(as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)

1. A political party having nominated a candidate shall submit the data on its name to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. (as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)

2. Name of the political party shall be the name stated in its rules.

3. Declared void. — Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005

4. Election documents shall apply the full name of the political party if it consists of not more than seven words. If the full name of the political party consists of more than seven words and the abbreviated name is not more than seven words, the election documents shall apply the abbreviated name of the political party. If both the full and abbreviated names of the political party consist of more than seven words the political party shall agree its short (consisting of not more than seven words) name with the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation for its use in the election documents. The short name of the political party shall be formed only out of words constituting the name of the political party stated in its rules in compliance with the requirements provided by article 6 of the Federal Law On Political Parties. (clause 4 as amended by Federal Law No. 64-FZ of April 26, 2007)

5. Change of the name of the political party upon submission of the data on it to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation shall not be permitted. (clause 5 as amended by Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005)