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Legislative elections were held in Russia from 17 to 19 September 2021. At stake were 450 seats in the 8th convocation of the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly. Going into the elections, United Russia was the ruling party after winning the 2016 elections with 343 of the 450 seats, and retaining a supermajority. [1]
Legislative elections were held in Russia from 17 to 19 September 2021. At stake were 450 seats in the 8th convocation of the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly.
Russian legislative elections are a procedure of determining the composition of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, for the next five years through universal, direct, and secret voting of 450 deputies. As of 2021, these elections have been held eight times:
The legislative body of Russia (the Federation Council and the State Duma) are subject to the articles 94-109 of the constitution, and these explain important points about the elections for the parliament in Russia, these are: The State Duma (lower house) is elected for a term of 5 years. Any citizen of the Russian Federation who is at least 21 ...
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Sep 20, 2021 · Sept. 20, 2021. MOSCOW — Russia’s governing party has retained a two-thirds majority in the lower house of Parliament and claimed a sweeping victory in opposition-minded Moscow — a stark display...
Sep 21, 2021 · The Kremlin-loyal United Russia party has recorded an overwhelming victory in Russia's parliamentary elections. With all the votes tallied, the electoral commission said Tuesday that United...
