More than nine million people in Russia did not have a right to be elected, according to estimates from 2021. The largest group of disenfranchised persons was comprised of those with a second citizenship or a foreign residence permit, amounting to roughly six million. Furthermore, nearly 1.7 million were convicted for committing serious crimes over the past decade, which prevented them from getting elected in the country.
Estimated number of people ineligible to be elected in elections in Russia as of 2021, by reason
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Disenfranchised people in millions
Have a second citizenship or foreign residence permit
6,000
Convicted for committing serious crimes in 2010-2020
1,668.51
Convicted to imprisonment for committing crimes and have an unresolved and outstanding conviction for such crimes
1,032.83
Convicted for committing extremely serious crimes in 2010-2020
429.09
Convicted under administrative articles related to extremism in 2020
4.1
Convicted under criminal articles related to extremism in 2010-2020
The source specified the following information: "This figure does not include those people who may be deprived of voting rights after the adoption of a new law banning persons involved in the activities of organizations recognized as extremist or terrorist, and the recognition as such Alexei Navalny supporters' structures. The number of such persons is still impossible to predict."
The source obtained figures on convicted persons from statistics of the Judicial Department at the Supreme Court of Russia.
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Golos. (July 28, 2021). Estimated number of people ineligible to be elected in elections in Russia as of 2021, by reason (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263474/disenfranchised-population-by-reason-russia/
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Golos, Estimated number of people ineligible to be elected in elections in Russia as of 2021, by reason (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263474/disenfranchised-population-by-reason-russia/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
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