1906 Russian legislative election
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Tsar Nicholas II's opening speech before the two chambers on 27 April 1906 Sergey Muromtsev （1850-1910） was the President of the First State Duma Prime Minister Ivan Goremykin （1839-1917） was
instrumental in the dissolution of the First State Duma Legislative elections were held in the Russian Empire from 26 March to 20 April 1906 to elect the 497 members of the State Duma.
The elections returned a significant bloc of moderate socialists and deputies from the liberal Kadet party, both of which demanded further reforms following the 1905 Russian revolution.
For this reason, it is sometimes called the Duma of Public Anger （Дума народного гнева）.
Due to its hostility to the autocratic Tsarist government, the elected Duma was dissolved by Nicholas II only ten weeks after first meeting.
The State Duma was created in a wave of violent attacks against imperial officials and public upheaval, which culminated in a national strike in October 1905 as part of the Russian Revolution of 1905.
This paved the way for Russia's first parliament.
With the nation's infrastructure all but paralyzed, Tsar Nicholas II signed a historic manifesto of 17 October 1905, promising civil rights to the population and creating Russia's first elected state legislature.
This parliament, named the duma, would have the right of veto over laws, meaning that no bills could become law without the duma's approval.
The elections were boycotted by the some socialist groups and the Bolsheviks.
Among the political parties formed were the peasant leaders' Labour Group （Trudoviks）, liberal-intelligentsia Constitutional Democratic party （the Kadets）,
the less liberal Union of October 17 （the Octobrists）, and the positively reactionary Union of Land-Owners.
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