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Lyubarev, A.E..
Do the Russian elections correspond
to their constitutional purpose?
// Law and Politics. – 2013. – ¹ 13.
– P. 1903-1915.
DOI: 10.7256/1811-9018.2013.13.10158.
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DOI: 10.7256/1811-9018.2013.13.10158
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Abstract: The author analyzes the current position of the institution of elections in Russia after the two decades of its development
within the framework of the current Constitution of the Russian Federation. It is noted that the election legislation is
not stable, it lacks a united vector, it moves to one extremity and then to the other, and the changes are conjuncture-based.
It is shown that the elector activities are lowering, and in many regions and large cities the number of active electors
in regional and municipal elections is extremely low. These facts show low level of trust of electors to the institution of
elections, and the social polls show the same tendency. The main defects in the practice of elections included preclusion
of access to elections for popular candidates and party lists, and falsifications in counting elector voices. Additionally,
due to some provisions of current election legislation of late year a new problem of “ fabricated majority” takes place
more and more often. The conclusion is made that the Russian elections mostly do not correspond to their constitutional
purpose, which is to express the will of the people.
Keywords: elections, election legislation, activities of electors, trust of citizens, registration of candidates, falsification, election system, fabricated majority, election reform, Election Code.
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