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Article name Political parties of the “new” subjects of the Far Eastern Federal District on the eve of the start of a new electoral cycle
Authors Budaev B.. ,
Badmatsyrenov T.. ,
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Category Earth science
DOI 329. 324
DOI 10.21209/2227-9245-2021-27-2-83-96
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Annotation The article examines the main features of the development of regional party systems in the Republic of Buryatia and the Transbaikal Territory. The authors’ attention is drawn to the conditions for the development of the political system of these regions on the eve of their entry into the Far Eastern Federal District. From the point of view of the authors, the process of transition of the Republic of Buryatia and the Transbaikal Territory was determined not only by the desire to increase the number of residents of the Far Eastern Federal District, but also by the desire to reverse the deteriorating political situation in the regions of Eastern Siberia. The drop in the ratings of regional heads, the weakening of the positions of the regional branches of the parties in power, against the background of the crisis in the economy, all this as a whole reduced the possibilities of managing the region from the federal center. The transition of the regions to the Far Eastern Federal District was to be supported by new financial injections, which was supposed to stabilize the regional party systems. In this situation, it becomes interesting how close the regional party systems of the Republic of Buryatia and the Transbaikal Territory are, how close they are to the electoral indicators of the Far Eastern Federal District. The solution of what internal problems are typical for them will contribute to the effective development of regional party systems on the ground. The authors note that in the Republic of Buryatia and the Transbaikal Territory, regional branches of the parties in power on the eve of the “transition” experienced a serious political crisis. This circumstance was actively used by the opposition, which managed to increase its influence in regional parliaments. At the same time, the leaders of the opposition put at the forefront not party interests, but personal ones. Partized in the early 2000 the regional political system, again began to return to the system of patronage-client relations, built on mutual benefit. The party system of the regions began to slowly degrade. The transfer of subjects to the Far Eastern Federal District should help to stabilize the local party system. The new heads of regions, who managed to straddle financial flows, managed to consolidate the political elite around themselves and build relatively stable, even relations with the opposition
Key words electoral cycle; crisis of regional power; transition of Buryatia and the Transbaikal Territory to the Far Eastern Federal District; elections of heads of constituent entities of the Russian Federation; regional branches of parties; regional conflicts; regional parliamentary factions; political elite; power; opposition
Article information Budaev B., Badmatsyrenov T. Political parties of the “new” subjects of the Far Eastern Federal District on the eve of the start of a new electoral cycle // Transbaikal State University Journal, 2021, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 83–96. DOI: 10.21209/2227-9245-2021-27-2-83-96.
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