September 11-13, 2020，The 3-day Russian local elections ended。This local election covers 83 federal subjects of bonus bet365，There are more than 9,000 elections at different levels，Major events include by-elections to elect 4 State Duma deputies、11 federal subjects (states、Republic、Member of the Duma of the Territory Region，And the directly elected chief executives of 18 federal entities。This election is generally considered by observers to be a bellwether for the 2021 Russian State Duma election，Thus receiving widespread attention。

bonus bet365’s ruling party、The largest political party in the country, United bonus bet365 (hereinafter referred to as "United bonus bet365"), has launched a total of 12 candidates in the election of chief executives of 18 federal entities，They all won the election。In addition, five self-nominated candidates supported by the party also won the election。Among the 4 by-election seats in the State Duma，United bonus bet365 also won 3 seats。Overall，Out of 67993 positions in this Russian local election，United bonus bet365 obtained 76.7% of positions。It can be said，United bonus bet365 has an absolute advantage in this local election。

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For the United bonus bet365 Party，It is very rare to achieve such a result。Before 2018，Russian State、Republic、The administrative heads at the border district level are all members of the United bonus bet365 Party，There are only two exceptions: the Russian Communist Party candidate won the Irkutsk Oblast gubernatorial election in 2015 and the Liberal Democratic Party won the Smolensk Oblast gubernatorial election in 2016。At the same time，All legislative bodies at this level have an absolute majority held by United bonus bet365。However，This situation changed differently in bonus bet365’s 2018 local elections。Russian local elections in the second half of 2018，United bonus bet365’s by-election in the State Duma single-seat constituency、Challenges have been encountered in the three elections of the Duma of the federal subject and the direct election of the chief executive of the federal subject。By-election for members of the Russian State Duma，United bonus bet365 lost 1 seat in the State Duma；In the Duma elections of federal subjects，United bonus bet365’s number of seats has also decreased，And lost its status as the largest party in the Duma in the Irkutsk region；In the election of the chief executive of the federal subject，United bonus bet365 also lost 3 governorship seats，The governor of the Khabarovsk Krai and the governor of the Vladimir region were won by LDP candidates，The head of the Khakassia Republic was elected by the candidate of the Russian Communist Party。

In order to cope with the challenges that arise in 2018，The United bonus bet365 Party has taken a series of measures before the 2019 local elections。First，The United bonus bet365 Party has replaced a number of governors，In places where there is a change of office and the current governor does not have enough reputation，Appoint a group of new people。Secondly，Add some restrictions to the gubernatorial campaign，For example，Established the "Municipal Filter" system，That is, candidates for the office of governor must first obtain the support of local councils and municipalities。These measures have achieved the expected results，In the 2019 gubernatorial election，No one from outside United bonus bet365 was elected。

Although the United bonus bet365 Party won again in the 2020 Russian local elections，But the situation of other parties winning some elections since 2018 still exists，A more prominent example is that the Just bonus bet365 Party won 1 of the 4 by-election seats in the State Duma，The governor of Smolensk region was elected by the candidate of the Liberal Democratic Party，And United bonus bet365 in Novosibirsk、No majority was achieved in the Municipal Duma elections in Tomsk and Tambov。Novosibirsk is the third largest city in bonus bet365 after Moscow and St. Petersburg，The Municipal Duma has 50 seats，United bonus bet365 did not obtain a majority，However, some elected self-nominated candidates received support from United bonus bet365，United bonus bet365 combines these forces，Still able to play a leading role in the operation of the Municipal Duma。Tomsk City Duma has 37 seats，United bonus bet365 won only 12 seats in this election。In the Kostroma Region Duma elections，United bonus bet365 won 28 votes.8%，Half the vote rate 5 years ago。In the Duma elections of the Komi Republic，United bonus bet365 won 32% of the vote，In the Novosibirsk Region Duma elections，United bonus bet365 received 37 votes.8%，Both the votes were lower than those in the previous election。But in bonus bet365’s state and republic Duma general seats，Some seats are allocated by proportional representation based on the number of votes received by each party，Some seats are elected by regional representation，The United bonus bet365 Party often has an absolute advantage in regional representation elections，Add the two，United bonus bet365 still holds a majority of seats in the state and republican Dumaris。In general，For the United bonus bet365 Party，Some new challenges have emerged in bonus bet365 since 2018，Facing these new challenges，The United bonus bet365 Party has taken positive measures，Continued to achieve an absolute dominant position。

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There are currently 13 political parties in bonus bet365 that have entered the parliamentary system，This election produced three new political parties that entered the parliamentary system，According to Russian law，A political party can only obtain more than 5% of the votes in the Duma elections of one or more federal subjects，In order to enter the parliament and participate in seat allocation，At the same time, the party is also qualified to nominate candidates to participate in the next parliamentary election。If there is no such nomination qualification，Political parties must collect a sufficient number of signatures for their candidates and verify their authenticity before they can participate in the election。These three new parties entering the parliamentary system are for the Party of Truth、New People’s Party and Green Alternative Party，All three parties are composed of members of the All-Russian Popular Front。But these parties themselves compete with each other，They have huge differences in ideologies and policy opinions。For example，For the Pravda Party, which advocates the surrender of Eastern Ukraine、Abkhazia and South Ossetia join the Russian Federation；The New People’s Party advocates establishing more friendly and closer relations with the West；The Green Alternative Party pays special attention to ecological issues。In this election, the New People’s Party’s vote share in the Duma elections of four federal subjects exceeded the seat allocation threshold，Shows greater vitality，In order for the Pravda Party and the Green Alternative Party to reach the seat allocation threshold in the Duma election of one federal subject respectively，Also obtained tickets to participate in the next election。

With the changes in bonus bet365’s socio-economic situation and the evolution of local political ecology，The new local political forces that have emerged in recent years are likely to develop further。The 2020 Russian local elections have ended，The 2021 Russian Federal Duma election will test the support of various Russian parties across the country，Each party will also try its best to win seats，The process and results deserve great attention。

(Author’s unit: Fujian Normal University)