Political system in Russia
In Russia they have presidential rule. That means that the people choose the parliament and the president separately. The president is the leader of the government.
Once the president is chosen, he points out a prime minister. The prime minister has to be accepted by the Duma. Together they choose their government.
The parliament consists of 2 chambers: The Duma and the federation council.
The Duma:
The members of the duma are chosen by the people. There are 450 members, and to be a member your party has to have at least 7% of the votes. Once you are chosen you are committed to 5 years.
Their assignments are to vote for the laws and approve the prime minister. If the president vetoes a law, the duma can force the law through if they have 2/3 of the votes.
The federation council:
Russia is divided into 83 federal subjects. Each of the subjects sends two people to the federation council. One of them represents the governor and the other one represents the parliament of the subject. Their assignments are to approve the laws and the use of the military force.
The danish system:
Unlike Russia, the people of Denmark choose the parliament, who then decides the government. If the government has over 50% of the parliament against them they are forced to resign or call an election.
In Denmark we don’t have a president but a prime minister who is elected for 4 years. The prime minister in Denmark doesn’t have as much power as the Russian president.
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