Putin submits 3 candidates for Dagestan head post
The election of the head of the Republic of Dagestan will take place at the session of the People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan on October 15. Shchukin was appointed acting head of Dagestan on May 4.
Consensus
- Putin submitted three candidates for the head of Dagestan to the People's Assembly.
- The candidates are Fedor Shchukin, Kamal Davdiev, and Samir Abdulkhaliyev.
- The election will take place on October 15 in the Dagestan parliament.
- Fedor Shchukin is the acting head of Dagestan.
- Shchukin was appointed acting head on May 4, 2026.
- The previous head, Sergei Melikov, resigned in spring 2026.
- The election is conducted by the regional parliament in accordance with the constitution.
Points of divergence
- Shchukin is described as a 'varya' (a term possibly indicating a non-local or outsider), and he is from Nizhny Novgorod region. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- Abdulkhaliyev is of Lezgin ethnicity and has worked in the regional election commission; he was appointed first secretary of the local Communist Party in 2021. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- Davdiev is of Lak ethnicity and ran for the State Duma in the Buiнакsk constituency, receiving 5.58% of votes. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
- The Communist Party of Russia (KPRF) in Dagestan is involved in sending humanitarian aid to Donbass. — tg_govorit_nemoskva
Coverage (4 sources)
- Putin included leaders of the CPRF and SR of Dagestan in the list of candidates for the post of head of the republic — Говорит НеМосква
- Putin submitted three candidates for the post of head of Dagestan — Вести
- Putin submits three candidates for the post of head of Dagestan — Интерфакс
- Putin proposed three candidates for the post of head of Dagestan — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Dagestan
- National Assembly
- KPRF
- Vladimir Putin
- Fedor Shchukin
- Kamil Davdiev
- Russia
- SR
- Moscow
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- Max
- Fair Russia
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