The draft law introduces amendments to the Federal Law On Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right of Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in Referendums and the Federal Law On General Principles of Local Self-Government in the Russian Federation.
In accordance with the draft law, at least half the seats in municipal and district representative bodies with 20 or more deputies is to be divided among the lists of candidates nominated by political parties in proportion to the number of votes received by each of the candidate lists.
The draft law is aimed at implementing the relevant provisions of the Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of November 30, 2010.
Amendments to the legislation will affect about 1,200 municipal representative bodies and will broaden and strengthen the representation of political parties at the municipal level.