2022 Liberal Democratic Party of Russia leadership election
27 May 2022
 
Party Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
Leader before election

Vladimir Zhirinovsky

 Elected Leader

Leonid Slutsky

The 34th Congress of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia was held on 27 May 2022 to elect a new party leader, after the death of Vladimir Zhirinovsky.[1]

Leonid Slutsky was elected.[2]

Background

Vladimir Zhirinovsky died on 6 April 2022

Since the founding of the party in 1989, its permanent leader was Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Zhirinovsky was the party's presidential candidate in almost all elections (except the 2004 election), and headed the party's list in all federal parliamentary elections, and also always headed the party's lists in all regional parliamentary elections.

In February 2022, Zhirinovsky was hospitalized in critical condition in Moscow with COVID-19.[3][4] In March, he was reportedly placed in a medically induced coma,[5] and underwent treatment for COVID-19 complications such as sepsis and respiratory failure.[6][7] Zhirinovsky claimed to have been vaccinated against COVID-19 eight times.[8]

On 25 March 2022, Zhirinovsky was reported to have died in a hospital. Despite confirmation from several sources, including his own political party, the news was quickly denied by family members.[9] On 6 April 2022, Vyacheslav Volodin, the Speaker of the Duma, announced that Zhirinovsky had died following a long illness. He was 75.[10][11] In a statement after Zhirinovsky died, President Vladimir Putin said he "always defended his patriotic position and Russia's interests before any audience and in the fiercest of debates".[12] Putin and other politicians including Sergey Shoygu and Vyacheslav Volodin attended Zhirinovsky's funeral which was officiated by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.[13]

Candidates

Declared candidates

Portrait Name Offices held Announcement date
Vitaly Zolochevsky
(born 1986)		 Member of the State Duma (2012–2016) 16 May 2022[14]
Alexander Sherin
(born 1977)		 Member of the State Duma (2014–2021) 16 May 2022[15]
Leonid Slutsky
(born 1968)		 Member of the State Duma (since 1999)

Chair of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, State Duma leader of the party

 May 2022[16][17][18]

Speculative candidates

After Zhirinovsky's death, assumptions about candidates for the post of the new party leader began to appear in the media.

Declined to be candidates

The individuals in this section have been the subject of speculation about their possible candidacy, but have publicly denied interest in running.

Endorsements

Leonid Slutsky

References

  1. ↑ "Съезд ЛДПР, на котором изберут ее нового председателя, пройдет 27 мая". ТАСС. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Times, The Moscow (2022-05-27). "Leonid Slutsky Elected Leader of Russia's Nationalist LDPR Party". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  3. ↑ "Russian Ultranationalist Zhirinovsky Reportedly Hospitalized In Serious Condition With COVID". Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Russian State Duma legislator Vladimir Zhirinovsky hospitalized in serious condition in Moscow". Armen Press. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Умер Владимир Жириновский". ria.ru. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Vladimir Zhirinovsky reported dead, Duma Speaker denies reports". AKI Press. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Telegram Channel 112: Vladimir Zhirinovsky is in a critical condition". News.Am. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Russian far-right politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky dies at 75". The Guardian. 6 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "СМИ ошибочно сообщили о смерти Жириновского. Минздрав и спикер Госдумы заявили, что он жив". BBC News Русская Служба.
  10. ↑ "Russian far-right politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky dies at 75". Reuters. 6 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Far-Right Court Jester of Russian Politics, Dies at 75". The Moscow Times. 6 April 2022.
  12. ↑ MacFarquhar, Neil; Troianovski, Anton; Nechepurenko, Ivan (6 April 2022). "Vladimir V. Zhirinovsky Dies at 75; Ultranationalist Russian Politician". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "Russian Elite Attends Nationalist Firebrand Zhirinovsky's Funeral". The Moscow Times. 8 April 2022.
  14. ↑ "Золочевский выдвинул свою кандидатуру на пост председателя ЛДПР". РИА Новости. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Появился первый претендент на замену Жириновскому в ЛДПР". URA.RU. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "В ЛДПР начали обсуждать кандидатуры преемников Жириновского". rbc.ru. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "Лидер по качествам: кому достанется пост главы ЛДПР". iz.ru. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "«Важно не ошибиться с новым лидером». Политологи — о фигуре Жириновского, его преемнике и будущем ЛДПР". rtvi.com. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  19. 1 2 "Операция "Преемник": Кто может занять место Жириновского во главе ЛДПР". life.ru. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "Названы четыре возможных преемника Жириновского". mk.ru. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  21. ↑ "В ЛДПР оценили возможность прихода в партию Рогозина". ria.ru. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  22. ↑ "Соловьев опроверг слухи о планах возглавить ЛДПР". ria.ru. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  23. ↑ "Михаил Дегтярев выбыл из гонки за пост председателя ЛДПР" (in Russian). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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