2003_Russian_legislative_election

2003 Russian legislative election

2003 Russian legislative election

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Legislative elections were held in Russia on 7 December 2003.[1] At stake were the 450 seats in the State Duma (Gosudarstvennaya Duma), the lower house of the Federal Assembly.

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Distribution of the constituency seats by federal subject.
List
  •   United Russia
      People's Party
      Communist Party
      Rodina
      Yabloko
      Party of Rebirth/Party of Life
      Union of Right Forces
      Agrarian Party
      Great Russia
      New Deal
      Business Development Party
      Self-nominations
      Seat not filled

As expected, the pro-Vladimir Putin United Russia party received the most votes (38%) and won the most seats, gaining an absolute majority in the Duma. The Communist Party remained the second largest, though much reduced in strength. The Liberal Democratic Party improved its position by 19 seats, while the liberal Yabloko and the liberal-conservative Union of Right Forces lost most of their seats.

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Legacy

The 2003 election is cited by scholars as a turning point in Russian politics, as it marked the moment the federal parliament effectively became a rubber stamp body.[3][4][5]

References

  1. [1]
    Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1642 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. [2]
    Сведения о зарегистрированных депутатах ГД ФС РФ четвертого созыва по одномандатным избирательным округам Archived 2006-10-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  3. [3]
    Rosefielde, Steven; Hedlund, Stefan (2009). Russia Since 1980. Cambridge University Press. p. 174. ISBN 9780521849135. Retrieved 23 September 2023. Duma election of 2003, reducing the legislature to a rubber stamp.
  4. [4]
    Troianovski, Anton; Nechepurenko, Ivan (19 September 2021). "Russian Election Shows Declining Support for Putin's Party". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  5. [5]
    China Russia Compared wesleyan.edu July 2015
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