The Impact of Migration Processes on the Organization and Conduct of Elections to the state Duma of the Russian Federation of the VIII Convocation

Abstract

In this article, the author considers the influence of migration processes on the organisation and conduct of elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the VIII convocation The migration agenda can influence the electoral campaign in the context of two main vectors — the direct influence of migrants on voting and the factor of the impact of migration processes on the public opinion of voters from among the representatives of the old-time population In addition, the study examines the positions of political parties and actors regarding migration processes in the context of the formation of a general discourse of their election programs — both parliamentary and non-parliamentary Particular attention of the work is focused on the situation in the unrecognised republics of the South-East of Ukraine, the population of which is actively acquiring the citizenship of the Russian Federation and, accordingly, will be able to directly participate in the elections of the deputies of the lower house of the Russian parliament.