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Trends in the development of Russian legislation regulating the mechanism of political parties' participation in elections

This article analyses the aspects of the development of Russian legislation regulating the mechanism of parties 'participation in elections, the procedure for the creation of political parties, changes in the legal status of an electoral association, the prospects for the use of majority and proportional electoral systems, as well as the system of guarantees established following the results of parties' participation in elections. The author substantiates the idea that the improvement of the electoral legislation of the Russian Federation is to find the optimal type of electoral system, which provides an effective mechanism for the implementation of the people's representation at the federal, regional and municipal levels. The authors conclude that the development of new provisions in the field of electoral law on the assessment of the powers of political parties as the main collective participants in the electoral process, the definition of the scope and content of the rights of electoral associations to participate in specific actions and procedures will contribute to further democratisation and improvement of the electoral process.