Strategies of creating a dominant party – the case of UR
That is to say, although the
overall party system in Russia has remained fragile, within this fragile party system stands
one considerably powerful party.
Prior election results clearly demonstrate that United Russia's position has become
hegemonic: since the 2007 elections, the party controls 315 of the 450 seats in the State
Duma, 78 of Russia's 83 executive posts at regional level, majorities in 81 local assemblies,
and a large percentage of Russia's mayoralties, including 8 of the 10 largest cities. The party
has a mass membership of over 1.5 million and nearly 60,000 regional, local and primary
branches (Reuter 2010: 295).
In this light, as there is considerable reason to believe that Russia's political system is moving
towards a, what is called "dominant party system", in this paper, I will examine the main
strategies, by witch United Russia has gained and perpetuated its dominance. After looking at
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