The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation the 6th convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации VI созыва) is the former convocation of the legislative branch of the State Duma, Lower House of the Russian Parliament. The 6th convocation meets at the State Duma building in Moscow, having begun its term on December 21, 2011 following the last session of the 5th State Duma. The term of office expired October 5, 2016, when the next parliamentary elections.

The 6th State Duma's composition was based upon the results of the 2011 parliamentary election. Of the seven parties participating in the elections, only four were able to overcome the 7% election threshold to gain representation based upon the proportional representation system.

On December 21, 2011, the parliament elected Sergey Naryshkin from the United Russia as the Chairman of the State Duma.

At the same time, according to tradition, until the election of the Chairman of the State Duma, the meeting carried the oldest members of the State Duma – 87 year-old Vladimir Dolgikh (from United Russia) and 81 year-old of Zhores Alferov (from Communist Party).

On December 21, 2011, the State Duma approved the composition of its 27 committees.

Some media have criticized the 6th Duma for adopting legislation which was not properly discussed, voted too quickly without consulting experts, and which may contradict the Constitution.

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