Russian legislative elections
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Russian legislative elections are nationwide votes held to choose representatives for the country’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, shaping the federal legislative agenda and political balance of power.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| December 1993 Russian legislative elections | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
election
ⓘ
national election ⓘ parliamentary election ⓘ |
| chamber | lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| electorate | citizens of the Russian Federation ⓘ |
| elects |
State Duma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
members of the State Duma ⓘ |
| firstModernElection | 1993 Russian legislative election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | every five years ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Constitution of the Russian Federation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal election law of Russia ⓘ |
| impact |
approval of federal laws and budgets
ⓘ
formation of the federal government’s legislative majority ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | State Duma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | federal ⓘ |
| location | Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRulingParty | United Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorParty |
A Just Russia – For Truth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Communist Party of the Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberal Democratic Party of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ New People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableElection |
1995 Russian legislative election
ⓘ
1999 Russian legislative election ⓘ 2003 Russian legislative election NERFINISHED ⓘ 2007 Russian legislative election NERFINISHED ⓘ 2011 Russian legislative election NERFINISHED ⓘ 2016 Russian legislative election NERFINISHED ⓘ 2021 Russian legislative election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Federal Assembly of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousTermLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| purpose |
to choose representatives for the State Duma
ⓘ
to determine the political balance of power in the State Duma ⓘ to shape the federal legislative agenda ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Russian presidential elections
ⓘ
regional elections in Russia ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| supervisingBody | Central Election Commission of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-Soviet Russia ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation |
party-list representation
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single-member constituency representation ⓘ |
| usesThreshold | electoral threshold for party lists ⓘ |
| votingAge | 18 ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
mixed electoral system
ⓘ
proportional representation ⓘ single-member districts ⓘ |
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December 1993 Russian legislative elections