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| Russian legislative election, 2051 | ||||
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| 450 seats of the State Duma | ||||
| October 8, 2051 | ||||
| Turnout | 70% | |||
| Majority party | Minority party | Third party | ||
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| Leader | Svyatoslav Golitsyn | Nikolai Krylov | Pavel Lvov | |
| Party | Union of Russian People | Democratic Alternative | Party of National Progress | |
| Seats won | 319 | 72 | 22 | |
| Percentage | 71% | 16% | 5% | |
| Fourth party | Fifth party | Sixth party | ||
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| Leader | Andrei Yakunin | Yaropolk Sazonov | Alexander Kasyanov | |
| Party | Social Revolutionary Party | Russian Republican Party | Fatherland Front | |
| Seats won | 13 | 13 | 9 | |
| Percentage | 3% | 3% | 2% | |
The Russian legislative election occurred on 8 October 2051, being the first election held in Russia for over a decade, since the beginning of the Second Russian Civil War. It was held the largest state on the former territory of the Russian Federation, the Tsardom of Russia, which is a nominal constitutional monarchy. Tsar Alexander decided to organize an election to increase public support for his government throughout the country and to create a diverse body of advisers in the State Duma. The elections were announced in November 2050 and campaigning took place during the following year.
All of the former political parties prior to the civil war had been dissolved, so new ones were formed. The nationalist Union of Russian People, representing Great Russian nationalism, won with the majority of the vote (71%), largely thanks to the feeling of revanchism among the populace. They advocated reunifying the country and turning the tsardom into a respected great power. Democratic Alternative, a moderate liberal democratic party advocating for peaceful coexistence with the other states, came in second (16%) while several smaller movements received less than 10% of the vote.
As a result, Prince Svyatoslav Golitsyn (related to the ruling House Putyatin) became the Russian Prime Minister, his credentials being accepted by Tsar Alexander on October 19.
Parties standing[]
| Party | Leader | Position | Ideology | |
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| Union of Russian People (SRN) Союз Русского Народа (СРН) |
Prince Svyatoslav Golitsyn | Far right | Russian nationalism Monarchism | |
| Democratic Alternative (DA) Демократическая альтернатива (ДА) |
Nikolai Krylov | Center-left | Liberal democracy Pro-Europeanism | |
| Party of National Progress (PNP) Партия Национального прогресса (ПНП) |
Prince Pavel Lvov | Left-wing | Liberal democracy Left-wing nationalism | |
| Social Revolutionary Party (SRP) Социал-революционная партия (СРП) |
Andrei Yakunin | Far left | Democratic socialism Soft Marxism-Leninism | |
| Russian Republican Party (RRP) Российская Республиканская партия (РРП) |
Yaropolk Sazonov | Center-right | Social conservatism Christian democracy | |
| Fatherland Front (OF) Отечественный фронт (ОФ) |
Alexander Kasyanov | Right-wing | Moderate Russian nationalism Social conservatism |
Unqualified parties[]
These political groups have attempted to run but did not get enough support to take part.
| Party | Leader | Position | Ideology | |
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| Alliance of Russian Democrats (ARD) Алянсь российских демократов (АРД) |
Alexei Liviensky | Left-wing | Republicanism Libertarianism | |
| Slavic People's Movement (SND) Славянское народное движение (СНД) |
Count Viktor Makarov | Center-left | Pan-Slavism Left-wing nationalism | |
| Party of Greens (PZ) Партия зелёных (ПЗ) |
Vladimir Mikheyev | Left-wing | Republicanism Environmentalism | |
| Russian People's Party (RNP) Русская народная партия (РНП) |
Sergei Borisov | Far left | Marxism-Leninism |
Results[]
| Leader | Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Svyatoslav Golitsyn | Union of Russian People | 50,184,000 | 72 | 319 | |
| Nikolai Krylov | Democratic Alternative | 11,152,000 | 16 | 72 | |
| Pavel Lvov | Party of National Progress | 3,485,000 | 5 | 22 | |
| Andrei Yakunin | Social Revolutionary Party | 2,091,000 | 3 | 13 | |
| Yaropolk Sazonov | Russian Republican Party | 2,091,000 | 3 | 13 | |
| Alexander Kasyanov | Fatherland Front | 1,394,000 | 2 | 9 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,185 | – | – | ||
| Total | 69,702,185 | 100 | 450 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 70 | ||||
| Source: Central Elections Commission | |||||
Background[]
The entry of the Russian Federation into World War III on the side of the German–led Pact of Steel led to it invading the Baltic states and Finland. The former were quickly occupied within days while Finland held out, even with German reinforcements attacking from occupied Sweden and Norway. Russia took considerable losses and the anti-war opposition began mass protests. These caused an overthrow of the government in Moscow in 2036, which caused some regions to secede from the country.
The remnants of the Russian Government continued to hold out but various regional warlord cliques and independence movements caused it to splinter. Eventually, the largest faction, dominated by nationalist and royalist army officers, took control of the majority of European Russia and placed the Putyatin Dynasty into power. Tsar Alexander took control of the Tsardom of Russia and and after restoring order inside the borders decided to hold elections for the State Duma. This was done to legitimize his rule and provide the people with a voice. He announced in November 2050 that parties may be formed and can begin campaigning.
Due to the previous civil war and the ongoing low-level conflicts across the former Federation, the right-wing nationalist parties took the lead in the polls, with the Union of Russian People (SRN), led by a relative of the Tsar, Prince Svyatoslav Golitsyn, promising to reunify the country. It surged in the polls and maintained a steady and growing lead over the course of the campaigning. Originally, Prince Pavel Lvov's more left-wing nationalist party, the Party of National Progress (PNP), which also promoted unification, was the second-place contender. However, around late March 2051, a more democratic-focused classical liberal movement called the Democratic Alternative (DA) begin overtaking the PNP in the polls, taking their electorate. It promised a peaceful existence with other states and rebuilding the Tsardom's infrastructure to improve the standard of living as their priorities.
Opinion polling[]
| Poll source | Fieldwork date | Sample size |
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| Krylov DA |
Kasyanov OF |
Lvov PNP |
Sazanov RRP |
Yakunin SRP |
Golitsyn SRN | |||||||||
| Result | 8 October 2051 | — | 16% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 71% | ||||||
| Levada | 5 October 2051 | 953 | 15% | 2% | 7% | 2% | 1% | 70% | ||||||
| VTSIOM | 2 October 2051 | 1052 | 14% | 4% | 9% | 2% | 4% | 67% | ||||||
| VTSIOM | 29 September 2051 | 826 | 19% | 2% | 6% | 1% | 7% | 65% | ||||||
| VTSIOM | 3 September 2051 | 498 | 21% | 3% | 6% | 1% | 5% | 64% | ||||||
| Levada | 25 August 2051 | 839 | 18% | 4% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 64% | ||||||
| VTSIOM | 20 August 2051 | 901 | 20% | 5% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 63% | ||||||
| VTSIOM | 5 August 2051 | 1140 | 22% | 3% | 6% | 2% | 3% | 64% | ||||||
| Levada | 16 July 2051 | 975 | 19% | 4% | 8% | 2% | 3% | 64% | ||||||
| VTSIOM | 2 July 2051 | 1027 | 21% | 4% | 10% | 2% | 2% | 62% | ||||||
| Levada | 28 June 2051 | 933 | 20% | 3% | 8% | 3% | 3% | 63% | ||||||
| Levada | 9 June 2051 | 884 | 22% | 3% | 8% | 2% | 3% | 62% | ||||||
| VTSIOM | 27 May 2051 | 1019 | 24% | 2% | 9% | 2% | 4% | 60% | ||||||
| Levada | 18 May 2051 | 1200 | 18% | 2% | 11% | 3% | 4% | 61% | ||||||
| VTSIOM | 4 May 2051 | 1022 | 16% | 6% | 10% | 1% | 3% | 63% | ||||||
| Levada | 28 April 2051 | 735 | 19% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 1% | 61% | ||||||
| VTSIOM | 17 April 2051 | 981 | 17% | 6% | 10% | 4% | 3% | 60% | ||||||
| VTSIOM | 12 April 2051 | 649 | 21% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 62% | ||||||
| Levada | 8 April 2051 | 1064 | 20% | 5% | 9% | 3% | 1% | 62% | ||||||
| VTSIOM | 26 March 2051 | 909 | 13% | 4% | 11% | 6% | 6% | 60% | ||||||
| Levada | 20 March 2051 | 893 | 11% | 8% | 12% | 4% | 7% | 58% | ||||||
| Levada | 13 March 2051 | 1278 | 14% | 7% | 10% | 4% | 7% | 58% | ||||||
| VTSIOM | 7 March 2051 | 976 | 11% | 9% | 12% | 5% | 6% | 57% | ||||||
| Levada | 1 March 2051 | 1008 | 16% | 3% | 17% | 5% | 5% | 54% | ||||||
| Levada | 24 February 2051 | 913 | 15% | 6% | 21% | 6% | 4% | 48% | ||||||
| VTSIOM | 15 February 2051 | 1147 | 12% | 6% | 24% | 7% | 5% | 46% | ||||||