State Duma second half of the 1990s, the Duma became an important forum for lobbying by regional leaders and businessmen looking for tax breaks and legislative favors. The work of the leading committees, such as those for defense, foreign affairs, or budget, attracted a good deal of media attention and lobbying activity. In the early 2000s, following the 1999 parliamentary elections, the pro-presidential Unity party and the Communist Party of the Russian Federation were the leading forces in the State Duma. A 2016 exposé by Dissernet showed that 1 in 9 members of the State Duma had obtained academic degrees with theses
Grida Duma Relations of the Democratic Party of Albania. She is a prominent figure among the Democrats and a close supporter of the current leader of the Democratic Party, Lulzim Basha In 2017 Duma was elected for the Democratic Party at the Albanian Parliament representing Tirana county. In September she was elected as spokesperson of the parliamentary group of the Democratic Party. Grida Duma Grida Duma (born 11 June 1977) is an Albanian politician, lecturer and public figure. Member of the Democratic Party of Albania she served as the Deputy Minister of European integration in the Berisha cabinet in the years 2011–2013.