Democracy Development in Russia and the World Economic Crisis Lazareva Marina Candidate of Legal Sciences Senior Lecturer Moscow State Law Academy n.a. O.E.Kutafin Vologda Affiliate

Plan Introductory words about crisis » 1. Form of state rule » 2. The President » 3. The Parliament » 4. The Government Summary Summary

Form of state rule – is a procedure of building up and interaction of supreme bodies of state power. Triangle of Powers President – represents the country Parliament - Government – issues laws implements the laws issues laws implements the laws

. Formation Dissolution Government The one who has influence on the Government, he rules the country

Prime-minister one Government party Parliamentary majority stability Prime-minister many Government parties Parliamentary majority Instability Pyramid of Power

Russia is a mixed republic - The President of Russia is elected by the population - The Government is formed jointly by the President and the Parliament, but the President dominates in this process - The Government bears the political responsibility before the President and the Parliament, but the President dominates in this process - The President has the right to dissolve the State Duma (lower chamber of the Parliament) - The President has the right to dissolve the State Duma (lower chamber of the Parliament)

The Russian Presidents Boris EltsinVladimir PutinDmitry Medvedev 1991 – – – – – to the present

Russian presidential elections, %

Sovereign democracy Sovereign democracy Sovereign democracy - implies that policy of the President must first of all be supported by majority of the population in Russia, such majority support is a main principle of a democratic society. A sovereign-democratic regime is characterized by developing democracy and at the same time by defending personal and state independence to the extent which is rational and possible in the modern world. Sovereign democracy - implies that policy of the President must first of all be supported by majority of the population in Russia, such majority support is a main principle of a democratic society. A sovereign-democratic regime is characterized by developing democracy and at the same time by defending personal and state independence to the extent which is rational and possible in the modern world. Imitation democracy — it is a form of a political system when despite the formal democratic legislation and formal implementation of all electoral procedures, actual participation of civil society in ruling the state and influence of the society on the power (the feedback) is insignificant and minimal. Imitation democracy as a rule has a political system with one dominant party. Imitation democracy — it is a form of a political system when despite the formal democratic legislation and formal implementation of all electoral procedures, actual participation of civil society in ruling the state and influence of the society on the power (the feedback) is insignificant and minimal. Imitation democracy as a rule has a political system with one dominant party.

The State Duma of the Russian Federation Communist Party “A Just Russia” “United Russia” Liberal Democratic of the Russian Federation Sergey Mironov Dmitry MedvedevParty of Russia Gennady Zyuganov Vladimir Zhirinovsky

Duma 1 ( ) Total 13 parties and blocs Duma 2 ( ) Total 23 parties and blocs Duma 3 ( ) Total 14 parties and blocs Duma 4 ( ) Total 10 parties and blocs Duma 5 ( ) Total 4 parties, no independent deputies Duma 6 ( ) Total 4 parties, no independent deputies

The electoral and party legislation o strict rules for minimal number of party members were introduced, out of several dozens of parties there were only 7 left. o the State Duma, regional and municipal parliaments were elected exclusively by proportional system, this significantly strengthened position of the existing 7 parties. o the President Dmitry Medvedev offered to carry out a political reform to liberalize the party legislation.

Government of Russia (from 1991 to present day) President Putin ( ) President Putin ( ) President Medvedev ( ) President Eltsin ( )President Eltsin ( )

Population of Russia and unemployed

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GDP and the average per capita income