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President: Vladimir Putin · Prime Minister: Mikhail Mishustin · Governing party: ER, LDPR
Legislative elections: State Duma, 5-year term, 450 seats, 5% threshold, parallel voting (FPTP/PR: 225/225 seats):

   2026 2021 2016 2011
Party Ideology % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats
Edinaja Rossija (ER)
United Russia
Centrism
Statism
Social conservatism
    49,8 324 54,2 343 49,3 238
Kommunističeskaja Partija Rossijskoj Federacii (KPRF)
Communist Party of the Russian Federation
Communism
Marxism-Leninism  
    18,9 57 13,3 42 19,2 92
Liberalno-Demokratičeskaja Partija Rossii (LDPR)
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
Nationalism
Right-wing populism          
     7,6 21 13,1 39 11,7 56
Spravedlivaja Rossija-Patrioty-Za Pravdu (SR)
A Just Russia-Patriots-For Truth (a)
Social democracy
Democratic socialism 
    7,5 27 6,2 23 13,2 64
Partija "Novyie Ljudi" (NL)
Party "New People"
Liberalism        5,3 13 - - - -
Vserossijskaja Političeskaja Partija "Rodina" (RODINA)
All-Russian Political Party "Motherland"
Nationalism        0,8 1 1,5 1 - -
Partija Rosta (ROST)
Party of Growth (b)
Liberal conservatism        0,5 1 1,3 - 0,6 -
Graždanskaja Platforma (GP)
Civic Platform
Liberal conservatism        0,2 1 0,2 1 - -
Independents     - 5 - 1 - -
Others     9,5 - 10,2 - 6,0 -
Total     - 450  - 450 - 450
Turnout   51,7 47,8 60,2

© 2026 Wolfram Nordsieck. Source: Central Election Commission (www.cikrf.ru).  For full coverage, click here (1990-present). Notes: (a) 2011/2016: A Just Russia (SR); (b) 2011: Right Cause (PD).