State Duma
The State Duma (Russian: Госуда́рственная ду́ма), commonly abbreviated in Russian as Gosduma (Russian: Госду́ма), is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia, while the upper house is the Federation Council. The Duma headquarters are located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to as deputies. The State Duma replaced the Supreme Soviet as a result of the new constitution introduced by Boris Yeltsin in the aftermath of the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993, and approved in a nationwide referendum.
State Duma Государственная Дума Gosudarstvennaya duma | |
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| 8th State Duma | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Established | 12 December 1993 |
| Preceded by | Soviet of the Republic Constitutional Conference of Russia |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 450 |
Political groups | Government (325)
Other parties (125)
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Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Parallel voting | |
First election | 12 December 1993 |
Last election | 17–19 September 2021 |
| Meeting place | |
| State Duma building 1 Okhotny Ryad Street, Moscow | |
| Website | |
| www | |
In the 2007 and 2011 Russian legislative elections a full party-list proportional representation with 7% electoral threshold system was used, but this was subsequently repealed. The legislature's term length was initially 2 years in the 1993–1995 elections period, and 4 years in 1999–2007 elections period; since the 2011 elections the term length is 5 years.