Russian Federation

Russia (Russian: Россия), officially called the Russian Federation (Russian: Российская Федерация), was the fourth playable country to be added on the "list of sovereign states," after China and before Australia—both the United States of America and the United Kingdom were the two starting countries when Respublica was first released as an online roleplay game on 31 December 2018.

Drahgoone announced Russia's official release on 2 December 2020.

According to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the capital city of Russia is Moscow; its official language is Russian; and it is a semi-presidential republic, with an elected national legislature consisting of the State Duma ("Lower House") and the Federation Council ("Upper House").

According to Respublica, almost 147 million people live in Russia.

Gameplay
New players can choose the Russian Federation as their playable country when they first create their politician on the Respublica sign up page, while existing players can choose to play in Russia by accessing their Sub-Accounts page (My Accounts) and by creating a new sub-account (Create New Account) in Russia.

After creating their politician in the Russian Federation, players have access to Russia's main page (Details), and they can join an existing political party (Parties), create their own parties (Create a party), or stay as an independent politician (Independent).

Presidential Elections
 The governing system (game mechanics) of the Russian Federation give the President of Russia ("President"), who is elected once every 14 Respublica days through "Presidential Elections," broad powers—Presidential Election (Round 1), enterable by candidates from parties in Russia, takes place for the first 7 days, while Presidential Election (Round 2), enterable by the first-place and second-place presidential candidates, take place for the last 7 days.

Unlike the President of the United States, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom or the President of France, the President of the Russian Federation alone has the power to govern and appoint the head of government ("Prime Minister"), who in turn is the only one who may appoint Ministers inside the Russian Council of Ministers ("Government").

The State Duma ("Lower House") and the Federation Council ("Upper House") do not have the power to impeach the President—they also cannot submit a new piece of legislation (Create New Legislation) to appoint a new Prime Minister or vote the incumbent Prime Minister out with a Lower House vote of no confidence: the President alone has the power to say who will be appointed as Prime Minister, or how long a Prime Minister will stay in power.

The incumbent President is the only politician in Russia to be given the "World Leader" role both on Respublica (Respublica.co) and the Respublica Official Discord server—upon resignation or being voted out of office, they retain their "World Leader" role.

Government
 The "Government" is the national government of the Russian Federation. Unlike the Federal Government of the United States (which includes both the Congress and the Supreme Court alongside the Executive Branch in the White House), the term "Government" in the Russian Federation means the executive branch itself—represented by the Russian Council of Ministers (Cabinet).

Ministers outside Cabinet—that is, members of the extended cabinet—also have full legal powers as Ministers, and may be appointed to full portfolios. Unlike Ministers inside the Russian Council of Ministers (who are appointed by the Prime Minister), however, members of the extended cabinet are appointed by the President on the Council of Ministers channel of the official Respublica Russian Federation Discord server.

Executive power is informally exercised by all ministers both outside ("Extended Cabinet") and inside the Council of Ministers, all of whom are accountable only to the President and their Prime Minister. On 23 August 2021, Drahgoone announced that "expanded cabinets" have been "added to all countries," to allow for the appointment of up to 12 in-game ministers for the Government.

Lower House
Legislative elections are held in Russia every 3 days. The conclusion of each State Duma ("Lower House") election is announced by the News channel of the official Respublica Discord server with the following announcement: "State Duma elections have ended in Russia!" The "State Duma Elections" are the process by which current Members of the State Duma are elected and only they may submit a new piece of legislation in the Lower House to change Russian Federation Laws.

Current Members of the State Duma may submit "New Legislation" and choose an option titled "LH Speaker" to elect the Speaker ("Chairman") of the Lower House.

Upper House
The "Governor elections" (in most federal subjects), "Head of the Republic Elections" (in republics), and "Mayor Elections" (in Moscow) are the process by which a Governor, Head of the Republic, or Mayor in the Russian Federation is elected and only they may appoint a Senator to represent their region in the Upper House.

Senators may submit "New Legislation" in the Upper House to change Russian Federation Laws or choose an option titled "UH Speaker" to elect the Speaker ("Chairman") of the Upper House.

Laws
The Russian Federation Laws are the only legal source of Russian law on Respublica and may only be enacted or repealed through existing legislative process in the Lower House and the Upper House.

Left wing

 * Communist Party of the Soviet Union
 * Green Alternative
 * Idel Ural Party
 * Leftist Initiative Kaliningrad
 * Revolutionary Workers' Party
 * Russian Ecological Party
 * Russian Socialist Party
 * Siberian Independence Party
 * Yabloko

Right wing

 * Liberal Democratic Party of Russia
 * New People
 * Patriots of Russia
 * United Russia
 * White Movement

Centrist

 * Constitutional Democratic Party
 * Jewish National Bloc
 * Seadian Peasant Party Russia
 * Yamalo-Nenets National Party

Historical

 * A Just Russia
 * Communist Party of Social Justice
 * Communist Party of the Russian Federation
 * For Truth
 * House of Romanov
 * Karachay-Cherkess Regionalism Party
 * Monarcho-Socialist Party
 * Party of Growth
 * Pravda Sensha-dō High School
 * Radical Left Alliance
 * Rodina
 * Russia of the future
 * Russian Party of Pensioners for Social Justice
 * The Monarchy Party
 * Soviet Restoration Party