Title: What Type Of Government Does Russia Have? - WorldAtlas
Headings: What Type Of Government Does Russia Have?
What Type Of Government Does Russia Have?
Post-Soviet Russia’s Democratic Institutions
The Emergence Of Vladimir Putin
Putin Consolidates Power
Putin’s Russia

Content: The Federation Council consists of two representatives from each constituent entity of the Russian Federation. One representative represents the legislative branches of the constituent entities, and the other represents the executives of those entities. Also, the Russian President has the right to appoint his own representatives to the Federation Council, so long as their numbers do not exceed 10% of all its members. The Constitution of the Russian Federation also establishes a judicial branch that is supposed to act independently of the executive and legislative branches of government. The highest courts in Russia are the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. Judges of both the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court are appointed by the Federation Council based on a proposal by the Russian President. The Russian President also appoints the judges of the federal courts. The Emergence Of Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin in 2017. Image credit: Frederic Legrand - COMEO/Shutterstock
Between 1991 and 2000, Russia’s transition to democracy was chaotic and fraught with challenges.