IPA CIS International Observers to Monitor at Polling Stations in Moscow and Other Russian Regions

The IPA CIS Observer Team at the election to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation included MPs from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, as well as experts from the International Institute for Monitoring the Democracy Development (IPA CIS IIMDD), including its offices’ staff members.

Deputy Speaker of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Askar Shakirov was appointed as the IPA CIS Observer Team Coordinator.

On 17-19 September 2021, all observers will meet with Russian senators, representatives of parties running in the elections, the Central Election Commission, the General Prosecutor’s Office and the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, and visit polling stations.

The IPA CIS international observers will work in Moscow, other regions of Russia and at foreign polling stations in the Azerbaijan Republic, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Moldova, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Federal Republic of Germany. The data obtained during the monitoring will be included in the final conclusion.

14 parties take part in the elections: the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the Greens, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, New People, United Russia, A Just Russia – Patriots – For Truth, Yabloko, the Party of Growth, the Russian Party of Freedom and Justice, Communists of Russia, Civic Platform, Green Alternative, Rodina and the Party of Pensioners.

According to the current electoral legislation, the lower house of the Russian parliament is elected for a term of five years through a mixed electoral system. Half of the seats (225) are elected from party lists with a five percent electoral threshold, and the other half in 225 single-member constituencies in a single ballot.