According to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, political diversity is recognized in our country. Political parties of modern Russia offer a versatile choice that can be made based on individual beliefs and preferences. This justifies the presence of various political entities.
However, since 2003, the parties of modern Russia have been forced to admit that since the creation of "United Russia" the country has actually established a dominant system. In this case, any citizen of the country can notice the predominance of members of this particular party in almost all existing authorities and local self-government (at the district and federal levels).
Our regiment arrived
Despite this, in 2012, the political parties of modern Russia sharply increased their number from 7 to 73. This happened due to the liberalization of legislation that occurred after the mass protests of citizens in 2011. The adopted document simplified the process of creating political parties. At the same time, the minimum number of parties decreased significantly.
This allowed small parties to also submit their application for registration. In addition to facilitating the general registration procedure, there has been a significant simplification of mandatory reporting. In current legislation, modern political parties in Russia also have the right to express the political will of their own electorate, to take part in all public or political events, in elections. Among other things, they can provide and lobby for the interests of their citizens at all levels of government, as well as at the levels of local governments. In addition, the political parties of modern Russia are obliged to have their regional offices in at least half of the subjects of Russia. And the governing bodies of a political party must be located on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Political parties of modern Russia have the right to nominate candidates for existing elected posts. Nomination of candidates for elections to the State Duma or to the legislative bodies of the country's subjects is not ruled out.
Quantity doesn't mean quality
A multi-party system is a new trend for the Russian Federation. But this does not hinder the creation and development of diverse political parties. Modern society is also already capable of choosing from the existing variety of parties that which will lobby and protect its specific interests. But the simplification of the procedure for creating parties led to the emergence of a business that allows particularly entrepreneurial citizens to provide assistance in creating a party or in its subsequent resale for a fee.
Simple math
According to modern legislation, the votes of citizens who were cast for non-passed parties can be distributed in favor of the past. This happens in proportion to the votes gained by the parties. At the same time, an unsuccessful party that gained about 3 percent of the vote has the right to receive funding from the state. In order to adopt a federal law, it will be enough to get half the votes of the deputies, and to adopt a federal constitutional law, about 70 percent of the votes are already required.