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The politics of Russia take place in the framework of the federal semi-presidential republic of Russia.According to the Constitution of Russia, the President of Russia is head of state, and of a multi-party system with executive power exercised by the government, headed by the Prime Minister, who is appointed by the President with the parliament's approval.
Election logo. Presidential elections were held in Russia from 15 to 17 March 2024. [1] [2] [a] It was the eighth presidential election in the country.The incumbent president Vladimir Putin won with 88% of the vote, the highest percentage in a presidential election in post-Soviet Russia, [4] gaining a fifth term in what was widely viewed as a foregone conclusion.
Embracing a political reverse cargo cult, the Russian political elite agrees Russia has the straw-and-manure equivalent of real democracy (there are no free and transparent elections, independent court, etc.), but the only true difference between its imitation institutions and those of Western countries is that the west has succeeded in ...
Russian forces in 2024 advanced in Ukraine at the fastest rate since 2022, the war's first year, and control about a fifth of the country. But the gains have come at the cost of heavy, though ...
Russia has built LNG plant on Sakhalin and is building another one in Primorye, aiming to increase the overseas gas exports. Meanwhile, in the Gulf of Finland Russia has built a major Ust-Luga port connected to the Baltic Pipeline System-II, which allowed the export of oil without transit through the ports of the Baltic states.
Permanent Representatives of Russia to international organisations; Platon (toll system) Political groups under Vladimir Putin's presidency; Politics of Crimea; Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly; Primakov doctrine; Primorsky Partisans; Proposed Russian annexation of South Ossetia; Proposed Russian annexation of Transnistria; Pussy Riot
A chart of the Russian political system. Russia, by constitution, is a symmetric federal republic with a semi-presidential system, wherein the president is the head of state, [260] and the prime minister is the head of government. [9] It is structured as a multi-party representative democracy, with the federal government composed of three ...
This article discusses political parties in Russia. The Russian Federation has a de jure multi-party system , however it operates as a dominant-party system . As of 2020 [update] , six parties have members in the federal parliament, the State Duma , with one dominant party ( United Russia ).