The State Duma

The State Duma (Russian Государственная Дума ) is the lower house of the Russian parliament , consisting of 450 deputies . Duma expresses a vote of confidence for the presidential candidate for prime minister , may also file a motion of censure . Has legislative initiative . It can also pull out at the president for treason , which can initiate the process of his impeachment .

Pride may be terminated in three cases :

- after three rejection of its presidential candidate for prime minister ,
- when it is expressed within three months twice a motion of censure against the government ,
- when the government refuses a vote of confidence , the president can solve it or dismiss government within seven days .

The State Duma consists of 450 deputies , since 2005, of elected proportional . There is one federal constituency proportional system (method of converting votes into seats - Hare - Nemeyera ) , all candidates elected from party lists !

The right to vote to citizens who are 18 years old, with the exception of persons incapacitated by a final judgment of the court , as well as those arrested in accordance with the court. Have a right to be elected while those citizens who have completed 21 years , with the exception of incapacitated persons and arrested pursuant to a final court decision .

to 2005 Duma elections were selected mixed :

-1 / 2 seats stocked by the majority system ( in single-member constituencies ) ,
-1 / 2 according to the proportional system , with 5% threshold of votes gained in the entire country by the list of political parties .
The voter has 2 votes - for a party or a block party ( by selecting one of the three people listed there ) and per person in single- candidate constituency.