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Moscow City Duma

Moscow City Duma
Московская городская дума
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded 1993
Preceded by Mossovet
Leadership
Chairman
Alexey Shaposhnikov, United Russia
Structure
Seats 45
Moscow City Duma 2014.svg
Political groups
United Russia (28)
Communist Party (5)
Liberal Democratic Party (1)
Rodina (1)
Nonpartisan (10)
Elections
Last election
14 September 2014
Meeting place
Отчёт Сергея Собянина в Московской городской Думе (октябрь 2016).jpg
Website
duma.mos.ru/en

Coordinates: 55°45′52″N 37°37′02″E / 55.764503°N 37.61722°E / 55.764503; 37.61722

The Moscow City Duma (Russian: Московская городская дума, Moskovskaya Gorodskaya Duma) is the Russian regional parliament in Moscow, the unicameral City Duma (city council, a local parliament) of the Russian capital city of Moscow. As Moscow is one of three federal cities, the city duma's legislation can only be overridden by the mayor and the federal government.

It includes 35 members who are elected for a four-year term in a Mixed-member proportional representation: 18 are elected on a proportional party list basis and 17 on Single-mandate constituency basis.

From 1993 to 2001 was elected by single-member districts. From 2005 to 2009, 20 deputies were elected on party lists, and 15 - in single-seat constituencies. Since 2009 18 deputies are elected on party lists, and 17 - in single-seat constituencies.

The current Chairman of the Moscow City Duma is . The last election, held in 2014.

The original municipal legislature was established in 1785.


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