Moscow City Duma
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Moscow City Duma Московская городская дума | |
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Type | |
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History | |
Founded | 1993 |
Preceded by | Mossoviet |
Leadership | |
Chairman | |
Structure | |
Seats | 45 |
Political groups | Government (26) United Russia (20) "My Moscow" (5) Independent (1) Opposition (19) Communist Party (9) Yabloko (5) A Just Russia (3) Independent (2) |
Length of term | 5 years |
Elections | |
Plurality voting | |
Last election | 8 September 2019 |
Next election | 2024 |
Meeting place | |
Website | |
duma.mos.ru/en |
The Moscow City Duma (Russian: Московская городская дума, romanized: Moskovskaya gorodskaya duma) is the regional parliament (city duma) of Moscow, a federal subject and the capital city of Russia. As Moscow is one of three federal cities,[a] the city duma's legislation can only be overridden by the mayor and the federal government.
Composition
It includes 45 members who are elected for a five-year term on Single-mandate constituency basis.
From 1993 to 2001 the Duma was elected by single-member districts. From 2005 to 2009, 20 deputies were elected on party lists, and 15 in single-seat constituencies. From 2009 to 2014 18 deputies were elected on party lists, and 17 in single-seat constituencies. Since 2014 all 45 deputies are elected in single-seat constituencies.
The last election was held in 2019.
Legislative elections
- 12 December 1993
- 14 December 1997
- 16 December 2001
- 4 December 2005
- 11 October 2009
- 14 September 2014
- 8 September 2019
History
The original municipal legislature was established in 1785.