For the first time in Russian history, all 450 parliamentary seats will be divided between representatives of political parties elected by federal and regional party lists under a proportional electoral system. The French people dethroned the monarch … The Duma appoints representatives of the State Duma to the Presidential Council on State Service. The July Revolution is also known as the July Days, where protests and demonstrations were rampant on the streets of France. In Russia: Constitutional framework. The Duma also chooses the firm that conducts the yearly audit of the Russian Central Bank. Description of electoral system: In the State Duma, one-half members are directly elected by simple majority vote and one-half members are directly elected by … The 1st time the Duma expresses no confidence in the government, the President can either accept the government's resignation or let them stay in power If the Duma expresses no confidence a 2nd time within three months, the President can either accept the government's resignation or dissolve the State Duma and call for new elections. The last time the State Duma was elected under a mixed system was in December 2003. United Russia's list received 37 percent of the vote, but thanks to the deputies elected from the individual districts, the ruling party occupied 67 percent of parliamentary seats. Mass protests against election fraud in December 2011 spoiled everything. DUMA, Imperial Russian legislature, in existence between 1906 and 1917.The electoral law establishing the First Duma included no specific restrictions on the Jewish franchise. It is a legislative authority that consists of 450 members elected for five years. Full Report, (PDF, 421KB). The Duma appoints one of the fifteen members of the Collegium of the Federal Commission on the bonds market. The State Duma is one of the chambers of the Russian parliament, the Federal Assembly. Others: The Duma has the power to declare amnesties. The president’s nominee for chairman of the government is subject to approval by the State Duma; if it rejects a nominee… Members of the Federation Council serve 4-year terms and members of the State Duma serve 5-year terms. On December 2, 2007, elections for the State Duma (lower house of the legislature) will be held in Russia. The Duma is an elected legislature in Russia and some other republics of the former Soviet Union. It consists of the Federation Council (an upper house comprising appointed representatives from each of Russia’s administrative divisions) and the State Duma (a 450-member popularly elected lower house).