Russian legislative election, 2051 (Discord)

The Russian legislative election occurred on 8 October 2051, being the first election held in Russia for over a decade, since the beginning of the Second Russian Civil War. It was held the largest state on the former territory of the Russian Federation, the Tsardom of Russia, which is a nominal constitutional monarchy. Tsar Alexander decided to organize an election to increase public support for his government throughout the country and to create a diverse body of advisers in the State Duma. The elections were announced in November 2050 and campaigning took place during the following year.
All of the former political parties prior to the civil war had been dissolved, so new ones were formed. The nationalist Union of Russian People, representing Great Russian nationalism, won with the majority of the vote (71%), largely thanks to the feeling of revanchism among the populace. They advocated reunifying the country and turning the tsardom into a respected great power. Democratic Alternative, a moderate liberal democratic party advocating for peaceful coexistence with the other states, came in second (16%) while several smaller movements received less than 10% of the vote.
As a result, Prince Svyatoslav Golitsyn (related to the ruling House Putyatin) became the Russian Prime Minister, his credentials being accepted by Tsar Alexander on October 19.
==Parties standing==
	Party 	Leader 	Position	Ideology
	Union of Russian People (SRN)Союз Русского Народа (СРН) 	Prince Svyatoslav Golitsyn	 	
	Democratic Alternative (DA)Демократическая альтернатива (ДА) 	Nikolai Krylov 	 	
	Party of National Progress (PNP)Партия Национального прогресса (ПНП) 	Prince Pavel Lvov 	 	
	Social Revolutionary Party (SRP)Социал-революционная партия (СРП) 	Andrei Yakunin 	 	Soft
	Russian Republican Party (RRP)Российская Республиканская партия (РРП)	Yaropolk Sazonov 	 	Social
	Fatherland Front (OF)Отечественный фронт (ОФ) 	Alexander Kasyanov 	 	Moderate Social
===Unqualified parties===
These political groups have attempted to run but did not get enough support to take part.
	Party 	Leader 	Position	Ideology
	Alliance of Russian Democrats (ARD)Алянсь российских демократов (АРД)	Alexei Liviensky 	 	
	Slavic People's Movement (SND)Славянское народное движение (СНД) 	Count Viktor Makarov	 	
	Party of Greens (PZ)Партия зелёных (ПЗ) 	Vladimir Mikheyev 	 	
	Russian People's Party (RNP)Русская народная партия (РНП) 	Sergei Borisov 	 	
==Results==
 	Leader 	Party 	Votes 	% 	Seats
 	Svyatoslav Golitsyn 	Union of Russian People 	50,184,000 	72 	319
 	Nikolai Krylov 	Democratic Alternative 	11,152,000 	16 	72
 	Pavel Lvov 	Party of National Progress 	3,485,000 	5 	22
 	Andrei Yakunin 	Social Revolutionary Party 	2,091,000 	3 	13
 	Yaropolk Sazonov 	Russian Republican Party 	2,091,000 	3 	13
 	Alexander Kasyanov 	Fatherland Front 	1,394,000 	2 	9
Invalid/blank votes 	Invalid/blank votes 	 	2,185 	– 	–
Total 	Total 	69,702,185 	100 	450 	
Registered voters/turnout 	Registered voters/turnout 	 	70 	 	
Source: Central Elections Commission	Source: Central Elections Commission	Source: Central Elections Commission	Source: Central Elections Commission	Source: Central Elections Commission	
==Background==
The entry of the Russian Federation into World War III on the side of the German–led Pact of Steel led to it invading the Baltic states and Finland. The former were quickly occupied within days while Finland held out, even with German reinforcements attacking from occupied Sweden and Norway. Russia took considerable losses and the anti-war opposition began mass protests. These caused an overthrow of the government in Moscow in 2036, which caused some regions to secede from the country.
The remnants of the Russian Government continued to hold out but various regional warlord cliques and independence movements caused it to splinter. Eventually, the largest faction, dominated by nationalist and royalist army officers, took control of the majority of European Russia and placed the Putyatin Dynasty into power. Tsar Alexander took control of the Tsardom of Russia and and after restoring order inside the borders decided to hold elections for the State Duma. This was done to legitimize his rule and provide the people with a voice. He announced in November 2050 that parties may be formed and can begin campaigning.
Due to the previous civil war and the ongoing low-level conflicts across the former Federation, the right-wing nationalist parties took the lead in the polls, with the Union of Russian People (SRN), led by a relative of the Tsar, Prince Svyatoslav Golitsyn, promising to reunify the country. It surged in the polls and maintained a steady and growing lead over the course of the campaigning. Originally, Prince Pavel Lvov's more left-wing nationalist party, the Party of National Progress (PNP), which also promoted unification, was the second-place contender. However, around late March 2051, a more democratic-focused classical liberal movement called the Democratic Alternative (DA) begin overtaking the PNP in the polls, taking their electorate. It promised a peaceful existence with other states and rebuilding the Tsardom's infrastructure to improve the standard of living as their priorities.
==Opinion polling==
Poll source	Fieldwork date 	Samplesize	 	 	 	 	 	 						
Poll source	Fieldwork date 	Samplesize	 	 	 	 	 	 						
Poll source	Fieldwork date 	Samplesize	Krylov	Kasyanov	Lvov	Sazanov	Yakunin	Golitsyn						
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
Result 	8 October 2051 	— 	16% 	2% 	5% 	3% 	3% 	71% 						
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						
Levada 	5 October 2051 	953 	15% 	2% 	7% 	2% 	1% 	70% 						
VTSIOM 	2 October 2051 	1052 	14% 	4% 	9% 	2% 	4% 	67% 						
VTSIOM 	29 September 2051	826 	19% 	2% 	6% 	1% 	7% 	65% 						
VTSIOM 	3 September 2051 	498 	21% 	3% 	6% 	1% 	5% 	64% 						
Levada 	25 August 2051 	839 	18% 	4% 	8% 	4% 	2% 	64% 						
VTSIOM 	20 August 2051 	901 	20% 	5% 	7% 	3% 	2% 	63% 						
VTSIOM 	5 August 2051 	1140 	22% 	3% 	6% 	2% 	3% 	64% 						
Levada 	16 July 2051 	975 	19% 	4% 	8% 	2% 	3% 	64% 						
VTSIOM 	2 July 2051 	1027 	21% 	4% 	10% 	2% 	2% 	62% 						
Levada 	28 June 2051 	933 	20% 	3% 	8% 	3% 	3% 	63% 						
Levada 	9 June 2051 	884 	22% 	3% 	8% 	2% 	3% 	62% 						
VTSIOM 	27 May 2051 	1019 	24% 	2% 	9% 	2% 	4% 	60% 						
Levada 	18 May 2051 	1200 	18% 	2% 	11% 	3% 	4% 	61% 						
VTSIOM 	4 May 2051 	1022 	16% 	6% 	10% 	1% 	3% 	63% 						
Levada 	28 April 2051 	735 	19% 	7% 	6% 	6% 	1% 	61% 						
VTSIOM 	17 April 2051 	981 	17% 	6% 	10% 	4% 	3% 	60% 						
VTSIOM 	12 April 2051 	649 	21% 	4% 	7% 	4% 	2% 	62% 						
Levada 	8 April 2051 	1064 	20% 	5% 	9% 	3% 	1% 	62% 						
VTSIOM 	26 March 2051 	909 	13% 	4% 	11% 	6% 	6% 	60% 						
Levada 	20 March 2051 	893 	11% 	8% 	12% 	4% 	7% 	58% 						
Levada 	13 March 2051 	1278 	14% 	7% 	10% 	4% 	7% 	58% 						
VTSIOM 	7 March 2051 	976 	11% 	9% 	12% 	5% 	6% 	57% 						
Levada 	1 March 2051 	1008 	16% 	3% 	17% 	5% 	5% 	54% 						
Levada 	24 February 2051 	913 	15% 	6% 	21% 	6% 	4% 	48% 						
VTSIOM 	15 February 2051 	1147 	12% 	6% 	24% 	7% 	5% 	46% 						
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