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00:00 RT completes the online broadcast of the single voting day. Thank you for being with us. Continue to follow the news on our website.

23:55 The RT broadcast is coming to an end. We present to you the brightest moments of the election campaign: someone sang, someone recalled Hollywood films, someone bet on cats.

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 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 The Public Opinion Foundation provides the following exit poll figures: United Russia is in the lead, gaining 48.7% of the vote, 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%, Civic 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, the Russian Party of 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%. The last place is currently occupied by “Civil Force” - 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 Ukrainian nationalists prevent Russians from voting in 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 has identified 16 cases of issuing two ballots to people voting using absentee certificates. 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 Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Alexander Gorovoy said that the department recorded cases of ballot stuffing at polling stations in 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 airbase. 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.

“An attempt to catch a Pokemon is a violation of public order, obstructing 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-at-Large of the 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 an explosion 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 a deputy Verkhovna Rada 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 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, the 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.

TASS DOSSIER. Exactly six months later, on September 18, 2016, elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the seventh convocation will take place. They will be held on a single voting day in accordance with the new legislative norms. The procedure is established by the federal laws “On the elections of deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation” of February 22, 2014, “On the basic guarantees of electoral rights and the right to participate in a referendum of citizens of the Russian Federation” of June 12, 2002, as well as other legislative acts.

The lower house of parliament is elected for a term of five years and consists of 450 deputies.

The TASS-DOSSIER editors have prepared material on the basic rules for electing deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation and some innovations of the 2016 campaign.

Postponement of election date

In 2016, for the first time, elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation will be held not in early December, but on the third Sunday of September, and will be combined with a single voting day - September 18.

The initiative to postpone the election date in the spring of 2015 was made by State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin and the leaders of three Duma factions - Vladimir Vasiliev (United Russia), Vladimir Zhirinovsky (LDPR) and Sergei Mironov (A Just Russia).

Corresponding amendments to federal laws on the elections of deputies and on the basic guarantees of the electoral rights of citizens of the Russian Federation were adopted in July and November 2015. The legality of these changes, which shortened the term of office of the Duma of the sixth convocation, was submitted for consideration by the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. On June 29, 2015, the court found them not to contradict the Basic Law.

Return to a mixed electoral system

The main innovation in the State Duma elections is the return of the mixed proportional-majority system. The corresponding changes to the law on elections of deputies were adopted on February 22, 2014. Half of the deputy corps - 225 people - will be elected in single-mandate electoral districts (one deputy - one district) formed on the territory of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

The other half is for the federal electoral district, which includes the entire territory of Russia, in proportion to the number of votes cast for lists of party candidates. This principle of formation legislative branch already used in elections in 1993-2003. Since 2007, citizens have voted only for party lists.

Scheme for dividing single-member constituencies

In connection with the change in the electoral system, on November 3, 2015, the head of state signed a law on a scheme for the formation of single-mandate constituencies. The entire territory of Russia is divided into 225 electoral districts, taking into account the borders of the constituent entities of the Federation (at least one district in each of the constituent entities).

During the division, the so-called “petal” model was used, when one district includes both urban and adjacent rural areas. Thus, big cities turned out to be divided into several electoral districts (according to “petals”) and merged with neighboring municipalities. This cut will be in effect for the next 10 years.

One district was formed in 32 subjects of the Russian Federation, two – in 26, three – in six subjects, four – in ten, five – in three. Every two more subjects are divided into six, seven and eight districts. The most big number districts were in the Moscow region (11) and Moscow (15).

Growing number of parties and new registration rules

Candidates in single-mandate constituencies are nominated by political parties or through self-nomination; in the federal electoral district - as part of the lists political parties. The ban on voting blocs has been retained.

After the adoption of amendments to the law “On Political Parties” on April 3, 2012, which simplified their creation and registration, the number of parties in Russia increased 11 times: from seven in 2011 to 77 currently. Of these, 75 can participate in elections (whose regional branches registered in at least half of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation).

Parties represented in the State Duma and regional parliaments, as well as, for the first time, those who received 3% or more of the votes in the last Duma elections, are exempt from collecting voter signatures in support of their lists. Thus, 14 parties will receive benefits: “United Russia”, Communist Party of the Russian Federation, LDPR, “A Just Russia”, “Yabloko”, “Patriots of Russia”, “Right Cause”, PARNAS, “Civil Platform”, “Communists of Russia”, Russian Party Pensioners for Justice, Rodina, Civil Power and the Russian Environmental Party Greens. Everyone else needs to collect at least 200 thousand signatures in their support (at least 150 thousand in the 2011 elections), of which no more than 7 thousand in each subject of the Russian Federation.

A party that has registered its federal list can nominate candidates in single-member districts without collecting signatures. Others, as well as self-nominated candidates, must secure the support of at least 3% of voters in the corresponding district, and if the number of voters there does not exceed 100 thousand, at least 3 thousand signatures.

Compared to previous elections, the size of federal party lists has been reduced and should include from 200 to 400 candidates (previously - up to 600). Moreover, no more than half of it can be non-party members. The list is divided into a federal part of up to 10 people (this part may be missing) and into regional groups, the minimum number of which is 35 (previously 70). The same candidate can be nominated by a party both as part of a list and in a single-mandate electoral district.

Lowering the entry barrier

In 2016, the threshold for parties was reduced from 7% to 5% of the votes of voters who took part in the elections. Candidates in single-mandate constituencies need only obtain a simple majority of votes. The rule provided for in the 2011 elections that parties that received between 5% and 7% of the votes could also receive one or two seats in parliament has been eliminated.

New restrictions for candidates

At the 2016 State Duma elections, the so-called “criminal filter” will be used for deputy candidates for the first time. The applicant will have to provide information not only about the presence of an unexpunged or outstanding criminal record, but about all the ones he previously had.

It is prohibited for former convicts of serious or especially serious crimes to run for office: the first - for 10 years from the date of serving their sentence, the second - for 15 years.

In addition, candidates are now required to report to the CEC information about their accounts, deposits, etc. abroad, and if registered, close them or transfer them to banks located in the Russian Federation.

Reduction of observers from parties

Compared to the 2011 campaign, the number of election observers will be reduced. According to amendments to the electoral legislation adopted on February 15, 2015, one or two observers from a party or candidate are allowed to be present at a polling station. At the same time, they are given the right to take photographs and videos in the voting premises, and observers can be removed from the polling station only by a court decision.

Previously, only media representatives were allowed to film, and the precinct commission had the right to remove them. According to the Central Election Commission, the voting process in 2011 was monitored by 269 thousand observers from Russian parties. Of these, 93 thousand - from United Russia, 70 thousand - from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, 50 thousand - from A Just Russia, 33.5 thousand - from the Liberal Democratic Party, 7 thousand - from Yabloko, 6 thousand each - from “Right Cause” and “Patriots of Russia”.

Changes to deadlines for filing complaints

It will be possible to challenge the voting results in court within 10 days after the election commission makes a decision on the results, and to protest the election results within up to three months. Previously, a year was allotted for filing such applications in court.

At the same time, citizens can appeal the decisions of the election commission only at the polling station where they voted.

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 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 showing an absolute majority in new State Duma“United Russia” is recruiting, testifying to 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 in support of fair and decent elections everywhere are planned for September 19-20,” Gennady Zyuganov grumbles. 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 government data 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. Who had sufficient quantity strong single-mandate candidates in order to close a certain number of constituencies - those had a chance, and those who did not, could show as many videos as they wanted and run a campaign on the Internet: voters do not like electoral schizophrenia, when you have to vote for a person from one party, and for a brand - another "- 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 don’t have any internal strain in the political campaign, such internal protest 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, but in these elections in State Duma democracy won.

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 the Crimean Tatars show “an unprecedented turnout in the State Duma elections, demonstrating complete solidarity with the 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 for 2.5 years as a destabilizing factor. 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, for For 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 such a vision political processes 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 General Director of the Center for Political Information, Alexei Mukhin, “The Central Election Commission is in very close contact 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 monitors 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 some global, systematic violations was not found. 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, within the framework of the current campaign, social issues were popular topic for so 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 great job, 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, EP played a separate and important role positioning itself as “the party of Putin and Medvedev.” 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.

The State Duma adopted in the first reading the draft law on combining single voting day with federal parliamentary elections on the third Sunday in September starting in 2016. The initiative was submitted to the lower house in June by State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin, as well as the leaders of three parliamentary factions Vladimir Vasilyev (United Russia), Vladimir Zhirinovsky (LDPR) and Sergei Mironov (A Just Russia).

As TASS notes, the document was proposed simultaneously with the initiative to postpone the Duma elections from December to the 3rd Sunday of September, which deputies adopted at the end of the spring session. “This bill combines small elections with large ones. This is the technical part,” said one of its authors, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, presenting the initiative at the meeting.

Currently, a single voting day is held on the second Sunday of September. The project provides for the possibility of combining the next elections of deputies of the State Duma, which are to be held on the third Sunday of September, with a single voting day. Thus, a single voting day will take place in 2016 not on September 11, but on September 18, simultaneously with the federal parliamentary elections.

As Vladimir Pligin (United Russia), head of the State Duma's specialized committee on constitutional legislation and state-building, explained earlier, “we are currently talking about the fact that voting in the State Duma elections in 2016 will coincide with a single voting day.” “As for the single voting day outside the Duma campaigns, it remains on the second Sunday of September,” the parliamentarian added.

Wikipedia

Elections of deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation VII convocation will take place throughout the entire Russian Federation 18 September 2016 at single voting day. .

The elections will be held on mixed electoral system: out of 450 deputies, 225 will be elected from party lists according to a single federal district (proportional system), and another 225 in single-mandate districts (majoritarian system). To get into the Duma under the proportional system, parties need to overcome 5% barrier, and candidates in districts receive a simple majority of votes. Previously, a mixed system was used in elections, , and years.

As of July 1, 2015 in the Russian Federation (including Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol) 109,902,583 voters were registered, and taking into account those registered outside the Russian Federation and in the city of Baikonur - 111,782,877 voters. The elections will be recognized as valid with any turnout, since the turnout threshold has not been established.

Election date

Beginning in the spring of 2015, deputies of the State Duma of the VI convocation considered the issue of postponing the elections from December 4, 2016 to more early date. Among the possible dates early elections the second and third Sundays in September were named, as well as October 2016. According to many opposition politicians, as well as political scientists and journalists, this initiative is explained by the desire of the Russian authorities to prevent the victory of the opposition not controlled by the Kremlin, in particular the party RPR-PARNAS. Experience of unified voting days, which in the Russian Federation have been held on the second Sunday of September since 2013, shows that at this time of year many voters simply do not physically reach polling stations, as they are on vacation dachas And those who get there prefer to make a choice in favor United Russia, Communist Party of the Russian Federation, Liberal Democratic Party or Just Russia, because most of The campaign period falls on the summer holidays, when most voters have neither the time, energy nor desire to learn anything about candidates and parties, and as a result they prefer to vote “the old fashioned way.” In turn, one of the supporters of this initiative, Chairman of the General Council of the United Russia party Sergey Neverov suggests that the authorities only want elections to take place before the State Duma adopts the budget for next year. For the second time, the State Duma will be elected for a term of five years. As in 1993-2003, elections will be held according to the mixed system: half of the deputies will be elected from party lists at a 5 percent barrier, and the other half - at single-mandate constituencies in one round.

Electoral legislation

According to the current legislation, elections to the State Duma are held according to a mixed system. This means that it will be possible to vote for both the party list and candidates in single-member districts. Exactly half of the State Duma's membership will be elected in single-mandate constituencies - 225 people.

A party list is allowed to distribute deputy seats if more than 5% of the voters who took part in the voting voted for it. Subsequently, parliamentary parties will be able to nominate their candidates in the Russian presidential elections without collecting signatures. At the same time, all parties that received at least 3% of the votes in the elections receive a number of state benefits and privileges: direct access to next elections to the State Duma and all elections to legislative (representative) bodies state power in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, which will take place no later than the next elections to the State Duma; reimbursement of all expenses for the past elections and increased financial security for the entire period until the next elections. On December 5, 2014, State Duma deputy from LDPR Alexey Didenko introduced bill No. 670120-6 on reducing passage barrier for political parties from 5 to 2.25%; there is 1 positive and 2 negative feedback regional parliaments. Parties that received at least 3% of the votes in the last Duma elections and those that are represented in at least one of the regional parliaments of the Russian Federation are directly allowed to participate in the elections. Today these include: United Russia, Communist Party of the Russian Federation, A Just Russia, LDPR, Apple ; Patriots of Russia, Right Cause, RPR-PARNAS, Civic Platform, Communists of Russia, Russian Party of Pensioners for Justice, Motherland, Civil Power and Greens. The liberal parties promised to organize a coalition and are moving towards this. Open Russia, Progress Party, RPR-PARNAS, Libertarian Party of Russia and a number of other parties confirmed this.

Hardly anyone knows what will happen by September 18, 2016.

Scheme of single-member constituencies V

The Central Election Commission divided the entire territory of the Russian Federation into 225 electoral districts, taking into account the borders of the constituent entities of the federation. At least one district is formed on the territory of each subject. To divide the districts, a unified norm of representation (UNR) was calculated: the number of all voters as of the summer of 2015 was 109,902,583, divided by 225 Duma mandates and received the number 488,455. Then the number of voters in each region of the country was divided by the norm of representation. The resulting number is the number of mandates that the subject of the federation receives.

September 2, 2015 The Central Election Commission has announced the division of single-mandate constituencies. The most districts received were Moscow (15), Moscow Region (11), St. Petersburg and Krasnodar Territory (8 each). In the annexed Crimea, 4 single-mandate constituencies will be created: 1 in Sevastopol and 3 in the Republic of Crimea. In 32 subjects - one district, in 26 subjects - two districts, in 6 subjects - three districts, in 10 subjects - four districts, in three subjects - 5 districts, in two subjects - 6 districts, and in two subjects - 7 districts each, two more - 8 districts each. The smallest constituency was on the territory of Nenets Autonomous Okrug- about 33 thousand people. The most populous district was in Astrakhan region- 747 thousand.

The State Duma must approve the project for dividing districts until December 5, 2015.

Sociology

Shading in gray means the party has overcome the five percent barrier required to obtain seats in the State Duma.

The State Duma is the lower house of parliament, together with the Federal Assembly it represents the legislative power in our country. The status and powers of the State Duma are defined in the Constitution.

As a result of the Constitutional reform of 1993, this political institution exercising supreme legislative power was again established in our country after a long break (since 1917). Elections to the State Duma took place in December 1993. The powers of the Duma of the 1st convocation were exercised for a transition period of 2 years. The last time the Duma was elected for 5 years.

The constitutional powers of the State Duma are not limited only to the adoption of federal laws, including also giving consent to the appointment of heads of the most important government bodies, declaring amnesties, and even the initiative to remove the president from power.

Elections to the Duma are regulated not only by the norms of the Constitution, but also by the law “On the elections of deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.” The next elections to the State Duma were to be held in December next year, but On July 3, 2015, deputies decided to postpone the elections from December to September. Such a decision was first discussed in 2015, when representatives of the most influential parliamentary factions proposed changing the legislation.

Postponement of elections - pros and cons

Changes to the law on elections of State Duma deputies mean a change not only for 2016, this order will continue in the future. The draft law was initiated by the leaders of United Russia, the Liberal Democratic Party and A Just Russia in May 2015. The reasons for the postponement were primarily the idea of ​​adding voting for State Duma deputies to a single voting day, which traditionally takes place in the regions in September since 2013.

Already in June, the bill was submitted to the State Duma, receiving a positive opinion from the Russian government. On July 1, the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation allowed the postponement of election day, recognizing this proposal as constitutional. It is interesting that representatives of the presidential administration, speaking about postponing the election date, distanced themselves from the initiative, leaving its adoption (or non-acceptance) to the discretion of legislators.

According to a number of political scientists, politicians and journalists, the initiative to postpone the elections to the State Duma is caused by the desire of pro-government deputies to prevent opposition parties and movements that are not controlled by the current government from entering the State Duma (for example, Parnas).

An analysis of the results of unified voting days held in Russia since 2013 shows that many voters do not take part in voting during this period. The reasons for this may be either the unfinished dacha season or insufficient interest in the elections at the local and regional level in general. As for the part of the electorate that is guaranteed to participate in the vote, it traditionally stands for United Russia, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, and the Liberal Democratic Party.

The arguments of supporters of the initiative to change the election legislation also look reasonable. Thus, Sergei Neverov, Chairman of the General Council of United Russia, explains the idea of ​​​​postponing the election date by so that the new composition of the State Duma is determined before the budget for next year is adopted.

The most vulnerable is the expectation of receiving budget savings from the early termination of the powers of the old State Duma, since the payment of compensation to deputies of the current convocation will cover the possible positive effect of savings. And the chairman of the Central Election Commission, Vladimir Churov, does not share, according to him, hopes for an economic effect from postponing the elections.

Mixed system - what are the features

The Law on the Election of Deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation establishes amended rules for the election of deputies: for the first time in 2016, they will be held according to the updated system. Voters will now need to vote both on party lists and in single-mandate constituencies (225 State Duma members each).

Half of the parliamentarians will be elected from party lists. There are a number of requirements for inclusion in the party list:

• support of voters in the region (at least 3% of the vote in the previous elections;
• current representation of parties in the regions (in local parliaments);
• 200 thousand signatures of voters (if the party is young and does not yet have its representatives in the regions).

In general, innovations should have a positive effect on political competition - after all, parties operating in a certain region will have to compete for the necessary voter support. It is also interesting that according to the changes in

The Law on Political Parties, the registration threshold for “newborn” political parties was reduced to 500 thousand people, and the number of registered ones increased 10 times. The remaining 225 deputies will be determined as a result of elections in single-mandate constituencies. The election system for them is simple: one district - one deputy. The country is divided into districts according to several principles:

• on the territory of each region - at least one district;
• maximum equality of parliamentary representation for voters in each region;
• Variations in the creation of districts in different regions can be quite large (due to differences in population in different parts of the country).

As for the last point, it exists for the possibility of creating a single-mandate district in a subject of the Russian Federation where the population density is low, for example, Evenkia, Buryatia, although in densely populated areas there will, of course, be more districts.

Russians' opinions on the State Duma elections

Public opinion polls, in particular from the Public Opinion Foundation, show that residents of the country are generally calm about changing the election date. As justification for the transfer, most respondents cite cost savings (no need to spend money on a single vote and elections to the State Duma), the speedy adoption of decisions by the new Duma, and the preservation of political stability in the country.

At the same time, the majority of Russians are ready to take part in the vote (about 79%). As always, the most active part of the electorate is the older generation of voters.

Assessing the innovations in legislation related to the elections to the State Duma, we can say that they are convenient for the ordinary voter - he will know who exactly represents his region in parliament, and for the first time in the elections one can expect not only political competition between parties, but also personalities, politicians vying for the mandate of a State Duma deputy (including those who are not adherents of any party), and changing the election date will not have a catastrophic effect on voter turnout at the ballot boxes.

Much more important, what changes actually await the country after the convening of the Duma in 2016? Let's hope only positive ones...

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