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The1996 Russian elections were held from 25 February to 29 December. PresidentBoris Yeltsin won re-election on 3 July, defeatingGennady Zyuganov.
The presidential elections were held on 16 June 1996, with a second round on 3 July.
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Boris Yeltsin | Independent | 26,665,495 | 35.79 | 40,203,948 | 54.40 | |
| Gennady Zyuganov | Communist Party | 24,211,686 | 32.49 | 30,102,288 | 40.73 | |
| Alexander Lebed | Congress of Russian Communities | 10,974,736 | 14.73 | |||
| Grigory Yavlinsky | Yabloko | 5,550,752 | 7.45 | |||
| Vladimir Zhirinovsky | Liberal Democratic Party | 4,311,479 | 5.79 | |||
| Svyatoslav Fyodorov | Party of Workers' Self-Government | 699,158 | 0.94 | |||
| Mikhail Gorbachev | Independent | 386,069 | 0.52 | |||
| Martin Shakkum | Socialist People's Party | 277,068 | 0.37 | |||
| Yury Vlasov | Independent | 151,282 | 0.20 | |||
| Vladimir Bryntsalov | Russian Socialist Party | 123,065 | 0.17 | |||
| Aman Tuleyev[a] | Independent | 308 | 0.00 | |||
| Against all | 1,163,921 | 1.56 | 3,604,462 | 4.88 | ||
| Total | 74,515,019 | 100.00 | 73,910,698 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 74,515,019 | 98.58 | 73,910,698 | 98.95 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,072,120 | 1.42 | 780,592 | 1.05 | ||
| Total votes | 75,587,139 | 100.00 | 74,691,290 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 108,495,023 | 69.67 | 108,589,050 | 68.78 | ||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver,[1] Colton,[2]CEC | ||||||
Aby-election took place on 8 December 1996 in theMakhachkala constituency ofDagestan to fill the seat of former member Gamid Gamidov, who was appointed finance minister of Dagestan in April 1996 and was later assassinated on 20 August 1996.Nadirshakh Khachilayev, leader of the Union of Muslims of Russia, won the constituency.[3]
The three offices of theheads of federal subjects elected on 12 June 1991, were up for election in first half of the year. PresidentMintimer Shaymiyev of Tatarstan and MayorYury Luzhkov of Moscow re-elected successfully, while Saint Petersburg MayorAnatoly Sobchak lost to his former deputyVladimir Yakovlev in runoff.
After Yeltsin secured his second term, the gubernatorial campaign started in more than a half ofRussia's federal subjects. In 20 of themheads of administrations appointed by president were defeated by candidates of thePeople's Patriotic Union of Russia, a left-leaning coalition founded by former presidential candidate Gennady Zyuganov.
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