Next elections in State Duma Russian Federation will pass September 18, 2016. Previously, elections were scheduled for December of the same year, but in mid-2015 they decided to carry them out for various reasons.
The proportional system, according to which elections were held in previous convocations, has sunk into oblivion. It is being replaced by a majoritarian-proportional system. As a result, half of the people's representatives will enter the Duma on the lists of their parties, and the second half will fight for the right to receive the honorary title of “deputy” in their single-mandate constituencies.
The current elected representatives of the people, who want to continue their legislative activities in the hall of the State Duma, have already begun preparatory stage to the start of the election campaign. Consultative negotiations with the Kremlin are in full swing, and after the nationwide celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory, many of the current deputies will begin to choose a single-mandate constituency for their “hilling”. Experienced parliamentarians know that “the sooner you sow, the more you reap.”
Young political forces have not yet been noticed in particular election activity. Perhaps they think it’s too early, or maybe they don’t want to irritate their more eminent competitors in advance.
As of mid-September 2014, 14 parties vying for participation in the 2016 election race exempt from the need to collect signatures. In addition to the current representatives of the State Duma, this list includes:
List of parties elected to the State Duma in 2016
- "Just Cause";
- "Civic Platform";
- Russian Party pensioners “For Justice”;
- RPR-PARNASUS;
- "Civil Power";
- "Apple";
- "Patriots of Russia";
- "Communists of Russia";
- "Motherland";
- "Green Party".
According to political analysts, from the current composition of the deputy corps from the United Russia party, no more than fifty people have a chance to be elected in single-mandate constituencies. Therefore, the party leadership and curators in the Kremlin have already given instructions to their representatives in the regions, as well as activists "People's Front", after local elections in September, to intensify the search for worthy candidates for the seventh convocation of the State Duma of Russia.
This task was sent to the localities for a reason; the whole point is that most of the United Russia members of the current parliamentary corps do not have practical skills in working with voters in the regions.
It is planned that a specially created analytical department of United Russia will monitor active applicants on the ground and ultimately select the best from them. After this procedure, the active phase of “promotion” of the selected activists will begin. At the beginning of 2015, they will begin to “shine” at various significant events and events in the territories entrusted to them and speak on behalf of their native party. But this does not mean that they will become “untouchable”. Each of these activists may have a backup, and if the main contender fails or his rating is low among local voters, an “updated version” of the candidate from the “party in power” will appear on the “stage.”
After the adoption of the new Law on Elections in Society great importance the personal qualities of future politicians will play a role. Since half of the parliamentary corps will consist of single-mandate voters, the candidates will be those who have charisma, have good oratorical skills and know how to answer questions from voters. In addition, the number of candidates will include “people of action” - successful industrialists and entrepreneurs who have proven their ability to achieve success beyond words.
And some interesting facts from the history of elections in Russia:
— Only three political forces took part in all six election campaigns to the State Duma - LDPR, Communist Party of the Russian Federation and Yabloko;
— The parties that managed to obtain deputy mandates in all six convocations were only the LDPR and the Communist Party of the Russian Federation;
— Three representatives of Russian political forces managed to gain the largest number of votes during the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation: in 1993 – LDPR; in 1995 and 1999 - the Communist Party of the Russian Federation; in 2003, 2007 and 2011 - United Russia.
00:00 RT completes the online broadcast of the single voting day. Thank you for being with us. Continue to follow the news on our website.
23:55 The RT broadcast is coming to an end. We present to you the brightest moments of the election campaign: someone sang, someone recalled Hollywood films, someone bet on cats.
23:48 RT correspondent Egor Piskunov sums up the results of the single voting day.
23:40 Latest on this moment figures: after counting 18.14% of the protocols, United Russia receives 49.22% of the votes, LDPR - 15.92%, Communist Party of the Russian Federation - 15.46%, A Just Russia - 6.49%.
23:25 “A Just Russia” recognizes the results of the State Duma elections, said party leader Sergei Mironov. “In general, the elections to the State Duma of the seventh convocation took place; A Just Russia has no reason to question the results as a whole,” he noted.
23:01 According to the Central Election Commission, after counting 12.26% of the protocols of precinct election commissions, United Russia is in the lead in 144 single-mandate constituencies, A Just Russia in six, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the Liberal Democratic Party in four constituencies each.
22:49 Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin was pleased with the result of the elections, but the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov believes that his party was missing 8-10% of the votes due to twin parties, among which he named the “Party of Pensioners” and “Communists of Russia”. This was reported by TASS and RIA Novosti agencies.
22:30 According to Pamfilova, during the elections only one observer in Russia was removed from the polling station by court decision. This happened in the Sverdlovsk region, the citizen was drunk.
22:05 Video of speeches by Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev at the headquarters of United Russia.
21:56 The head of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, said that the elections to the State Duma were legitimate. “There is already complete confidence that the elections are being held quite legitimately. We have done a lot for this,” TASS quotes Pamfilova as saying.
21:48 The results of the State Duma elections showed that society votes for political stability, Vladimir Putin noted. “The situation is not easy, people feel it and want society to political system there was stability,” the Russian President said during a speech at the United Russia election headquarters.
21:42 Latest election data, according to the CEC.
21:35 Speaking at the headquarters of the United Russia party, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced its victory in the elections to the State Duma of the seventh convocation.
21:25 “The result is good,” Vladimir Putin commented on the results achieved by the United Russia party in the elections. The Russian President summed up the voting results while speaking at the United Russia headquarters.
21:17 The Public Opinion Foundation provides the following exit poll figures: United Russia is in the lead, gaining 48.7% of the vote, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation - 16.3%, the Liberal Democratic Party - 14.2%, A Just Russia - 7.6%. According to the FOM, Yabloko gained 3.1%, the Pensioners Party - 1.9%, Rodina - 1.8%, Communists of Russia - 1.5%, the Growth Party - 1.4%, PARNAS - 1.0%, the Greens - 0.7%, Patriots of Russia - 0.6%, Civil Platform - 0.2%, Civil Force - 0.1% of votes.
21:08 According to exit polls, four parties are entering the State Duma. It is noted that United Russia is gaining 44.5% of the votes, LDPR - 15.3%, Communist Party of the Russian Federation - 14.9%, A Just Russia - 8.1%. "Communists of Russia" gain 2.87% of the votes, the Russian Party of Pensioners for Justice - 2.19%, "Rodina" - 1.42%, "Yabloko" - 1.37%, Growth Party - 1.12%, "Greens" ", - 0.82, "Parnas" - 0.70%, "Patriots of Russia" - 0.69%, "Civil Platform" - 0.30%. The last place is currently occupied by “Civil Force” - 0.14%.
21:00 The Central Election Commission announced the preliminary results of the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation. RT broadcast live.
21:00 Polling stations were closed throughout Russia. The last to vote were residents of the Kaliningrad region, the westernmost region of the country.
20:52
The US State Department has not yet commented on the attempts of Ukrainian nationalists to prevent Russians from voting in the elections in
State Duma in the building of the Russian Embassy in Kyiv.
“Today we cannot provide anything. Perhaps tomorrow, when the voting is over,” TASS quotes the department’s statement.
20:32 Voter turnout in the parliamentary elections at 18.00 Moscow time was below 50% in all regions of central Russia except the Belgorod region, RIA Novosti reports citing regional election commissions. In all 16 regions of the Central District, turnout is lower than in the previous elections in 2011.
20:26 According to data provided by the Russian embassy in Kyiv, 369 Russian citizens voted in Ukraine.
20:17 The Moscow City Election Commission has identified 16 cases of issuing two ballots to people voting using absentee certificates. TASS reports this with reference to the chairman of the election commission Valentin Gorbunov.
“There were signals, they checked, this concerned the fact that for absentee ballots in a number of polling stations, voters were given two ballots. All signals were verified using video surveillance, and 16 such cases were identified,” Gorbunov said.
20:00 Polling stations have closed in all regions of Russia (except for the Kaliningrad region).
19:57 Deputy Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Alexander Gorovoy said that the department recorded cases of ballot stuffing at polling stations in Rostov region.
“Together with our colleagues from the Investigative Committee, we are documenting facts of stuffing at polling stations No. 1958 and No. 1749, where facts of ballot stuffing were documented by means of objective control,” TASS quotes Gorovoy as saying.
19:49 Regional election commissions reported that turnout in Crimea and Sevastopol at 18:00 Moscow time exceeded 40%, TASS reports.
19:45 Moscow is beginning to prepare for the closure of polling stations.
19:35 The Moscow City Election Commission reports that as of 18:00 the voter turnout was 28.62%, RIA Novosti reports.
19:27 First Deputy Head Alexander Gorovoy said that the department is checking reports of stuffing at polling stations in the Rostov region.
19:13 The head of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, reported that as of 18:00 Moscow time the turnout was 39.37%.
19:12 Political parties are to blame for the low voter turnout at polling stations in Moscow, said IPCC Chairman Valentin Gorbunov.
“I think that political parties that do not work actively enough with their voters are mainly to blame for such a turnout,” the Moscow agency quotes Gorbunov as saying.
19:00 The Central Election Commission reports that as of 17:00 Moscow time, the maximum turnout was recorded in the following regions: Kemerovo region -78.96%, Tyumen region -74.3%, Chechnya -72.16%.
The minimum turnout was recorded in: Moscow region - 21.73%, Moscow - 19.86%, St. Petersburg - 16.12%.
18:56 Russian military personnel serving in Syria voted in the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation. A polling station was opened at the Khmeimim air base. Military personnel from the base, support units, the Center for Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria and civilian personnel took part in the voting.
18:44 The head of the Public Headquarters for Observing Elections in Moscow, Alexey Venediktov, asks to cancel the results of municipal elections in one of the polling stations in the Shchukino district due to violations.
18:41 At one of the polling stations in Omsk, a citizen came to cast his vote in an Iron Man suit.
18:19 An inspection is underway at one of the polling stations in Moscow after a report of mining. This was reported by the Chairman of the Moscow City Election Commission Valentin Gorbunov.
18:00 Deputy Chairman of the Russian Central Election Commission Nikolai Bulaev said that at 15:00 the voter turnout in the elections was 33%, TASS reports.
17:48 Meanwhile, colleagues from the English-language television channel RT have prepared a story for their viewers telling them exactly why today is important.
17:36 Chairman of the Election Commission of the Sverdlovsk Region Valery Chainikov said that administrative liability awaits Pokémon catchers at polling stations.
"Trying to catch a Pokemon is a violation public order, obstruction of the work of the election commission, article 5.69 of the Administrative Code. Police officers know this. One of us tried to catch him, he was taken away,” TASS quoted the chairman of the commission as saying.
17:20 Member of the Dagestan election commission Samir Abdulkhalikov said that the commission is checking messages that appeared earlier on social networks about ballot stuffing.
“In general, elections in Dagestan are proceeding calmly. Information about mass stuffing of ballots, which was published on various social networks, is being verified by us. We received one complaint from representatives communist party regarding violations on the territory of one of the polling stations in the city of Makhachkala. Naturally, we will look into this issue. Not a single appeal will be left without consideration,” RIA Novosti quotes a comment from a member of the republic’s election commission.
16:55 At a polling station in the Uvelsky district in Chelyabinsk region an unknown person opened fire.
“According to preliminary data, the shooting occurred in the Uvelsky district. There were no casualties. As a result of the shooting, the glass only broke,” TASS quoted a source in the region’s law enforcement agencies as saying.
16:51 Ukrainian law enforcement officers drew up protocols on administrative offenses in relation to three people, detained at the Russian Embassy in Kyiv, and then all three were released.
16:40 The Russian Consulate General in Odessa is again blocking access to the diplomatic mission building, preventing voting Russians from getting inside.
“About 10-15 people are again not allowing Russian citizens into the territory of the consulate. The voting process is still blocked,” TASS quoted a representative of the diplomatic mission as saying.
16:34 Another RT correspondent voted at polling station 1274 on Stromynka Street. According to him, there were few people at the site. But in addition to the table with pies, there is also a tray with children's books. Our correspondents considered this site to be the most “open” - the voting booths here were without curtains.
16:25 Meanwhile, an RT correspondent told how he voted at polling station 2765, located in the capital’s Shuvalovsky gymnasium in the west of Moscow. He claims that there is a real sell-out here: elderly, young, and middle-aged voters. At the entrance to the building you are greeted by the pleasant smell of fresh baked goods, on the “delicious tables” - pies with meat - for 40 rubles and with potatoes - for 30. Hot tea is poured for 5 rubles.
16:10 Russia's Permanent Representative to the OSCE, Alexander Lukashevich, said that Moscow is waiting for a report on attacks on Russian polling stations in Ukraine.
15:49 Deputy head of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation Nikolai Bulaev said that the department is preparing a request to the Ministry of Internal Affairs demanding that materials with exit poll data be removed from social networks.
“The law prohibits it within 5 days before voting day, as well as on voting day. The legal department of the rapid response group, having analyzed what is available, will prepare a request to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in this regard with a statement to the author of the posted material, and a demand has been sent to remove this material, delete it where it is currently posted,” RIA Novosti quotes the words Bulaeva.
15:32 The Russian Embassy in Ukraine reports that in total about 100 Russians voted at the polling station in Kyiv.
15:20 The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Altai Territory does not comment on reports of possible violations during voting in the State Duma elections.
“For now we will leave this issue without comment, information will be available later,” RIA Novosti quoted the department as saying.
15:12 The Central Election Commission claims that those reporting about “carousels” during voting are “trying to attract extra attention“The facts of violations have not yet been confirmed. Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Russia Nikolai Bulaev stated this in an interview with RT.
15:08 The chairman of the election commission of the Rostov region, Sergei Yusov, told Ella Pamfilova that a possible attempt at ballot stuffing was being investigated at one of the polling stations.
14:55 However, we will not limit ourselves to news from Moscow and Kyiv - after all, elections are taking place throughout Russia. In Magas, for example, the head of Ingushetia, Yunus-bek Yevkurov, voted today. Evkurov entrusted his children, Itar, Ramazan, Dali and Magomed, with putting the ballots into the ballot box.
14:30 Many of the Russians who came to the Russian Embassy in Kyiv for the State Duma elections leave without voting. An RT correspondent reports this from the scene.
14:26 112 Ukraine reports that Kyiv police detained a man who beat a Russian at a polling station in the embassy.
14:22 The head of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, voted in the elections of the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the 7th convocation, RIA Novosti reports.
14:12 The press service of the Svoboda party reported that in Kyiv, while trying to block the Russian embassy and a polling station, its deputy Vladimir Nazarenko was detained, 112 Ukraine reports.
14:09 Ukrainian radicals shout to Russian voters through megaphones that each of them is an “accomplice to the crime” and “blood will be on their hands,” an RT correspondent in Russian reports from the scene.
14:05 Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Andrei Nesterenko said that Ukraine promised to accept additional measures for the protection of the Russian polling station in Kyiv.
13:54 TASS's interlocutor denied the information that there were two attackers.
13:47 A citizen who threatened to detonate a bomb at a polling station was taken to the police department for investigation, TASS reports. According to the agency, a dummy bomb was confiscated from the detainee. No explosive devices were found on him. The polling station is operating as usual.
13:35 The second provocateur, according to preliminary data, barricaded himself inside a polling station in Armenian Lane in the center of Moscow.
13:28 Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that one of the provocateurs who threatened to explode at the polling station has been detained.
Thanks to the police officers. At the 10th polling station, a provocateur who threatened an explosion was quickly and professionally detained
— Sergei Sobyanin (@MosSobyanin) September 18, 2016
13:10 “According to preliminary information, an unknown man entered the polling station in Armenian Lane and threatens with explosion“RIA Novosti quotes a source in Moscow law enforcement agencies as saying.
13:03 A man with a suspected explosive device entered a polling station in the center of Moscow.
12:57 Russian President Vladimir Putin voted in the elections to the State Duma of the country.
- RIA News
12:51 The only Russian on the International Space Station, Anatoly Ivanishin, voted in the elections of deputies to the State Duma. Voting was carried out through a proxy, deputy commander of the cosmonaut corps Oleg Kononenko.
12:42 Representatives of the Right Sector ( extremist organization, banned in the Russian Federation) tried to disrupt the voting in the elections to the Russian State Duma in Odessa.
According to RIA Novosti, the radicals did not allow two people into the consulate, blocking their passage. After a small scuffle, police detained two people.
12:37 The entrance to the Russian Embassy in Kyiv is still blocked. An RT correspondent reports this from the scene in Russian. One of the provocateurs was detained.
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12:28 A Russian who came to vote in the State Duma elections was beaten near the Russian Embassy in Kyiv. An RT correspondent reports this from the scene in Russian.
12:12 Ukrainian Minister Georgy Tuka said that criminal cases will be opened against the organizers of voting in the elections to the Russian State Duma in Crimea, the 112 Ukraine TV channel reports.
12:03 In the Kamchatka Territory and the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, polling stations have closed for elections to the State Duma of Russia, and vote counting has begun.
12:00 Ella Pamfilova said that claims for libel could be filed against the authors of statements about “carousels” with absentee ballots, which allegedly take place in today’s voting, RIA Novosti reports.
The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, Tatyana Moskalkova, also confirmed that no violations were recorded in the Moscow region.
11:45 One of the men was holding on a leash big dog and did not allow voters who intended to vote in the elections to the Russian State Duma into the building.
11:37 Three people, including Verkhovna Rada deputy from the Svoboda faction Igor Miroshnichenko, blocked the entrance to the Russian Embassy in Kyiv
11:23 The leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov voted at polling station No. 142, while the Leader of the A Just Russia party Sergei Mironov voted at polling station No. 73 in Moscow, RIA Novosti reports.
11:12 Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and the special representative of the Russian President on environmental issues, ecology and transport Sergei Ivanov voted at polling station No. 90 in Moscow school No. 87, RIA Novosti reports.
11:08 Deputy Chairman of the Central Election Commission Nikolai Bulaev reported on turnout of more than 10% of voters as of 11:00 Moscow time.
10:50 Ella Pamfilova called on Russian citizens to come to the polling stations
“Dear citizens of Russia, come! The choice is wide - 14 parties,” RIA Novosti quotes the head of the Central Election Commission.
10:36 Rashid Temrezov was elected head of Karachay-Cherkessia.
10:35 The Chechen Election Commission reports that approximately 18% of voters have voted in the elections so far, TASS reports.
10:26 Ella Pamfilova, commenting, said that elections in the region could be cancelled.
“To avoid any speculation, we are now looking into the situation that has developed in the Altai Territory. I received all the information directly. If those facts... are confirmed, we will take the most serious measures, even if there are grounds, we will initiate criminal cases and consider the advisability of canceling the elections “,” RIA Novosti quotes Pamfilova as saying.
10:22 Let us remind you that elections to the lower house of parliament are held according to a mixed system. 225 deputies will be elected according to party lists and another 225 will be elected under the majoritarian system.
10:15 The head of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, Ella Pamfilova, said that a criminal case could be opened regarding violations during voting in the Altai Territory, RIA Novosti reports.
10:13 The parties "United Russia", the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the Liberal Democratic Party announced that they would hold a press conference on the results of the elections at the TASS agency on Monday, September 19.
9:51 At the same time, in North Ossetia, the parliament elected Vyacheslav Bitarov to the post of head of the republic.
9:37 RIA Novosti reports that the chairman of the LDPR party Vladimir Zhirinovsky I have already voted in the elections to the State Duma of Russia at the polling station on Matveevskaya Street in Moscow. The politician declined to comment.
9:29 The Russian diplomatic mission in the United States reports that voting in the elections to the Russian State Duma in the United States will take place at 13 polling stations: eight of them will be specially opened in cities where there are no Russian diplomatic missions or consulates.
9:26 TASS reports that Yabloko candidate Vladimir Ryzhkov announced impending falsifications in the 39th Barnaul electoral district.
“I learned that a so-called “cruise voting” scheme is being prepared in Barnaul,” the agency’s politician quotes the words.
- Broadcasting images from surveillance cameras installed at polling stations on a monitor in the Central Election Commission on a single voting day.
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9:23 The head of the election commission of the Republic of Crimea, Mikhail Malyshev, said that all polling stations have opened on the territory of the peninsula. Elections to the lower house of the Russian parliament are being held in Crimea for the first time.
“1,207 polling stations have been established on the territory of the Republic of Crimea. They all opened on time. The situation is calm,” RIA Novosti quotes the functionary.
8:51 The Russian Consulate General in Odessa told RIA Novosti that voting on the territory of the diplomatic mission was proceeding without incident.
TASS DOSSIER. Exactly six months later, on September 18, 2016, elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the seventh convocation will take place. They will be held on a single voting day in accordance with new legislative norms. The procedure is established by the federal laws “On the elections of deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation” of February 22, 2014, “On the basic guarantees of electoral rights and the right to participate in a referendum of citizens of the Russian Federation” of June 12, 2002, as well as other legislative acts.
The lower house of parliament is elected for a term of five years and consists of 450 deputies.
The TASS-DOSSIER editors have prepared material on the basic rules for electing deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation and some innovations of the 2016 campaign.
Postponement of election date
In 2016, for the first time, elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation will be held not in early December, but on the third Sunday of September, and will be combined with a single voting day - September 18.
The initiative to postpone the election date in the spring of 2015 was made by State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin and the leaders of three Duma factions - Vladimir Vasiliev (United Russia), Vladimir Zhirinovsky (LDPR) and Sergei Mironov (A Just Russia).
Corresponding amendments to the federal laws on the election of deputies and on the basic guarantees of the electoral rights of citizens of the Russian Federation were adopted in July and November 2015. The legality of these changes, which shortened the term of office of the Duma of the sixth convocation, was submitted for consideration by the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. On June 29, 2015, the court found them not to contradict the Basic Law.
Return to a mixed electoral system
The main innovation in the State Duma elections is the return of the mixed proportional-majority system. The corresponding changes to the law on elections of deputies were adopted on February 22, 2014. Half of the deputy corps - 225 people - will be elected in single-mandate electoral districts (one deputy - one district) formed on the territory of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
The other half is for the federal electoral district, which includes the entire territory of Russia, in proportion to the number of votes cast for lists of party candidates. This principle of formation legislative branch already used in elections in 1993-2003. Since 2007, citizens have voted only for party lists.
Scheme for dividing single-member constituencies
In connection with the change in the electoral system, on November 3, 2015, the head of state signed a law on a scheme for the formation of single-mandate constituencies. The entire territory of Russia is divided into 225 electoral districts, taking into account the borders of the constituent entities of the Federation (at least one district in each of the constituent entities).
During the division, the so-called “petal” model was used, when one district includes both urban and adjacent rural areas. Thus, large cities were divided into several electoral districts (according to “petals”) and merged with neighboring municipalities. This cut will be valid for the next 10 years.
One district was formed in 32 subjects of the Russian Federation, two in 26, three in six subjects, four in ten, five in three. Every two more subjects are divided into six, seven and eight districts. The largest number of districts was in the Moscow region (11) and Moscow (15).
Growing number of parties and new registration rules
Candidates in single-mandate constituencies are nominated by political parties or through self-nomination; in the federal electoral district - as part of the lists of political parties. The ban on voting blocs has been retained.
After the adoption of amendments to the law “On Political Parties” on April 3, 2012, which simplified their creation and registration, the number of parties in Russia increased 11 times: from seven in 2011 to 77 currently. Of these, 75 can participate in elections (whose regional branches are registered in at least half of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation).
Parties represented in the State Duma and regional parliaments, as well as, for the first time, those who received 3% or more of the votes in the last Duma elections, are exempt from collecting voter signatures in support of their lists. Thus, 14 parties will receive benefits: United Russia, Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, A Just Russia, Yabloko, Patriots of Russia, Right Cause, PARNAS, Civic Platform, Communists of Russia, Russian Party Pensioners for Justice, Rodina, Civil Power and the Russian Environmental Party Greens. Everyone else needs to collect at least 200 thousand signatures in their support (at least 150 thousand in the 2011 elections), of which no more than 7 thousand in each subject of the Russian Federation.
A party that has registered its federal list can nominate candidates in single-member districts without collecting signatures. Others, as well as self-nominated candidates, must secure the support of at least 3% of voters in the corresponding district, and if the number of voters there does not exceed 100 thousand, at least 3 thousand signatures.
Compared to previous elections, the size of federal party lists has been reduced and should include from 200 to 400 candidates (previously - up to 600). Moreover, no more than half of it can be non-party members. The list is divided into a federal part of up to 10 people (this part may be missing) and into regional groups, minimum number of which - 35 (previously - 70). The same candidate can be nominated by a party both as part of a list and in a single-mandate electoral district.
Lowering the entry barrier
In 2016, the threshold for parties was reduced from 7% to 5% of the votes of voters who took part in the elections. Candidates in single-mandate constituencies need only obtain a simple majority of votes. The rule provided for in the 2011 elections that parties receiving between 5% and 7% of the votes could also receive one or two seats in parliament has been eliminated.
New restrictions for candidates
At the 2016 State Duma elections, the so-called “criminal filter” will be used for deputy candidates for the first time. The applicant will have to provide information not only about the presence of an unexpunged or outstanding criminal record, but about all the ones he previously had.
It is prohibited for former convicts of serious or especially serious crimes to run for office: the first - for 10 years from the date of serving their sentence, the second - for 15 years.
In addition, candidates are now required to report to the CEC information about their accounts, deposits, etc. abroad, and if registered, close them or transfer them to banks located in the Russian Federation.
Reduction of observers from parties
Compared to the 2011 campaign, the number of election observers will be reduced. According to amendments to the electoral legislation adopted on February 15, 2015, one or two observers from a party or candidate are allowed to be present at a polling station. At the same time, they are given the right to take photographs and videos in the voting premises, and observers can be removed from the polling station only by a court decision.
Previously, only media representatives were allowed to film, and the precinct commission had the right to remove them. According to the Central Election Commission, the voting process in 2011 was monitored by 269 thousand observers from Russian parties. Of these, 93 thousand - from United Russia, 70 thousand - from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, 50 thousand - from A Just Russia, 33.5 thousand - from the Liberal Democratic Party, 7 thousand - from Yabloko, 6 thousand each . - from “Right Cause” and “Patriots of Russia”.
Changes to deadlines for filing complaints
It will be possible to challenge the voting results in court within 10 days after the election commission makes a decision on the results, and to protest the election results within up to three months. Previously, a year was allotted for filing such applications in court.
At the same time, citizens can appeal the decisions of the election commission only at the polling station where they voted.
The State Duma adopted in the first reading the draft law on combining single voting day with federal parliamentary elections on the third Sunday in September starting in 2016. The initiative was submitted to the lower house in June by State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin, as well as the leaders of three parliamentary factions Vladimir Vasilyev (United Russia), Vladimir Zhirinovsky (LDPR) and Sergei Mironov (A Just Russia).
As TASS notes, the document was proposed simultaneously with the initiative to postpone the Duma elections from December to the 3rd Sunday of September, which deputies adopted at the end of the spring session. “This bill combines small elections with large ones. This is the technical part,” said one of its authors, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, presenting the initiative at the meeting.
Currently, a single voting day is held on the second Sunday of September. The project provides for the possibility of combining the next elections of deputies of the State Duma, which are to be held on the third Sunday of September, with a single voting day. Thus, a single voting day will take place in 2016 not on September 11, but on September 18, simultaneously with the federal parliamentary elections.
As Vladimir Pligin (United Russia), head of the State Duma's specialized committee on constitutional legislation and state-building, explained earlier, “we are currently talking about the fact that voting in the State Duma elections in 2016 will coincide with a single voting day.” “As for the single voting day outside the Duma campaigns, it remains on the second Sunday of September,” the parliamentarian added.
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Elections of deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation VII convocation will take place throughout the entire Russian Federation 18 September 2016 at single voting day.
. The elections will be held on mixed electoral system: out of 450 deputies, 225 will be elected from party lists according to a single federal district (proportional system), and another 225 in single-mandate districts (majority system). To get into the Duma under the proportional system, parties need to overcome 5% barrier, and candidates in districts receive a simple majority of votes. Previously, a mixed system was used in elections
, , and years. As of July 1, 2015 in the Russian Federation (including Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol). 109,902,583 voters were registered, and taking into account those registered outside the Russian Federation and in the city of Baikonur - 111,782,877 voters
The elections will be recognized as valid with any turnout, since the turnout threshold has not been established.
Election date Beginning in the spring of 2015, deputies of the State Duma of the VI convocation considered the issue of postponing the elections from December 4, 2016 to more early date . Possible dates for early elections included the second and third Sundays of September, as well as October 2016. According to many opposition politicians, as well as political scientists and journalists, this initiative is explained by the desire Russian authorities prevent the victory of the opposition not controlled by the Kremlin, in particular the party RPR-PARNAS. Experience of unified voting days, which in the Russian Federation have been held on the second Sunday of September since 2013, shows that at this time of year many voters simply do not physically reach polling stations, as they are on vacation And those who get there prefer to make a choice in favor United Russia, Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Liberal Democratic Party or Just Russia, because most of The campaign period falls on the summer holidays, when most voters have neither the time, energy nor desire to learn anything about candidates and parties, and as a result they prefer to vote “the old fashioned way.” In turn, one of the supporters of this initiative, Chairman of the General Council of the United Russia party Sergey Neverov suggests that the authorities only want elections to take place before the State Duma adopts the budget for next year. For the second time, the State Duma will be elected for a term of five years. As in 1993-2003, elections will be held according to the mixed system: half of the deputies will be elected from party lists at a 5 percent barrier, and the other half - at single-mandate constituencies in one round.
Electoral legislation
According to the current legislation, elections to the State Duma are held according to a mixed system. This means that it will be possible to vote for both the party list and candidates in single-member districts. Exactly half of the State Duma's membership will be elected in single-mandate constituencies - 225 people.
A party list is allowed to distribute deputy seats if more than 5% of the voters who took part in the voting voted for it. Subsequently, parliamentary parties will be able to nominate their candidates in the Russian presidential elections without collecting signatures. At the same time, all parties that received at least 3% of the votes in the elections receive a number of state benefits and privileges: direct access to next elections to the State Duma and all elections to legislative (representative) bodies state power in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, which will take place no later than the next elections to the State Duma; reimbursement of all expenses for the past elections and increased financial security for the entire period until the next elections. On December 5, 2014, State Duma deputy from LDPR Alexey Didenko introduced bill No. 670120-6 to reduce the entry barrier for political parties from 5 to 2.25%; there is 1 positive and 2 negative feedback regional parliaments. Parties that received at least 3% of the votes in the last Duma elections and those that are represented in at least one of the regional parliaments of the Russian Federation are directly allowed to participate in the elections. Today these include: United Russia, Communist Party of the Russian Federation, A Just Russia, LDPR, Apple ; Patriots of Russia, Right Cause, RPR-PARNAS, Civic Platform, Communists of Russia, Russian Party of Pensioners for Justice, Motherland, Civil Power and Greens. Liberal parties promised to organize a coalition and are moving towards this. Open Russia, Progress Party, RPR-PARNAS, Libertarian Party of Russia and a number of other parties confirmed this.
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Who is not left with us? The only organization left is the Yabloko party, which has not yet come to our coordination meetings and consultations. But they told us that, apparently, in the future they, too, might join. We don't close the door to them. Those organizations that realize the immediate need to consolidate and transform themselves from the “fifth column” into the first column, into an alternative to power - they are all about the solution accepted. At our conference April 18th all representatives of these organizations were there, and they made corresponding statements, and they were already transferred to me papers about this signed by them. Therefore, we are very satisfied with how our work went last month on consultations and development single platform. - Mikhail Kasyanov. |
Hardly anyone knows what will happen by September 18, 2016.
Scheme of single-member constituencies V
The Central Election Commission divided the entire territory of the Russian Federation into 225 electoral districts, taking into account the borders of the constituent entities of the federation. At least one district is formed on the territory of each subject. To divide the districts, a unified norm of representation (UNR) was calculated: the number of all voters as of the summer of 2015 was 109,902,583, divided by 225 Duma mandates and received the number 488,455. Then the number of voters in each region of the country was divided by the norm of representation. The resulting number is the number of mandates that the subject of the federation receives.
September 2, 2015 The Central Election Commission has announced the division of single-mandate constituencies. The most districts received were Moscow (15), Moscow region (11), St. Petersburg and Krasnodar region(8 each). In the annexed Crimea, 4 single-mandate constituencies will be created: 1 in Sevastopol and 3 in the Republic of Crimea. In 32 subjects - one district, in 26 subjects - two districts, in 6 subjects - three districts, in 10 subjects - four districts, in three subjects - 5 districts, in two subjects - 6 districts, and in two subjects - 7 districts each, two more - 8 districts each. The electoral district in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug turned out to be the smallest - about 33 thousand people. The most populous district was in the Astrakhan region - 747 thousand.
The State Duma must approve the project for dividing districts until December 5, 2015.
Sociology
Fill gray means the party has overcome the five percent threshold required to obtain seats in the State Duma.
| Survey | date | United | Communist Party of the Russian Federation | LDPR | The consignment progress |
Civil platform |
Fair | Apple | Other/ |
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VTsIOM |
2015 |
58,8 | 6,4 | 5,1 | - | - | 3,9 | - | 1,8 |
| VTsIOM |
2015 |
58,4 | 5,9 | 7,0 | - | - | 5,4 | - | 1,5 |
| VTsIOM |
2015 |
57,9 | 6,3 | 4,8 | - | - | 3,9 | - | 1,7 |
| VTsIOM | 26 July | 56,4 | 6,6 | 5,6 | - | - | 3,3 | - | 2,7 |
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Levada- center |
April 2015 |
63 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | <1 | 5 |
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Levada- center |
March 2015 |
69 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | <1 | 5 |
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Levada- center |
February 2015 |
68 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | <1 | 2 |
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Levada Center |
January 2015 |
66 | 10 | 10 | <1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Parliament plays a significant role in the life of any state. Therefore, elections to the State Duma are of interest to both citizens of the Russian Federation and foreign observers. It is necessary that this process be legal, open, and legitimate. In previous years, there was a lot of criticism from outside. In their opinion, elections to the State Duma are being held with violations. Let's not delve into their argumentation, but analyze the order and system of the process in order to understand who is distorting the facts and trying to influence public opinion in their favor.
Appointment of elections
According to the basic law of the state, Duma deputies must serve for five years. At the end of this period, a new one is organized and approved by the Russian Federation. Elections must be announced between 110 and 90 days before the voting date. According to the Constitution, this is the first Sunday of the month after the expiration of the term of office of deputies.
In 2016, the procedure was revised at the insistence of the people's representatives themselves. It was decided to postpone the elections to a single voting day (September 18). This innovation was formalized by a special law, which was reviewed by the Constitutional Court. This body decided that a slight deviation from the basic law does not lead to serious violations. Subsequent elections will now be combined with a single voting day.
Election system
A person who goes to vote should know what exactly he has to decide. The fact is that the system itself was changing in Russia. Through trial and error we tried to find the best way. In 2016, elections to the State Duma will be held according to a mixed system. This means that half of the deputies will be determined by party lists, the second - personally in single-mandate constituencies.
That is, each voter will receive two ballots. In one, you will need to note the party that the person trusts, in the second, the personal candidate for deputy from the region. Let us note that this was the system in 1999, 2003 and earlier. The process is organized by the Central Election Commission. The commission controls the nomination of parties and candidates, their funds, campaign work and more. Any violations are recorded by this body. Legislatively based decisions are made on them.
Procedure for elections to the State Duma
Political struggle is replete with many nuances. The holding of elections to the State Duma is no exception. A special order is established by law, which cannot be violated. To take part in party elections you must:
- collect 200 thousand signatures, no more than 10 thousand in one subject of the Russian Federation;
- send the list to the CEC for verification;
- get an answer;
- if it turns out to be positive, the election campaign can begin.
The listed points have their own subtleties. Thus, signatures will be seriously checked for authenticity. To be on the safe side, the party has the right to enlist the support of more citizens than necessary. But their number should not exceed the legally established 200 thousand by 5 percent. In addition, parties previously represented in parliament are exempt from the process of confirming popular support. They don't need to collect signatures. In 2016, this right will be used by:
- "United Russia";
- LDPR;
- "A Just Russia";
- Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
There is a nuance associated with the regional reference of candidates from the party list. It should be divided into territorial groups. The successes of each are taken into account when distributing deputy mandates.
Vote
This is the most visible stage of the elections, besides campaigning. All citizens of the country who are already 18 years old on this day have the right to vote. In order to take part in the plebiscite, you must appear at a special polling station. You must have your passport with you. Having received your ballot, you need to go with it to a special booth. Voting is secret, that is, the citizen makes his choice personally without announcing it. On the ballot you should put any sign (a cross, a tick) opposite the party or candidate. Then it must be sent to a special sealed ballot box.
Elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation are organized by the Central Election Commission on the basis of legislation. The documents used for voting are printed centrally and distributed throughout the country, that is, they try to exclude any possibility of falsification. Polling stations are guarded around the clock for the same purpose. Only members of the commission have access to ballots. It should be noted that there is no turnout threshold set for the State Duma elections. They will be considered carried out during any activity of citizens.
Summarizing
In such a huge country, the voting result by law must be announced within ten days. Therefore, the vote counting is divided into stages to facilitate this process. A number of election commissions are created in the state: precinct, territorial, constituent entities and the Central Election Commission. The counting proceeds in exactly this order.
Precinct officers sort through the ballots, draw up a protocol, and send it to the territorial ones. They, in turn, make a summary statement, checking the accuracy of the data (correctness of formatting). Territorial commissions send their own protocols to the relevant body of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation. At this stage, the correctness of the paperwork and data collection are again checked. The final protocols are sent to the CEC. This body collects all information about the country and sums up the results.
Distribution of mandates
Since a mixed system is used, the results are summed up using a double method. In single-member constituencies, the person with the majority of votes wins. This candidate receives his mandate directly from the voters. Parties need to pass a barrier. In 2016, it was fixed at 5 percent. Those parties that receive fewer votes automatically drop out of the race. Mandates (225) are divided among those who reached the finals. The counting rules are such that the number of votes and the barrier are taken into account.
It is necessary that at least 60% of all citizens vote for parties, that is, in the aggregate, people’s preferences in relation to political organizations should amount to exactly this figure. If the leading forces as a whole gain less, then outsiders have the opportunity to join in the distribution of mandates. The commission adds parties that do not pass the threshold until it reaches the total 60% specified in the legislation. The Central Election Commission announces the winning political forces, which divide the mandates within their ranks taking into account the voting results in the regions.
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