19:30, 9 July 2026

The names of two potential rivals of Kadyrov in the elections for the head of Chechnya have been announced.

The Electoral Commission of Chechnya accepted documents from two candidates for the position of head of the region - the chairman of the Public Chamber of Chechnya, Ismail Denilkhanov, and a deputy of the republican parliament, Khalid Nakaev.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on July 8, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, visited the electoral commission of the republic, submitting documents for participation in the elections on the unified voting day on September 20. He received permission to open a special electoral account.

During a live line on December 14, Ramzan Kadyrov stated that he is fed up with power, but will run for the head of the republic in 2026 if the president proposes it and the people support him. On April 29, Kadyrov met with Putin in Moscow and secured his support, once again calling himself his "infantryman." During this meeting, Putin expressed hope that "the residents of Chechnya will again support" Kadyrov in the elections. On July 6, "United Russia" nominated Ramzan Kadyrov as a candidate for the position of head of the Chechen Republic. On July 2, the Council of Elders of Chechnya unanimously supported Kadyrov's candidacy in the elections during a meeting in Grozny.

The Electoral Commission of the Chechen Republic has received documents for the nomination of another candidate for the elections of the head of the Chechen Republic, the press service of the regional electoral commission reported today on its Telegram channel.

The third candidate for the highest position in the republic is Khalid Nakaev, a deputy of the parliament of the Chechen Republic, nominated by the CPRF - the Chechen republican branch of the political party "Communist Party of the Russian Federation."

On September 19, 2021, the second direct elections for the head of Chechnya took place. In addition to Ramzan Kadyrov, candidates included the former mayor of Grozny, the deputy head of the administration of the head and government of Chechnya, Isa Khadzhimuratov from the party "Fair Russia," and deputy of the Chechen parliament Khalid Nakaev from the CPRF. According to the CEC, Ramzan Kadyrov received 99.7% of the votes in the elections for the head of Chechnya, breaking his record from 2016.

As a result of the document acceptance procedure, the working group of the Electoral Commission issued Khalid Nakaev a confirmation of registration and permission to open a special electoral account for forming a campaign fund.

This morning, the chairman of the Public Chamber of the Chechen Republic, Ismail Denilkhanov, nominated by the regional branch of the Socialist Political Party "Fair Russia," notified the regional Electoral Commission of his nomination as a candidate for the position of head of Chechnya.

Thus, three candidates have been nominated for the position of the highest official of the republic.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that in the upcoming elections to the State Duma, the Chechen list of "United Russia" will be headed for the first time since 2007 not by Ramzan Kadyrov, but by current deputies from the region.

Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/424803