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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 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 stability in society and the political system,” 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 Fund public opinion provides the following exit poll figures: United Russia is in the lead, gaining 48.7% of the votes, 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, Russian Party 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%. Last place Currently occupied by “Civil Force” is 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 revealed 16 cases of issuing two ballots to people voting according to absentee ballots. 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 Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Alexander Gorovoy said that the department recorded facts of ballot stuffing at polling stations in the 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 of the Communist Party about violations in 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 Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Altai region 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 additional attention to themselves”—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 for special assignments Russian Foreign Ministry Andrei Nesterenko said that Ukraine promised to take additional measures to protect 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 to explode 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.
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12:51 The only Russian at 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 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 policy 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.
In the fall of 2016, Russia will host the most unusual events last decade elections. The fundamental differences between this vote and previous ones are obvious: high competition, unprecedented scale and new rules for registering participants. The editors of our portal popularly explain the features of the upcoming elections.
Scale
The autumn voting in 2016 can rightfully be considered the largest in modern history Russia. The reason for this was not only the annexation of Crimea and, as a consequence, an increase in the number of potential voters. On the same day, deputies of the State Duma and heads of nine regions will be elected, as well as members of the Legislative Assemblies of 38 constituent entities of the Federation and parliamentarians of representative bodies of 11 regional capitals.
New composition of the Central Election Commission
Vladimir Churov, who served as chairman of the Central Election Commission since 2007, left his position at the end of March 2016. He was replaced by the famous human rights activist Ella Pamfilova (formerly the Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia).
Petal model
This time, election organizers took a new approach to the “cutting” of electoral districts. A petal system was introduced, using which residents of large cities found themselves in the same district with the rural population. Apparently, a mixture of different social groups will allow for greater objectivity in voting.
Party competition
Representatives of 75 parties can take part in the 2016 Duma campaign. Of these 14 political associations exempt from the procedure for collecting signatures to nominate a candidate. Others will have to get the approval of 200 thousand residents of the country.
Return of single-mandate candidates
Elections to the State Duma in 2016 will be held according to a mixed system. 225 deputies will go to vote according to party lists, and another 225 - in single-mandate constituencies. According to experts, this will increase competition in elections and the level of responsibility of parliamentarians to the people.
New principle of candidate selection
Fundamental new way selection of potential deputies was used in United Russia. The party decided to abandon the practice of using “steam locomotives” and compiled a list of candidates based on the direct expression of the will of citizens - the results of the primaries. Both United Russia members and non-party members could vote.
Reducing the barrier to entry
Political parties that will participate in the 2016 State Duma elections will need to get 5% of the votes to get a seat in parliament, and not 7%, as was previously the case. It will be enough for single-mandate candidates to receive a simple majority of votes.
Observers
Observers at the upcoming elections will be given greater freedom than before. Thus, it will now be possible to remove an inspector from a polling station only by a court decision. In addition, the observer is allowed to take photographs and videos with prior notification to the chairman of the election commission. Previously, only journalists had this right.
New rules for campaigning
Candidates in single-mandate constituencies are required to personally participate in televised debates. According to experts, this will allow voters to better know potential deputies and navigate their election programs.
Crime filter
Potential State Duma deputies in the 2016 elections will have to provide information about all previous convictions. These data will appear in newsletters.
The current elections have become unique in their own way. Many political scientists agreed that the 2016 campaign became a kind of “stress test” of the entire political system in Russia.
And now we can say that the test was successfully passed. It's about It’s not even about who won and who got more votes. More than ever before, attention was paid to the electoral political processes themselves.
However, first, a little about the numbers.
“Four parties are entering the State Duma: United Russia (44.5%), LDPR (15.3%), Communist Party of the Russian Federation (14.9%), A Just Russia (8.1%),” said the general director VTsIOM Valery Fedorov on the air of the TV channel "Russia 1".
Also, according to polling data at the polling stations, "Communists of Russia" are gaining 2.6% of the votes, "Rodina" - 2.3% of the votes, the Russian Party of Pensioners "For Justice" - 2%, "Party of Growth" - 1.8% , "Parnas" - 1.2%, "Greens" - 0.8%, "Civic Platform" - 0.3%, "Civil Power" - 0.2%.
Also, according to the Public Opinion Foundation, United Russia will have 48.7 percent of the votes, the LDPR will have 14.2 percent, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation will have 16.3 percent, and A Just Russia will have 7.6 percent.
Please note that final data will be available after all ballots have been counted in all regions of the country.
Based on the results of processing 10% of the final protocols, in the State Duma elections “United Russia” gains 45.95% of the votes, LDPR - 17.4%, Communist Party of the Russian Federation - 16.76%, SR - 6.36%, the Central Election Commission reported.
The non-parliamentary parties Rodina, Civic Platform and Party of Growth are entering the State Duma in single-mandate constituencies at the time of counting 8.00% of the protocols, receiving one seat each, according to data from the Russian Central Election Commission.
"People showed a civic position. The turnout is not the largest it was in the previous campaign, but it is high... We know that life is not easy for people, there are many problems, but the result is what it is. It is safe to say that United Russia “gained a majority,” said the Russian President.
“Preliminary results, according to which United Russia members are gaining an absolute majority in the new State Duma, indicate the political maturity of Russian civil society,” Putin noted.
He added that “although it is difficult and difficult for the people, people voted for United Russia. The party’s work cannot do without controversial issues, but besides it, no one solves the country’s main problems better. United Russia definitely performs that function , for the sake of which the party was created,” explained the head of state.
“The result is good, our party will have an absolute majority, but what kind of majority this is will be determined as a result of the vote count,” said Prime Minister and head of the majority party Dmitry Medvedev.
In turn, the secretary of the General Council of United Russia, Sergei Neverov, said that people supported the course towards independence and independence of the country, towards stability. “It is this support that was reflected in the result announced by sociologists and the Central Election Commission,” he said.
The LDPR recognizes the results of the State Duma elections and assesses the elections positively, said party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky. “We naturally recognize the elections and evaluate them positively,” he said. Zhirinovsky also noted that “certain violations took place,” but they are not significant.
The A Just Russia party also stated that it recognizes the results of the State Duma elections. “In general, I believe that the elections to the State Duma of the 7th convocation took place. The A Just Russia party has no reason to doubt the results,” said party leader Sergei Mironov .
Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov said on the Rossiya-24 TV channel that party supporters intend to hold a series of actions following the results of the recent State Duma elections. “We will not give up our votes. Actions are planned for September 19-20 in support of fair and decent elections everywhere,” grumbles Gennady Zyuganov. However, it is precisely with these formulations that he constantly grumbles - which does not prevent the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and Zyuganov personally from sitting in parliament after each election, receiving significant parliamentary salaries.
"United Russia" received a majority in 79 of 89 single-mandate constituencies, the LDPR - in four, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation - only in two. The candidates "A Just Russia", "Motherland", "Civil Platform" and the Growth Party had one mandate each," the CEC reported , citing data from the state automated system “Elections”.
For example, Sergei Markov noted the high turnout in the Far East: “there are two reasons for the higher turnout. There are many new small parties, which is why their voters go to the polls. And citizens are more supportive of the government after the West’s attack on Putin, after the disaster in Ukraine and after Crimea.”
“The election results were as expected. The pattern of the campaign was such that the campaign was carried out by single-mandate candidates. Those who had a sufficient number of strong single-mandate candidates to close a certain number of constituencies had a chance, and those who did not, could show as many videos as they wanted and the company in Internet news: voters don’t like electoral schizophrenia, when you have to vote for a person from one party and another for a brand,” said political scientist Alexey Chadayev.
“Small non-parliamentary parties had chances, of course, but no one simply understood this pattern of the election campaign, which suggests that, firstly, single-seat candidates are locomotives, and secondly, the local agenda dominates the federal one. how to arrange Russia, the planet, Ukraine, Syria, but about how to arrange a yard, an entrance, a neighboring school, and so on,” Chadayev said.
“Our glamorous party, crammed into all sorts of old new parties, was not ready for this, as the result showed,” the expert concluded.
"In turn, in general, there has been an update of the system and players. Love for the country and patriotism are today for the voter important aspects. The LDPR improved its results; confirmed its status as the parliamentary party "A Just Russia"; The Rodina party and small parties showed decent results, distributing votes among themselves, so to speak, of the protest vote. Representatives of these parties will appear in parliament as winners in single-mandate constituencies,” explained political scientist Alexey Martynov.
Vice-President of the Center for Strategic Communications Dmitry Abzalov also commented on the level of turnout and the progress of election procedures: “the turnout is still quite typical, which is due to several factors. On the one hand, there are single-mandate voters, which increases interest in the election campaign; on the other hand, we do not have any internal strain in political campaign, such protest internal activity, so the interest there is not so high.”
Alexander Pozhalov, Research Director of the Institute of Socio-Economic and Political Problems (ISEPP) Foundation, also spoke about the high turnout. According to him, “in the first hours of voting in local time in many regions of Siberia and Far East Voter turnout was higher than in 2011.”
In general, the slogan under which the current campaign took place is legitimacy, honesty, transparency. Even now, judging by how many fewer violations there were during voting, we can say that the Russian electoral system has qualitatively evolved. No matter how pretentious it may sound, democracy won these elections to the State Duma.
This is especially important since the country now needs maximum legitimate power. Moreover, the power that was consciously chosen by the people. By the way, this is precisely why the role of single-member deputies has increased so much within the current campaign. And large percentages of votes were received by those who directly met with voters. What Vyacheslav Volodin spoke about at a meeting with political scientists - about the courtyard as a unit of political space - has been fully realized.
In addition to the global agenda, voters also have specific, local problems that they want to solve with the help of the government they elect. Meetings with voters also became a “stress test.” But not for the entire political system, but directly for the candidates. Who has successfully “tested” will be shown by the voting results.
Another interesting fact. Even Crimean Tatars show “unprecedented turnout in the State Duma elections, demonstrating complete solidarity with Russian people". Deputy Prime Minister of the regional government Ruslan Balbek told Life about this. "The national factor has been actively used by external forces as a destabilizing factor for 2.5 years. The Crimean Tatars took this as a challenge to themselves personally and are showing unprecedented activity in the elections today. The turnout among them will be high; in 25 years there has never been such a turnout at elections among the Crimean Tatars,” he explained.
“The elections are being held openly and legitimately. Judging by the reports of the Central Election Commission, no serious violations have been recorded. Equal conditions for competition have been created for all parties participating in the elections,” the press service of the movement quotes the co-chairman of the ONF Central Headquarters, Alexander Brechalov.
In general, a number of politicians and experts have already noted high level open and direct competition between parties and candidates. In general, this year’s campaign itself was as public as possible. And the winner is the one who has proven himself to be a competent specialist.
According to Sergei Neverov, “United Russia” considers the holding of legitimate elections to the State Duma, and not the number of votes received on voting day, to be a priority.” And this vision of political processes is relevant not only for United Russia, but also for any political party that wants to win this season.
There is no goal to win at any cost; moreover, you won’t win “at any cost” now. Violations are monitored as thoroughly as possible.
Non-electoral technologies are detected quickly and are followed by a harsh response. The reaction, again, is as public as possible, which damages the reputation of the violating parties and candidates among voters going to vote.
Thus, the co-leader of the movement to protect the rights of voters “Voice” Grigory Melkonyants has already told the media that although all problems have not been completely eradicated, however, “there is an improvement in the overall climate.”
“The climate in the elections has become a little better than it was in 11. “Of course, the position of the Central Election Commission, which the Central Election Commission broadcast to the regions, was heard by someone, but there are isolated cases,” he concluded.
According to the Director General of the Center political information Alexei Mukhin, “The Central Election Commission is in very close connection With law enforcement agencies and the prosecutor’s office, and on this score we can be calm.” At the same time, the political scientist especially noted: “Knowing Ella Aleksandrovna Pamfilova a little, I believe that this will happen. The Central Election Commission controls the situation quite closely, including in the regions. As far as I know, he is doing significant work to prevent violations. Many candidates are very active, many have already made statements that they have recorded certain violations. This, of course, can also be sorted out very quickly. Literally in live. I think that this operational situation that we are now observing allows us to say that in general these elections can be considered not only valid, but their results will be legitimate.”
Wherein important point is that no global, systematic violations were discovered. Both Russian and foreign experts and observers speak about this. For example, member of the Public Chamber Lyubov Dukhanina noted in an interview that “candidates for deputies from all parties did real work with voters and proposed their programs. And today people really have the opportunity to make a choice. But the most important thing: the entire election campaign was truly open. And there was quite a lot of information this year. Now the most important thing is for the elections to be fair and legitimate.”
Dukhanina’s words are also confirmed by famous television journalist Evgeniy Revenko, who voted in Voronezh. According to him, “people in Voronezh actively went to the polls. No significant violations have been recorded anywhere that could affect the will of citizens. And United Russia, more than anyone else, is interested in fair, clean, transparent elections, so that no one has any doubts about the legitimacy of this vote.”
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma, head of the United Russia faction Vladimir Vasiliev also noted the increased openness and competitiveness of the current campaign. He said that "today's elections are being held in an open and competitive atmosphere." “14 parties are fighting for the mandates of State Duma deputies - twice as many as in the last elections in 2011. Equal conditions were created for all participants so that they could present their programs, and people could evaluate them and compare with each other,” Vasiliev said, emphasizing that “now much will depend on the choice of each of us, on our civic position and indifference."
“Our party set the goal of legitimacy. A lot has been done for this - we held a preliminary vote, we were able to invite many representatives of civil society into our ranks, who brought with them the respect of the people. We also reduced the number of candidate governors, so we are convinced that these results and elections are competitive and legitimate,” he noted.
“We set the task of updating the Party and meeting the expectations of society. This surprises some, but we intend to seriously change the situation. Addressing people and asking the best of them to come to us and take a place in parliament is a huge responsibility. But we must respond for this," the politician explained.
United Russia monitored new laws during the pre-election period. We are the only ones who took laws on forests, land, trade and began monitoring together with people. This is already producing results: the share of locally produced goods in chains has increased. Qualitative changes are taking place in the interests of people,” he concluded.
At the same time, citizens make a choice, and they make it very actively. According to the head of the St. Petersburg Politics Foundation, Mikhail Vinogradov, “voter turnout in the elections to the State Duma of the seventh convocation refuted the pessimistic forecasts of some analysts who predicted extremely low activity among Russians.”
Agrees with him CEO Center for Political Information Alexey Mukhin, who stated that “as electoral activity approaches in central Russia, in the western regions, especially in the south, turnout will increase. And it will reach more than 50 percent.”
At the same time, not only United Russia, but also other political parties have done work to increase legitimacy and competitiveness. For example, the Socialist Republic and the Communist Party of the Russian Federation actively developed the social agenda. In general, during the current campaign, social issues have been a popular topic for many political movements.
As for the victory of United Russia, you need to understand that this is also a huge responsibility of the party to the entire country. However, United Russia candidates did a lot of work, from the primaries to the final voting day. As part of these procedures, truly competent people and professionals were included in the United Russia lists. Who were elected to these lists by the people in a preliminary vote.
At the same time, United Russia did not field its candidates in 19 single-mandate constituencies. And this was done deliberately, within the framework of open political competition. Because in these districts there are already strong, professional opposition candidates.
In general, the level of competition has increased this election season. There are 14 parties on the ballot instead of the seven allowed to participate in the elections last year. That is, a variety of social strata can receive political representation in the State Duma Russian society, and what is important is that the political spectrum of parties covers all social strata.
According to experts, the new State Duma will be a space for constant political dialogue. United Russia is ready to talk with the constructive opposition and, moreover, to listen to the opinion of this opposition. Such dialogue is determined by the very logic of the current electoral processes and the choice of citizens. Those who were ready to speak competently and constructively both with the electorate and with competitors in the political struggle entered the Duma.
In general, positioning itself as “the party of Putin and Medvedev” played a separate and important role in United Russia’s victory. The ratings of the top officials of the state also increased the level of people's trust in United Russia.
We can say that the current campaign has been somewhat calmer than previous ones in terms of crises, scandals and violations. And this indicates the development and “maturation” of the political system in Russia as a whole.
September 18, 2016 in Russia is a single voting day. On this day Elections to the State Duma will be held in the Russian Federation according to new rules. Our national pastime, elections, is returning to Russia, albeit partially. Our favorite candidate is “against everyone”, elections to the State Duma in single-mandate constituencies, the entry barrier for political parties is being reduced from 7% to 5%, national primaries from the United Russia party and many more innovations. Eh, it’s not for nothing that people call our State Duma “the printer.” With each new election, so many incomprehensible things appear that as soon as potential candidates have time to figure it out, lo and behold, the elections have already passed! Let's try to tell it popularly about all the news on the 2016 elections. Suddenly, this is your chance, comrade new, young, smart, conscientious candidate! Or our common chance to understand: who are we choosing and how will this benefit us?
They say that in 2016, at the elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, new candidates can also try their hand at. In any case, meeting with the Chamber of Young Legislators under the Russian Senate, Valentina Matvienko addressed young people with a populist appeal: “We need to update political elites. You have every chance, especially if you go to single-member constituencies." It sounds promising.
Definitely, in Russia, in order to become a State Duma deputy, it is still safer to be the son of Zhirinovsky or at least the son-in-law of some federal minister.
Is it worth trying without iron protection? Let's figure it out. Where to start if you decide to try to become a State Duma deputy? Let's start with the main thing. What is the State Duma of the Russian Federation and how to become a State Duma deputy if you really want to.
State Duma elections in 2016. What does a candidate need to know?
On September 18, 2016, elections of deputies to the State Duma will be held in Russia Federal Assembly Russian Federation 7th convocation. To begin with, it’s worth arming yourself with the simplest information about what the State Duma of the Russian Federation is and what it does?
The State Duma of the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly, the highest legislative body of power in Russia, the upper house is the Federation Council. In 2016, at the elections on September 18, the 7th convocation of the State Duma will be formed. The first convocation of the State Duma was formed together with the Federation Council on December 12, 1993 for a period of two years according to the transitional provisions of the then adopted Constitution of the Russian Federation. Further elections of deputies were held to the State Duma in 1993, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011. The Duma of the first convocation was elected for 2 years, the Duma from the 2nd to 5th convocation was elected for four years. Then the legislation, as is customary here, was changed once again and the State Duma of the 6th convocation was elected for a term of 5 years. On September 18, 2016, new State Duma deputies will also be elected for 5 years under a mixed electoral system. Let's figure out what it is?
So, the State Duma of the Russian Federation consists of 450 deputies. Since 2016, the system of forming the State Duma simultaneously based on lists of political parties and as a result of elections in single-mandate constituencies has been returned. On September 18, 2016, voters will vote on two ballots: for a party list and for an individual candidate in a single-member district. Such a system was already in effect in Russia in 1993-2003, then it was abolished and the Duma twice, in 2007 and 2011, was elected only by party lists. In 2007 and 2011, all 450 State Duma deputies were determined by the results of voting for party lists, and the threshold for parties was 7% of the number of voters who voted.
Beginning since 2016, the mixed electoral system returns again. Half of the deputies will be elected from the lists of political parties. The party will receive the right to mandates only if at least 5% of the total number of voters vote for it in the elections on September 18.
The second half of the deputies - another 225 people will be elected in single-mandate constituencies in one round, this is the so-called majority system. To receive a mandate, a candidate in a single-mandate constituency must obtain a simple majority of votes. Whoever gets the most votes is the deputy.
The elections will be recognized as valid with any turnout, since there is no turnout threshold. Even if a dozen voters come to the polls, the elections will be recognized as legal. But there is a small ambush - the candidate “against everyone”, once beloved by Russians, is returning to us. If the majority of voters vote “against all”, the elections will have to be held again.
Let's continue with the news. So, What new has appeared in the legislation on elections to the State Duma by 2016?
In the State Duma elections, single-member districts appeared again.
What does the “petal” model of forming single-member constituencies mean?
So, The Central Election Commission divided the country into 225 electoral districts, taking into account the boundaries of the regions. In every Russian region at least one district has been formed. To divide the districts, a single norm of representation (SNR) was calculated: the number of all Russians who have reached the voting age (we counted only 109,902,583 such citizens in the summer of 2015) was divided into 225 future mandates and the required number of voters for one district was obtained - this is 488 455 people. This means that basically there are just under half a million voters per mandate. But there are regions that will receive a mandate for their deputy even with fewer voters. An important innovation is that each region is guaranteed to get its own deputy, regardless of the number of voters living in it. Therefore, the number of voters per mandate in some regions is less than the standard of 488,455 people.
The result was: Moscow - 15 districts; Moscow region - 11 districts; St. Petersburg and Krasnodar region 8 districts each. Crimea – 4 districts. The remaining 32 regions have one district each, 26 regions have two districts each, 6 regions have three districts each, 10 regions have four districts each, 3 regions have 5 districts each, 2 regions have 6 districts each, another 12 regions have 7 districts each, 2 - 8 districts each.
A very controversial principle of forming single-member constituencies was introduced - the “petal” model, in which in most regions the districts that previously existed under a mixed electoral system were torn apart. Big cities divided into parts, rural areas are annexed to each district. IN Perm region There were 4 such “petals”. This is what it looks like breakdown of single-mandate constituencies for the State Duma elections in 2016 in the Perm Territory:
In detail, the “Petal Cut” for the Perm Territory looks like this: three districts partially include Perm, and additional rural territories are attached to each district. In the fourth district, urban voters are Berezniki, Kudymkar and Solikamsk.
Previously, we recall that the Kama region was represented in the State Duma by five deputies.
Will a candidate “against everyone” take an active part in the 2016 elections?
Voting for a “candidate “against everyone” is primarily a protest vote; its level in Russia has always been quite high; in the fall of 2016, perhaps he would have been one of the most popular candidates. In any case, a survey by the Levada Center back in January 2014, before the collapse of the ruble and the deep economic crisis in the Russian Federation, showed that 74% of respondents supported the return of Mr. candidate “against everyone.” The voice of the people was allegedly heard and a corresponding law was adopted in May 2014. But we succeeded as always. There is a law, but there has never been a “candidate against everyone.”
Will the “against all” column be mandatory in elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation? Not yet, at least not in this election.
Should this column be returned to ballots for municipal elections The regions themselves will decide. In the Perm Territory, for example, in 2016, a candidate “against everyone” will not participate in municipal elections.
Against all candidates, or "Against all" candidate - usually this last item on the ballot attracts voters to the polls who want to protest the election. In the Russian Federation, voting “against all” was previously used since 1991, then it was abolished in 2006, and in May 2014 the State Duma returned the column “against all”, but not in elections to the State Duma.
By the way, this evil candidate has won elections in Russia more than once. For example, in the elections of the head of the Kurganinsky district of the Krasnodar Territory on December 5, 2004, the maximum percentage of votes “against all” was registered - 65.55%!
United Russia will put all its candidates through the primaries.
What are primaries? And what is the procedure for holding primaries from United Russia on May 22, 2016.
A primary is a qualifying or primary election in which one candidate from a political party is selected. The purpose of the “primaries” is to select the best, strongest and most popular candidates from among the applicants to participate in the elections.
Secretary of the General Council of United Russia Sergei Neverov explained at the United Russia congress on February 5, 2016, how the primaries from United Russia will take place on May 22, 2016.
1. The primaries will be organized by party organizing committees. An organizing committee must be created in each region by February 10. If there are several levels of elections in the region, the committee will be single. Primaries will be held simultaneously for candidates at all levels of elections.
2. Those wishing to participate in the primaries will need to register as a participant. Almost any citizen of the Russian Federation who is not a member of other political parties and supports the policies of the United Russia party can be a participant in the primaries from United Russia. Registration of participants in the primaries will take place from April 15 to 21. The organizing committee will have to either register the participant or give a reasoned refusal within five days. Applications are accepted only from self-nominated candidates.
3. Governors were not recommended to participate. “There is no need for governors to take part in the primaries,” Neverov explained the fundamental question. - As a rule, they have support from above. When the governor appears, everything begins to discord. If such a decision is necessary, we will discuss it further."
4. Registered participants will campaign for voters as in elections. Everything is done in an adult way: participants will be required to approve all campaign materials with United Russia, even if they are not members of the party; During campaigning, extremism and monetary bribery are prohibited.
5. All participants in the primaries are required to participate in the debates. Everyone has at least two. Beginning From April 2 to May 15, debates of primary participants will be organized every weekend in the districts. There will be no “Day of Silence”; you can campaign until May 22.
6. On May 22, potential voters will be invited to vote in their constituency from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 20 thousand polling stations will be organized throughout the country. Special ballots with multiple enhanced protection will be produced. Ballots are planned to be sent to the regions by May 15. Each voter can only vote once.
7. Voting will be rating, that is, “A person can have several leaders. Therefore, the number of votes may be greater than the number of voters,” Neverov said, and this, the party functionary noted, is one of the most slippery places in the primaries, which can become the basis for fraud. Voting will be secret.
The winners of the primaries will have the opportunity to register for elections without collecting signatures from the United Russia party on party lists or in single-mandate constituencies.
How to become a deputy? What does it mean to vote on party lists?
In 2016, it became much more difficult to get into the State Duma using party lists.
So, in a single federal district, parties will nominate their lists of candidates, which will consist of one federal group of candidates (no more than 10 candidates), and several regional groups, at least 35 groups, the total number of candidates in the regional lists can be from 200 to 400 people .
The following parties have the right to nominate and register their candidates without collecting signatures: United Russia, Communist Party of the Russian Federation, A Just Russia, LDPR, Rodina, Patriots of Russia, Communists of Russia, Russian Party of Pensioners for Justice, Greens, Civil Force, Right Cause, Civic Platform, Yabloko, PARNAS. The list is long enough, so there are enough candidates for everyone. But not everyone nominated by political parties without collecting signatures will receive mandates.
Most Right way to become a State Duma deputy means to be among the top three candidates from any “parliamentary” party: “United Russia”, Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, “A Just Russia”. It is expensive, but the guarantee is usually 100%. You can be nominated in the top three of the federal list from the party that received more than 3% of the votes in the last State Duma elections - this is Yabloko. The chance is not 100%, but still there. You can nominate without signatures from a party that has sent its deputy to at least one regional legislative body - these are the parties “Patriots of Russia”, “Right Cause” and “Civic Platform”. You can get nominated, but you have less chance of getting a mandate.
It is worth noting that the return to elections of a mixed system and single-mandate constituencies has reduced the chances of getting into the Duma on the party lists of the above-mentioned parties for many applicants. Therefore, parties are already planning to “fool” their voters a little with party lists of candidates. Single-mandate candidates will also be included in the lists, which will increase their chances of getting a mandate and at the same time give the parties a chance to push through using the best personnel and “unqualified” candidates. As usual, the lists will be headed by the so-called “locomotives”, the most popular candidates, but it is not a fact that they will become deputies. It often happens that after elections, the first on the list refuse their mandates, and at the expense of these refuseniks, those individuals from the end of the list, who are known only to the authors of such lists and for whom no one would ever vote, enter the Duma.
In each single-mandate district, one party from the above list can nominate one candidate without collecting signatures.
New parties can also try to get their candidates into the State Duma. But it will be much more difficult for them. To register a party list, new parties will need to collect at least 200 thousand voter signatures, while different regions, in one region no more than 7 thousand signatures.
How can a self-nominated candidate register for the State Duma elections in 2016?
You can try the most difficult way to become a State Duma deputy - register as a self-nominated candidate.
Who can become a candidate for State Duma deputy?
Yes, almost any citizen of the Russian Federation, according to the Constitution. To do this, the candidate must be at least 21 years old; permanently reside in Russia and have Russian citizenship. There are also restrictions. The following citizens cannot be candidates for State Duma deputies:
- those convicted of committing a serious or especially serious crime and having an unexpunged and unexpunged criminal record on voting day; for committing a serious crime, the criminal record of which has been removed or expunged within 10 years from the date of removal or expungement of the criminal record; those convicted of committing a particularly serious crime, whose criminal record has been removed or expunged within 15 years from the date of removal or expungement of the criminal record; those convicted of committing an extremist crime and having an unexpunged and unexpunged criminal record on voting day;
- citizens in respect of whom a court verdict depriving them of the right to hold public office for a certain period of time has entered into force.
Citizens, recognized by the court incompetent;
- those in prison by court verdict;
- citizens who have citizenship of another state or a residence permit in a foreign state.
The impostor, that is, the self-nominated candidate, will have to work hard and do a tremendous job: collect at least 3 percent of signatures from 498 thousand voters, which is almost 15,000 signatures. In a district with up to 100 thousand voters (there are such in sparsely populated remote regions), you will have to collect more than 3,000 signatures, this is already easier.
Election financing. Where can I get money?
Elections to the State Duma in 2016 will cost, according to preliminary estimates, about 14.3 billion rubles. Previously, elections were cheaper - in 2011, elections to the State Duma cost the budget 7.2 billion rubles. If we take into account inflation and the constant fall of the ruble, we can predict that the 2016 elections may become more expensive.
Political parties will spend huge sums on elections. Party funds are formed half from the party's own funds, and half from so-called voluntary donations. The party cannot officially spend more than 700 million rubles on elections, in some regions from 15 to 100 million rubles in each, depending on the number of voters.
Limit the fund of one candidate for State Duma deputy is no more than 15 million rubles- it's official. Well, naturally, they will spend more, using cash unaccounted for by election funds.
The 2016 elections are promised to be as open and transparent as possible.
Media representatives will have the opportunity to take photographs and make videos in the voting premises. Journalists will have the opportunity to receive certified copies of protocols with voting results.
Interestingly, due to innovations, elections may turn into a permanent folk entertainment. Costs for elections from the state budget may increase, since if a single-mandate deputy for any reason terminates the powers of the deputy, then repeat elections will need to be held in his constituency.
Anyway the 2016 elections promise to be interesting!
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V.V. Putin in the State Duma of the Russian Federation. All GdRF deputies at their workplaces:
V.V. There is no Putin in the State Duma of the Russian Federation.The State Duma of the Russian Federation is empty:
Deputies The State Duma of the Russian Federation lost their jobs with a “salary” of about half a million rubles a month and pensions of 75% of this “salary,” not to mention a lot of benefits - written and unwritten.
The next elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation will be held 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 halls of the State Duma, have already begun the preparatory stage for the start of the election campaign. Consultative negotiations with the Kremlin are in full swing, and after the nationwide celebration of the 70th anniversary 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 of 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, 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 composition of the deputy 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 among 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 will play personal qualities future politicians. 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.
