Editing Nizhny Novgorod (section)

=== 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>