Direct election of governors

Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia · 22 Dec 2011, Address of 2011

Status: Law or decree

«Перейти к выборам руководителей субъектов Российской Федерации прямым голосованием жителей регионов.»

“To move to electing the heads of the regions of the Russian Federation by direct vote of their residents.” Our translation; the original is in Russian.

• Who benefits: Residents of the regions
• Cost a year: Cost not stated
• When: Not stated
• Paid for by: Funding not stated

History

• 22 Dec 2011 · Promise. Address to the Federal Assembly, 2011.
• 2 May 2012 · Law or decree. Federal Law No. 40-FZ on electing the heads of the regions by direct vote is signed. archive copy

Sources

• Послание Президента Федеральному Собранию, 22 декабря 2011 года · archive copy