出版社：Research Centre for East European Studies and the Center for Security Studies
摘要：The absence of effective representative institutions means that Russia has no parties that can operate in the normal sense of the word. Voters increasingly do not trust them. Over the years, the authorities adopted electoral legislation that had the effect of reducing the number of parties and increasing central control over their activities. Medvedev’s reforms led to a further deterioration of the situation, with the extension of the presidential term to six years and the parliamentary term to five years. The existing parties are losing their ideological coherence as their various regional branches start to represent a variety of different interests. A change in Russia’s political system could lead to a rapid change in its party system as well.
