Historical, judicial and political aspects of elections to the bodies of regional authorities in the Kaliningrad Region of the Russian Federation in the years 1993–2013 Cover Image

Исторические, правовые и политические аспекты выборов в региональные органы представительной власти Калининградской области Российской Федерации (1993–2013 гг.)
Historical, judicial and political aspects of elections to the bodies of regional authorities in the Kaliningrad Region of the Russian Federation in the years 1993–2013

Author(s): Sergej Lunev
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Electoral systems
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: local elections; electoral law; Kaliningrad Region; Russia

Summary/Abstract: This paper analyzes the regional elections of the deputies to the Kaliningrad Oblast Duma, starting in 1993 and the applicable legislation, and leads to the conclusion that, in general, all the elements of the election system of deputies of the State Duma, or the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, are replicated in the Kaliningrad region and other units of the Federation. The unification of the electoral legislation across the entire Russian Federation promoted greater similarity of the election systems of different regions, without taking into account their specific character. The transformation of the law on electoral procedures on the federal level, which is still in progress, determines further search for an optimal election model in the Russian Federation.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 301-318
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Russian