Provide a 9 pages analysis while answering the following question: Should Russia Be Considered a Democratic State. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required. It makes sense to note that the largest nation that broke up from the Soviet Union was Russia by the year 1991. Russia adopted a new constitution after the constitutional crises dated 1993. The adoption of the constitution was as per the 1993 referendum. Primarily, it is wise to note that the country now, is referred to us central presidential republic. It is worth to analyze the structural nature of the Russian government (Fish, 2005.p.7). Here the structure of the federal presidential republic of Russia is described as follows: first, there is the presidency, the executive, the state Dumas, the federation council and lastly the political parties. Having put that across, it is now important to analyze the structure of the Russian country systematically, commencing with the president. President, according to the constitution of 1993, it is pertinent to realize that strong powers have been provided to the president to the extent that he is capable of issuing directives and decrees that possess the authority of law without necessarily the review from the legislation. However, the president carries the above even though according to the constitution, it is that the law document should not be contravened. According to the law, it is required that those who are competing for the presidency to win at least 50% of the total votes cast. If the above is not attained, then the two tops should face each other in a run-off election. Unlike the 1993 constitution of a four-year term for the presidency, the constitution was amended in 2008, and so it is clear that president goes on power for a six-year term. Consequently, the president is eligible for a second term but according to the constitution, a third term is not recognized.

On the other hand, the president has the mandate of appointing the prime minister with the Duma approval. Again, the role of the prime minister is subservient to the role of the president historically. It is&nbsp.notable that the above situation changed from the year 2008, after the stepping down of Vladimir as president, and deputy prime minister by then Dmitry stepping up as president consecutively.