Party domination and prospects of formation of a responsible government

The analysis of national political practice on the question of a party dominance formation allows correlation of the formal party position of the "United Russia" with its real significance in political system. It also allows making reasonable conclusions about the impact of this political party on the processes of political decision making. As an example such a key question as a formation of a responsible party government that won the elections to the national parliament is analyzed. Despite the fact that the pro-government ideologists and technologists compare the "United Russia" with different dominant parties in other political systems (forming national governments), nevertheless Russian regulatory practice doesn't give the winning party a competence to form a responsible government. This paper investigates the reasons and conditions that impede the dominant parliamentary party becoming a "ruling party." Special attention is paid to the role of ideology in ensuring the party dominance in Russia, during which a conclusion that such an over-arching political party as the "United Russia" doesn't need a full-fledged ideology is made. The ideology is replaced by a tactical substitute - "the ideology of everyday life." The result is represented as a conclusion why this political party won't be granted the right to form the highest executive body of the state power in the Russian Federation.

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