The regional parliaments of Russia are the
legislative bodies
A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government.
Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as ...
of power in the
federal subjects of Russia (
republics
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,
Territories of Russia,
regions
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,
autonomous districts and
federal cities), which have different names, often collectively referred to in the media as regional parliaments.
The federal structure of Russia includes 85 regional parliaments. The biggest regional parliament is the
State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan which consists of 110 deputies. The smallest one is the
Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
The Duma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (russian: Дума Чукотского автономного округа) is the regional parliament of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, a federal subject of Russia in the far east of the country. Togethe ...
which consists of 15 deputies. Currently, every regional parliament is elected for a session of 5 years.
Parties in each parliament
Data is current as of December 2020.
United Russia holds an absolute majority in 79 of the 85 parliaments.
The Table is not yet updated to the
2022 Russian regional elections.
a.
Not recognized internationally as a part of Russia, but part of
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
.
See also
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Politics of Russia
References
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