| Formal name: Российская Федерация (Rossiyskaya Federatsiya - the Russian Federation). The federation consists of 46 oblasts, 21 republics, 4 autonomous okrugs, 9 krays, 2 federal cities and 1 autonomous oblast. |
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| Current government: |
Head of State – President Vladimir Putin (from May 2012)
Prime Minister – Dmitriy Medvedev (from May 2012) |
| * The President is elected by popular vote for a 4-year term (and is eligible for a second term). Government Ministries are appointed by the President. There is a Presidential Administration that provides staff and policy support to the president, drafts presidential decrees, and co-ordinates policy among government agencies. The Security Council also reports directly to the President. |
Constitution: federal republic.
* Two-chamber Federal Assembly consisting of the Federation Council (upper house) with 168 seats and the State Duma (lower house) with 450 seats, elected by proportional representation from party lists winning at least 7% of the vote. State Duma elections were last held in December 2007. |
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