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At stake in this election:

  • The office of President of Russia

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 168 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.
  • Premier is appointed by the president.
  • In the Federation Council (Sovet Federatsii) 168 members are appointed to serve 4-year terms*. In the State Duma (Gosudarstvennaya Duma) 450 members are elected by direct popular vote to serve 4-year terms.**

* Members appointed by the top executive and legislative officials in each of the 84 federal administrative units.

** The 450 members of the State Duma are elected by proportional representation from party lists with a minimum of 7% of the national vote to serve 4-year terms.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

  • Dmitry Anatolyevich MEDVEDEV
    Party: United Russia
  • Andrey Vladimirovich BOGDANOV
    Party: Democratic Party of Russia
  • Vladimir Volfovich ZHIRINOVSKY
    Party: Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR)
  • Gennady Andreyevich ZYUGANOV
    Party: Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF)

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 141,377,752 (July 2007 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 107,222,016 (March 2008 according to Central Election Commission results)

Last Updated on 12/14/2006

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