Head of the Donetsk People's Republic

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Head of the Donetsk People's Republic
Глава Донецкой Народной Республики
Flag of Donetsk People's Republic.svg
Flag of the Donetsk People's Republic
ДНР - 5 лет 14 (cropped 2).jpg
Incumbent
Denis Pushilin
since 20 November 2018
SeatDonetsk
AppointerDirect election
Term lengthFive years,
one consecutive re-election
Formation4 November 2014
First holderAlexander Zakharchenko
DeputyVladimir Pashkov

The Head of the Donetsk People's Republic (Russian: Глава Донецкой Народной Республики, romanized: Glava Donetskoy Narodnoy Respubliki) is the highest elected official of the Donetsk People's Republic, a self-proclaimed unrecognised quasi-state backed by Russia, located on the territory of Donetsk Oblast (province) in eastern Ukraine. According to the Constitution, the Head of the people's republic is the head of state and has executive power.

Elections[]

Elections of the Head of the Donetsk People's Republic are carried out on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage by secret ballot for a period of five years. The head of the Donetsk People’s Republic is a citizen of the DPR who does not have foreign citizenship, is not younger than 30 years old, has the right to vote and has no criminal record. For registration, the candidate must provide at least 10,000 signatures of voters. The same person cannot be the Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic for more than two consecutive terms.[1]

List[]

  •   Acting
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Political party Elected Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 2014-12-27. Александр Захарченко.jpg Alexander Zakharchenko
(1976–2018) 		4 November 2014 31 August 2018 † 3 years, 300 days Donetsk Republic 2014 [2][3]
– Dmitry Trapeznikov in December 2019.png Dmitry Trapeznikov
(born 1981)
Acting 		31 August 2018 7 September 2018 7 days Independent – [4]
2 ДНР - 5 лет 14 (cropped 2).jpg Denis Pushilin
(born 1981) 		7 September 2018 20 November 2018 74 days Donetsk Republic
United Russia 		– [4]
20 November 2018 Incumbent 3 years, 82 days 2018

See also[]

Politics of the Donetsk People's Republic
Official Donetsk People's Republic coat of arms.svg
Constitution
Legislature
Executive
Judiciary
  • Supreme Court
  • General Prosecutor
Elections
Foreign policy
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    Minister: Alexander Kofman
  • Foreign relations
  • Formation of the Federal State of Novorossiya
  • Minsk Protocol
See also
  • Other countries

References[]

  1. ^ Constitution of the Donetsk People’s Republic
  2. ^ The head of Oplot told about lobbying of the Zakharchenko's candidacy on a post of the head of DPR (Глава "Оплота" рассказал о лоббировании кандидатуры Захарченко на пост главы "ДНР"). Dozhd. 4 November 2014
  3. ^ "Pro-Russian rebel leader killed in eastern Ukraine blast". The Washington Post. 31 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Парламент ДНР сменил исполняющего обязанности главы республики". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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