When the elections to the State Duma in 2016 in Russia - the date. Will there be elections in the People's Democratic Republic and Latvia?
President of Russia Vladimir Putin on June 17, 2016signed a decree "On the appointment of elections to the deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation" and thus determined the date of the election of the seventh convocation. Since the signing of the decree, the official pre-election campaign has also started, which, according to experts, this year will be particularly hot. And this is despite the fact that the elections were scheduled for the end of September. On when there will be elections to the State Duma in 2016 in Russia, as well as about the specifics of the deputy race, find out more.
When there will be elections to the State Duma in 2016 in Russia
Of course, the main issue that worries allconscious voters, concerns the date on which the 2016 parliamentary elections are scheduled for the State Duma of Russia. Recall that initially in 2014 the CEC of the Russian Federation called the date for holding elections to the State Duma on December 4, 2016. But in the spring of 2015, the deputies of the current sixth convocation began to consider the possibility of moving the elections to the State Duma for an earlier period. Several options were proposed, among which the second and third Sunday of September were the leaders. In the end, it was decided to postpone the parliamentary elections of VII to the penultimate September resurrection. When will the elections to the State Duma of Russia in 2016? The exact date is 18 September.
Features of the elections to the State Duma in September 2016 in Russia
The pre-election race of 2016 in Russia is alreadystarted and immediately it became clear that it would in many respects differ from the elections of previous years. There are several key features of the elections to the State Duma, which will be held in September 2016 in Russia. First, this year the electoral system has changed - from majority to mixed. What does this mean? Now only half of the deputies (225 out of 450) will fall into the Duma according to party lists. The remaining half will fight for deputy badges in single-member districts. Secondly, the threshold for passing to the Duma has decreased: this year it is enough for the parties to overcome the 5% barrier (previously it was 7%), and individual candidates in the districts need to gain the majority of votes. Thirdly, the pre-election campaign 2016 promises to please a large number of new faces. To date, 75 parties have officially been registered on the territory of the Russian Federation, which can take part in the race. Since signing the presidential decree, they have 25 days to register for participation in the electoral campaign. And this means that very soon we will know who will venture to compete with well-known leaders. In addition, another feature of the elections to the State Duma in September 2016 in Russia will be the first participation in them of the inhabitants of the Crimean peninsula. A serious innovation of this electoral campaign was mandatory notification by candidates of the CEC about the availability of property and foreign currency accounts abroad, as well as close family members. We hope that such a measure will make the elections of 2016 even more transparent and fair. Especially since the head of the CEC this time was appointed Ella Pamfilova, demonstrating her earlier ability to react toughly to violations in the electoral process.
When elections will be held in the People's Democratic Republic and the People's Republic of Germany (Donbass) in 2016
Another important point that excitesmany, concerns the date when elections will be held in the People's Republic of China and the Latvian People's Republic (Donbass) in 2016. Recall that the leaders of the republics previously repeatedly appointed, and then postponed the dates of local self-government elections. According to the latest data, at the moment the elections in the People's Democratic Republic and the People's Republic of Finland are scheduled to be held on July 24, 2016. It was this date that was announced by the leader of the Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Zakharchenko after the cancellation of the elections in April this year. Following Zakharchenk, the decision to postpone the date of local elections was announced by the head of the Lugansk People's Republic Igor Plotnitsky. At the same time, the new date coincides with the same date of elections in the People's Republic of China - on July 24. How real this date is and whether elections will be held in the end of July 2016 in the People's Republic of China and the People's Republic of Finland, time will tell. Meanwhile, the pre-election campaign for 2016 in the State Duma of Russia is already in full swing. The only time that could negatively affect the results of these elections is the dacha season in September. It is the height of the harvest, experts say, that can prevent many voters from getting to the State Duma elections in 2016.
