Electoral process in Russian Federation

Abstract

The authors offer a brief analysis of tbe formation of the electoral process and election law in Russia which dates back to the begging of the XX century. Universal and equal suffrage introduced in 1936 was a major achievement of the Soviet Union. Russia covered a long road to the parliament system. Russia's parliament experience was brief but significant from the point of view of Law and Politics. The paper examines in details the currently existing electoral rights, as well as the procedure of electing the Federal Parliament and also the parliaments of tbe legal entities of the Russian Federation, and the process of electing the President. The authors describe the first-ever primaries beld in May, 2016 ahead of the coming parliamentary elections in Russia in autumn 2016.