Editing Nizhny Novgorod (section)

== Government and politics ==
[[Nizhny Novgorod constituency]] for the [[State Duma]].

=== Government ===
[[File:NN-07-2021 04.jpg|thumb|The former [[City Duma of Nizhny Novgorod|City Duma]] building on [[Minin and Pozharsky Square]]]]
The city of Nizhny Novgorod is governed by the city administration and the City Duma. The mayor of the city may be the chairman of the City Duma; however, it may be another person.

The mayor is at the head of the city. The city administration and the city duma are subordinate to him. There are no direct elections of the mayor for city residents. The mayor is appointed by the decision of the [[City Duma of Nizhny Novgorod|City Duma]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Вернутся ли в Нижний Новгород прямые выборы мэра? |url=https://www.polit.nnov.ru/2014/01/28/election/ |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=www.polit.nnov.ru |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212110812/https://www.polit.nnov.ru/2014/01/28/election/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Since 28 October 2020, Yuri Shalabaev has been the mayor of Nizhny Novgorod.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Мэр Нижнего Новгорода Владимир Панов сложил полномочия |url=https://www.the-village.ru/city/news/380469-mer-nizhnego-novgoroda-vladimir-panov-slozhil-polnomochiya |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=The Village |language=ru |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212110812/https://www.the-village.ru/city/news/380469-mer-nizhnego-novgoroda-vladimir-panov-slozhil-polnomochiya |url-status=live }}</ref>

District heads are not elected.

=== Politics ===
{{Main|Mayor of Nizhny Novgorod|City Duma of Nizhny Novgorod}}

[[File:Шалабаев Ю.В.jpg|thumb|The current mayor of Nizhny Novgorod is Yuri Shalabaev]]
From 1991 to 2009, the mayor of the city was elected by the townspeople for a term of 5 years. During this time, four people have been in this post: Dmitry Bednyakov, [[Ivan Sklyarov]], Yuri Lebedev, [[Vadim Bulavinov]] (twice).

In recent years, the role of the regional government headed by the [[Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast|governor]] in city affairs has significantly increased.

On 25 October 2010, the position of mayor was abolished and instead two formal positions appeared - the head of the city and the head of the administration. Oleg Sorokin was elected mayor of the city. At an extraordinary meeting of the City Duma on 3 December 2010, Oleg Kondrashov was approved as the head of the administration of Nizhny Novgorod.

On 22 July 2015, by the decision of the City Duma of Nizhny Novgorod, Kondrashov was removed from his post. Since then, he has been wanted by the [[Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Police|police]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Курильченко |first=Алексей |date=2020-10-29 |title=Экс-глава администрации Нижнего Новгорода объявлен в международный розыск |url=https://tvzvezda.ru/news/20201029452-s5wiT.html |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Телеканал «Звезда» |language=ru |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212110810/https://tvzvezda.ru/news/20201029452-s5wiT.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 19 December 2017, the mayor of the city, Oleg Sorokin, was arrested.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Бизнес-империя бывшего мэра Нижнего Новгорода: чем занимался до ареста Олег Сорокин |url=https://www.currenttime.tv/a/28981038.html |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Настоящее Время |language=ru |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212110809/https://www.currenttime.tv/a/28981038.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 7 March 2019, the Nizhny Novgorod District Court sentenced him to 10 years in a strict regime colony with a fine of 460.8 million rubles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Олег Сорокин получил десять лет лишения свободы |url=https://www.vremyan.ru/news/oleg_sorokin_poluchil_10_let_lisheniya_svobody.html |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=www.vremyan.ru |language=ru |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212110810/https://www.vremyan.ru/news/oleg_sorokin_poluchil_10_let_lisheniya_svobody.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 7 October 2015, [[Ivan Karnilin]] became the head of the city. In December 2016, opposition blogger [[Alexei Navalny]] published a video of his investigation, featuring Karnilin as the hero. As it turned out, it is possible that his ex-wife bought two apartments in [[Miami]] in 2013 and 2014 for a total of almost $2 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Вопросы агитации. Возможно, эта квартира мэра в Майами будет неплохо агитировать за меня |url=https://navalny.com/p/5173/ |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Алексей Навальный |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120004856/https://navalny.com/p/5173/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 23 May 2017, Karnilin wrote a letter of resignation, which was adopted by the City Duma.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-23 |title=Глава Нижнего Новгорода Иван Карнилин досрочно покинет свой пост |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3305247 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=www.kommersant.ru |language=ru |archive-date=March 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312172115/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3305247 |url-status=live }}</ref> All this time, an anti-corruption check was going on, which began long before the “investigation” of Alexei Navalny.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Новая глава Нижнего. Иван Карнилин ушел после антикоррупционной проверки {{!}} Нижегородская область |url=https://fedpress.ru/article/1792603 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=ФедералПресс |language=ru-RU |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212110810/https://fedpress.ru/article/1792603 |url-status=live }}</ref>

After Ivan Karnilin, the last position of the head of the city was held by [[Elizaveta Solonchenko]], who held it from 21 June to 20 December 2017. After that, the post of mayor of the city returned, which was taken by [[Vladimir Panov]]. He held this position from 17 January 2018 to 6 May 2020. Panov resigned ahead of schedule in connection with the transfer to a new position of Deputy Chairman of the State Commission for the Development of the Arctic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Экс-глава Нижнего Новгорода Владимир Панов назначен зампредом Госкомиссии по вопросам развития Арктики |url=https://www.niann.ru/?id=552561 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=www.niann.ru |language=ru |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603182739/https://www.niann.ru/?id=552561 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Since 6 May 2020, Yury Shalabaev has taken the post of mayor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Мэром Нижнего Новгорода стал Юрий Шалабаев - ТАСС |url=https://tass.ru/v-strane/9839479 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=TACC |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212110809/https://tass.ru/v-strane/9839479 |url-status=live }}</ref> He introduced the practice of weekly online meetings with city residents in his [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Юрий Шалабаев |url=https://t.me/yuriy_shalabaev |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Telegram |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212110809/https://t.me/yuriy_shalabaev |url-status=live }}</ref> This significantly affected the speed of execution of various instructions and control. Shalabaev works closely with [[Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast|Governor]] [[Gleb Nikitin]]. Under his mayorship, a large-scale modernization of public transport continues: the purchase of new transport, the introduction of contactless payment,<ref>{{Cite web |title=ТИЦ Нижний Новгород |url=https://visitnizhny.ru/transport/nizhny-city |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=visitnizhny.ru |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212110810/https://visitnizhny.ru/transport/nizhny-city |url-status=live }}</ref> the construction of new [[Nizhny Novgorod Metro|metro]] stations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=pamela |date=2021-12-13 |title=Nizhny Novgorod metro extension contract awarded |url=https://www.railwaypro.com/wp/nizhny-novgorod-metro-extension-contract-awarded/ |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Railway PRO |language=en-US |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212141354/https://www.railwaypro.com/wp/nizhny-novgorod-metro-extension-contract-awarded/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The quality of roads has also improved. The system of Nizhny Novgorod central diameters was launched.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Запущена первая линия "Нижегородских центральных диаметров" |url=https://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/147455/ |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Сделано у нас |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212110810/https://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/147455/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== City symbols ===
{{Main|Coat of arms of Nizhny Novgorod}}
[[File:Coat of Arms of Nizhny Novgorod.svg|right|131x131px]]
The historical coat of arms of Nizhny Novgorod was approved on 16 August 1781.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-12 |title=Символика города |url=https://admgor.nnov.ru/Gorod/Simvolika-goroda |website=Администрация Нижнего Новгорода |language=ru |access-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810220735/https://admgor.nnov.ru/Gorod/Simvolika-goroda |url-status=live }}</ref>

The coat of arms and flag of the city depicts a red deer, which is a symbol of nobility, purity and greatness, life, wisdom and justice. The current city coat of arms and flag were adopted on 20 December 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-12 |title=Постановление № 25 |url=https://admgor.nnov.ru/upload/getODA/document467_0.html |website=[[City Duma of Nizhny Novgorod|Администрация Нижнего Новгорода]] |language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Государственные символы России » Символы субъектов РФ » Нижний Новгород |url=http://simvolika.rsl.ru/index.php?doc=933 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=simvolika.rsl.ru |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212113452/http://simvolika.rsl.ru/index.php?doc=933 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The coat of arms of the city of Nizhny Novgorod is an image of a deer on a [[French heraldry#Arms of major cities|French heraldic shield]], framed on the sides and bottom with a ribbon of the Order of Lenin. Above the upper part of the coat of arms there is a five-toothed crown, showing that Nizhny Novgorod is an urban district - the capital of the [[Nizhny Novgorod Oblast]].

The unofficial historical symbols of the city are also the [[Dmitrievskaya Tower]] of the [[Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin|Kremlin]], the [[Spit of Nizhny Novgorod|Spit]] and the [[Chkalov Stairs]].