Шутов Михаил Васильевич

This article is devoted to the description of the specifics of political competition in the regions of the Russian Federation. The results of the elections to the representative bodies of 85 regions of Russia of the current convocations, broken down by federal districts, are taken as a basis. In addition, the paper gives an assessment of the mixed electoral system in the elections in the regions. It is based on the results of political parties on a single and in single-mandate electoral districts. Based on the results obtained, the difference between the obtained indicators is correlated, which allows us to give a qualitative assessment of the level of political competition within the current electoral system.

This report provides an overview of the level of political competition in the Rostov region. The aim of the work is to analyze how political competition in the representative branches of Russian regions affects the dynamics of political competition in the Rostov region. To achieve this goal the author will analyze the specifics of the major regions of the Russian Federation, and the elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Rostov region in the period 2008 2018. The article will focus on the relationship between the results of political parties in a single electoral district and the final distribution of Deputy Portfolios in the representative body of the Federation. Due to the fact that this indicator should be measured exclusively by quantitative tools, there will be used the mathematical method of the American political scientist Masao Nagayama. Based on the statistical material, we’ll be able to track not only the level of political competition, but also the trends that will determine the vector of development of regional Institute of parliamentarism in the near future.