The politics of Russia (the Russian Federation) take place in a framework of a federal presidential republic. According to the Constitution of Russia, the President of Russia is head of state, and of a multi-party system with executive power exercised by the government, headed by the Prime Minister, who is appointed by the President with the parliament's approval. Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, while the President and the government issue numerous legally binding by-laws.

Aksana wrote:The politics of Russia (the Russian Federation) take place in a framework of a federal presidential republic. According to the Constitution of Russia, the President of Russia is head of state, and of a multi-party system with executive power exercised by the government, headed by the Prime Minister, who is appointed by the President with the parliament's approval. Legislative power is vested in the two chambers of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, while the President and the government issue numerous legally binding by-laws.

This is why I do not agree with the critics who say Russia is not a democratic country: the constitution is democratic.

What characterises Russia is the presence of a strong party that dwarfes any opposition and fuels the rumours that elections are rigged.

It may be that in future years, the actual president's party United Russia will split in several factions and stop the rumours that Russia is a dictatorship. The same process occured in Poland, where the almighty Solidarnosk split in several parties that now animate politics.