IFES Election Guide - Election Profile for Russia

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Country: Russia
Official Name: Russian Federation
Election Type: Parliamentary
Date: December 2, 2007

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At stake in this election:

450 seats in the State Duma (Gosudarstvennaya Duma)

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Vladimir Vladimirovich PUTIN
Head of Government: Premier Viktor Alekseyevich ZUBKOV
Assembly: Russia has a bicameral Federal Assembly (Federalnoye Sobraniye) consisting of the Federation Council (Sovet Federatsii) with 178 seats and the State Duma (Gosudarstvennaya Duma) with 450 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 4-year term.
In the Federation Council (Sovet Federatsii) 178 members are appointed to serve 4-year terms*. In the State Duma (Gosudarstvennaya Duma) 450 members are elected by proportional representation to serve 4-year terms.**

* Members appointed by the top executive and legislative officials in each of the 89 federal administrative units.

** The 450 members of the State Duma are elected by proportional representation from party lists winning at least 7% of the vote to serve four-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

Party: United Russia Bloc
Leader: Boris GRIZLOV
Seats won in this State Duma election: 315
Seats won in last State Duma election: 222
Party: The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF)
Leader: Gennadiy Andreyavich ZYUGANOV
Seats won in this State Duma election: 57
Seats won in last State Duma election: 53
Party: Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR)
Leader: Vladimir Volfovich ZHIRINOVSKIY
Seats won in this State Duma election: 40
Seats won in last State Duma election: 38
Party: A Just Russia (JR)
Leader: Sergey MIRONOV
Seats won in this State Duma election: 38
Seats won in last State Duma election: 0