Electoral support of political parties on the Russia deputies’ elections to the State Duma (on example of the Primorsk and Khabarovsk territories)

Abstract

Elections of the deputies to the Russian State Duma of the seventh convocation will held in 2016 in Russia. Different approaches to determination of the essence of democratic elections and electoral campaigns are discussed in this article as well as their role in the development of civil society in the country. The analysis of legislative changes concerning the conditions of functioning of the Institute of political parties and public-legal institution of elections has been done. Different stages in the process of reforming the party and electoral systems are determined. The authors analyzed the main results of the parliamentary elections of 2003, 2007 and 2011 in Russia in general, as well as in the Primorsk and Khabarovsk territories. They examined the regional contributions to the Federal results, a comparative analysis of the electoral activity of these territories, electors’ political parties preferences of considered subjects of the Russian Federation.