State Assembly
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Заксобрание, or the Saint Petersburg City Duma, is the legislative body of Saint Petersburg, Russia, with a seven-year term and sessions held in the Mariinsky Palace. It has been involved in debates over laws related to CRT, 'nail guns,' AI use in legislation, and public transparency. The current (7th) convocation ran from 2021 to 2026, during which it passed 2,145 laws. Elections for the next convocation are scheduled for September 2026.
Recent coverage
- Documents 'lost' in election commission for 11 of 25 'Yabloko' candidates in St. Petersburg parliament — SOTAvision
- Almost half of the 'Yabloko' candidates in St. Petersburg face disqualification from elections due to missing documents — deputies say... — Дождь (Telegram)
- Candidates for the St. Petersburg Parliament from 'Yabloko' are being removed from elections due to missing documents — Фонтанка
- In Saint Petersburg, gradoprotector Makhin and regional Zaksobranie deputy Apostolevsky were detained due to links on Face... — ASTRA
- Deputy Ivan Apostolevsky Released After 10 Days of Arrest — SOTAvision
- Investor benefits in the resort sector on the Krasnodar Krai extended until 2030 — Коммерсантъ
- Party 'Rodina' Denied Participation in St. Petersburg Regional Duma Elections — Фонтанка
- Court keeps KPRF faction leader in Leningrad Regional Duma, Ivan Apostolevsky, under arrest — SOTAvision
- Former head of 'Yabloko' in St. Petersburg Regional Duma Alexander Shishlov banned from running due to reposting Yavlinsky's interview — SOTAvision
- St. Petersburg Court Arrests Urban Defender Yaroslav Kostrov — Дождь
- St. Petersburg environmental defender and Zaksobranie candidate arrested for 10 days due to Instagram and Facebook links in a post — Дождь (Telegram)
- Yaroslav Kostrov, candidate for the St. Petersburg Regional Duma, arrested for 10 days for a 2021 post with links to Instagram and Facebook — Медиазона
- Activist Kostrov detained over photo of flyer featuring an Instagram logo — Фонтанка
- Arrested in St. Petersburg yesterday, environmental defender Mukhin and Leningrad Oblast Regional Duma deputy Apostolevsky were detained for 1... — ASTRA
- Kostrov, Candidate for the St. Petersburg Regional Duma, Arrested in St. Petersburg — Дождь
- Activist and Candidate for the Regional Duma Yaroslav Kostrov Arrested in St. Petersburg — Дождь (Telegram)
- Gradeprotector Mukhin and Regional Duma Deputy Apostolevsky Arrested in St. Petersburg Over Social Media Links — ASTRA
- Saint Petersburg residents share stories about family on the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity — РИАМО
- Round-the-clock groups in kindergartens planned on the Middle Urals — РИАМО
- "New People" Party Nominates a Businessman Who Participated in United Russia Primaries for St. Petersburg Regional Duma — Фонтанка