Russia Throughout the History
the elections were held after every four years. In November 2008, the constitution was amended
to make the Duma's term five years ( " R u s s i a n p o l i t i c a l s ys t e m , " )
The upper house in the Russian Federal Assembly is the Federation Council. It has 168
members and they are called senators. There are 168 members in the federation Council. The
country is divided into smaller areas; 47 oblasts, 8 krais, 2 federal cities, 5 autonomous okrugs
and one autonomous oblast. Each of these have different powers. Senators are elected by the
provincial legislature and the provincial governor and confirmed by the legislature ( " R u s s i a n
p o l i t i c a l s ys t e m , " ) .
The main political party in Russia is called the United Russia. It was founded in 2001 as a
result of troubles between many political parties. They describe themselves as centrists. It is
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