Electoral Reforms of Post Soviet Russia

ABSTRACT

The Russian Federation carries with itself the legacy of administration and working system of the earlier Soviet Union. There was no scope for the reforms under the Tsarist Russia and even under the Soviet Union which was governed by the Controlled mechanisms. However the paper highlights few changes made by the Constitution as far as electoral system is concerned. Further, the process of disintegration led to the transformation of the entire system of governance which had brought multiple reforms. The researcher has categorized the reforms under various leadership of the Russian Federation. Major electoral reforms are listed down which had played a very crucial role since the disintegration of the USSR. To develop a well system of administration for any state after its painful collapse it takes time. However with the introduction of such reforms it will certainly help Russia to fill the loopholes within their internal system. It is a typical electoral system that the Russian government had developed to suit its own political interests.  

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