Editing Nizhny Novgorod (section)

=== 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.