Editing Elections in Russia (section)

===Parliament===

{{see also|Federal Assembly (Russia)|State Duma|Political parties in Russia}}

Legislative elections take place in Russia's 89 subjects of federation ranging from oblasts, republics, autonomous territories, and autonomous okrugs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.constitution.ru/en/10003000-04.htm |title= Chapter 3. The Federal Structure}}</ref>

The elections for the State Duma of Russia are held every five years, and the dispute is for the 450 seats of the Parliament. Half of the seats are allocated through a proportional representation party list voting, with a threshold of 5%. The other half is appointed through majority voting, where one deputy is elected for one constituency. Regional assemblies with their respective deputies are formed through this system. 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 years old can be a candidate.
*The president is to call the elections for the State Duma, in accordance with the Constitution.
*The Council of the Federation includes two representatives from each subject of the Russian Federation: one from the legislative and one from the executive body of state authority.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chapter 5. The Federal Assembly |url=http://www.constitution.ru/en/10003000-06.htm |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=The Constitution of the Russian Federation}}</ref>
[[File:Bulleten Gosduma 2011.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Ballot to the [[2011 Russian legislative election|2011 State Duma election]] with list of [[Political parties in Russia|Political parties]].]]
In May 2012 President Medvedev signed a new legislation exempting political parties from the need to collect signatures to run in parliamentary elections.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}