Local government in Russia: event horizons. Summary for October 26 - November 2, 2026 Federal Horizon: Bills, Budgets, Appointments ⁉ Local Government in Big Politics A meeting of the Committee on Regional Policy and Local Self-Government was held in the State Duma of the Russian Federation. The committee was headed by the chairman of the committee, co-chairman of the All-Russian Association for the Development of Local Self-Government (Ham) Irina Guseva, the participants were the Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration for Internal Policy Yevgeny Grachev, the chairman of the Committee of the Federation Council for the Federal Structure, Regional Policy, the Northern Government and the local government of Ham. Shevchenko, as well as State Duma deputies who previously headed municipalities. Irina Guseva stated: Today, the basis for a new management system is laid, when the municipal community participates in the development of federal decisions, including in the legislative process. The joint work of the presidential administration, parliament, regional and municipal authorities makes it possible to translate strategic goals into concrete results - understandable and tangible for people. The main areas of joint work include: - holding an "urban dialogue" of Ham with the participation of mayors and federal experts; - consideration of residents' requests when preparing legislative initiatives; - The need to develop a methodological framework for local self-governing bodies. During the meeting, Irina Guseva concluded the work of the committee at the eighth session of the State Duma and thanked Alexei Didenko, who previously served as its chairman. Regional Horizon: Forums, Decisions, Projects Regional practice is the basis for federal decisions Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration for Internal Policy Yevgeny Grachev, at the meeting of the State Duma Committee for Regional Policy and Local Self-Government, noted Ham's role in preparing federal decisions, taking into account the experience of municipalities.