Editing Chechnya (section)

===Regional government===
[[File:Vladimir Putin 8 November 2000-1.jpg|thumb|[[Akhmad Kadyrov]], former separatist and [[head of the Chechen Republic]], with Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]], on 8 November 2000]]

The former separatist religious leader (mufti) [[Akhmad Kadyrov]] was elected president with 83% of the vote in an internationally monitored election on 5 October 2003. Incidents of [[ballot stuffing]] and voter intimidation by Russian soldiers and the exclusion of separatist parties from the polls were subsequently reported by [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] (OSCE) monitors. On 9 May 2004, Kadyrov was assassinated in Grozny football stadium by a [[land mine|landmine]] explosion that was planted beneath a VIP stage and detonated during a parade, and [[Sergey Abramov (politician)|Sergey Abramov]] was appointed acting prime minister after the incident. However, since 2005 [[Ramzan Kadyrov]] (son of Akhmad Kadyrov) has been the caretaker prime minister, and in 2007 was appointed as the new president. Many{{who|date=April 2024}} allege he is the wealthiest and most powerful man in the republic, with control over a large private militia (the [[Kadyrovites]]). The militia, which began as his father's security force, has been accused of killings and kidnappings by human rights organisations such as [[Human Rights Watch]].