Candidates in the 2000 Russian presidential election

This article contains the list of candidates associated with the 2000 Russian presidential election.

2000 Russian presidential candidates
Opinion polls

A total of 33 candidates were nominated; 15 submitted the application forms to the Central Electoral Committee, and ultimately 12 candidates were registered.[1]

Registered candidates

Candidates are listed in the order they appear on the ballot paper (alphabetical order in Russian).

Candidate name, age,
political party		 Political offices Registration date
Stanislav Govorukhin
(64)
Fatherland – All Russia		 Deputy of the State Duma
(1994-2003 and 2005–2018)
Film director		 15 February 2000
Umar Dzhabrailov
(41)
Power of Reason		 Businessman 18 February 2000
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
(53)
Liberal Democratic Party
(campaign)		 Deputy of the State Duma
(1993–present)
Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party
(1991–present)		 2 March 2000
Gennady Zyuganov
(55)
Communist Party
(campaign)		 Deputy of the State Duma
(1993–present)
Leader of the Communist Party
(1993–present)		 28 January 2000
Ella Pamfilova
(46)
For Civic Dignity		 Minister of Social Protection
of the Population of Russia
(1991-1994)		 15 February 2000
Alexey Podberezkin
(47)
Spiritual Heritage		 Deputy of the State Duma
(1995-1999)		 29 January 2000
Vladimir Putin
(47)
Independent
Supported by Unity, OVR and SPS
(campaign)		 Acting President of Russia
(1999-2000)
Prime Minister of Russia
(1999-2000)
Director of the Federal Security Service
(1998-1999)		 7 February 2000
Yury Skuratov
(47)
Independent
(campaign)		 Prosecutor General of Russia
(1995-1999)		 18 February 2000
Konstantin Titov
(55)
Russian Party of Social Democracy
(campaign)		 Governor of Samara Oblast
(1991-2007)		 10 February 2000
Aman Tuleyev
(55)
Independent
(campaign)		 Governor of Kemerovo Oblast
(1997-2018)		 7 February 2000
Grigory Yavlinsky
(47)
Yabloko
(campaign)		 Deputy of the State Duma
(1994-2003)
Leader of the Yabloko party
(1993-2008)		 15 February 2000

Withdrawn candidates
Candidate name, age,
political party		 Political offices Details Registration date Date of withdrawal
Yevgeny Savostyanov
(48)
Independent		 Kremlin Deputy Chief of Staff
(1996-1998)		 Supported Grigory Yavlinsky. 18 February 2000 21 March 2000

Rejected nominations

Possible candidates who did not run

The following individuals were included in some polls, were referred to in the media as possible candidates or had publicly expressed interest long before the elections but never announced that they would run.

References
  1. White, S. (2001). The Russian presidential election, March 2000. Electoral Studies, 20(3).
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