MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator...
legislations, thus actually lowering the threshold from 7% to 5%. There are reasons to believe that these amendments will be approved in all Russian regions in time for the next elections.The president also spoke against the collection of signatures as a mandatory condition for taking part in elections. However, this is not a task for the immediate future, just like the transfer of all regional and municipal elections to a proportionate system of representation in accordance with party lists.
Medvedev’s other election proposals are also rooted in the initiatives he advanced a year ago. He proposed restoring order in the system of early voting in local elections, saying that the aim has already been achieved at the federal level. He also said that all parties must be given equal opportunities to use municipal premises for conducting their election campaigns, and that the regions must adopt laws to guarantee equal media coverage for the parties represented
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