 2017 | Incumbent |
Elections
The latest election for the office was held on 10 September 2017
Candidates | Party | Votes | % | |
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Alexander Yevstifeyev | United Russia | 208,855 | 88.27 | |
Albert Fyodorov | Liberal Democratic Party | 11,982 | 5.06 | |
Natalia Glushenko | A Just Russia | 8,232 | 3.48 | |
Valentina Zlobina | Party of Pensioners | 4,159 | 1.76 | |
Source: Сводная таблица результатов выборов |