Candidates in the 1991 Russian presidential election

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1991 Russian presidential candidates

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This article contains the list of candidates associated with the 1991 Russian presidential election.

Registered candidates

Presidential candidate Vice Presidential candidate Party Campaign
Vadim Bakatin
Ramazan Abdulatipov (
campaign
)
Boris Yeltsin
Alexander Rutskoy (
campaign
)
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Andrey Zavidiya (
campaign
)
Albert Makashov
Alexey Sergeyev (campaign)
Nikolai Ryzhkov
Boris Gromov (
campaign
)
Aman Tuleyev
Viktor Bocharov (campaign)

Candidates that failed to register

  • Boris Gromov[1][2] -military veteran; ended his campaign and was instead registered as Ryzhkov's (who was nominated by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union) vice-presidential candidate
  • Roman Kalinin[3] -co-head of the Moscow Gay & Lesbian Alliance
  • V. Potemkin (nominated by League of Independent Scientists of the RSFSR)[4]
  • Aleksei Alekseyevich Sergeyev (nominated by Communists of Russia and the Initiative Congress of Russian Communists)[5][6][7] -ended his campaign and was instead registered as Makashov's vice-presidential candidate
  • Lev Ubozhko[6][8]
  • Vladimir Voronin[4][9] -Minister of Internal Affairs (1988-1990)

Possible candidates who did not run

References

  1. ^ Rahr, Alexander (May 8, 1991). "Polozkov Met Military, Gromov Nominated for Presidency". www.friends-partners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Rahr, Alexander (May 10, 1991). "Update On RSFSR Presidential Candidates". www.friends-partners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  3. ^ Rahr, Alexander (May 9, 1991). "Update On RSFSR Presidential Candidates". www.friends-partners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Tolz, Vera (April 23, 1991). "Fourth Candidate for RSFSR Presidential Elections". www.friends-parters.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  5. ^ Mann, Dawn (April 22, 1991). ""Communists of Russia" Conference". www.friends-parters.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Tolz, Vera (May 6, 1991). "New Candidates for Presidential Elections in RSFSR". www.friends-partners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  7. ^ Rahr, Alexander (May 14, 1991). "Ryzhkov Officially Nominated by RCP". www.friends-partners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  8. ^ Rahr, Alexander (April 21, 1991). "Six Candidates Registered for RSFSR Presidency". www.friends-parners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  9. ^ Tolz, Vera (April 19, 1991). "Centrist Bloc Leader Candidate for RSFSR Presidential Elections". www.friends-parners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  10. ^ Tolz, Vera (April 17, 1991). "Registration of Political Parties in RSFSR". www.friends-parners.org. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved September 19, 2018.