Chairman of the Federation Council (Russia)
| Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Председатель Совета Федерации Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации |
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| Appointer | Federation Council |
| Term length | elected for a term of office as a senator |
| Formation | January 13, 1994 |
| First holder | Vladimir Shumeyko |
| Succession | Second in the Presidential Line of Succession |
| Website | Federation Council |
The Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (Russian: Председатель Совета Федерации Федерального собрания Российской Федерации), also called Speaker (спикер), is the presiding officer of the Upper house of the Russian parliament. The third highest position, after the President and the Prime Minister. In the case of incapacity of the President and Prime Minister, the chairman of the Federation Council becomes Acting President of Russia.
The Chairman is elected from among the senators. That is the position held by one of the members of the Federation Council. The election is conducted by secret ballot using the ballot. The Federation Council may decide to hold a secret ballot using the electronic system.
Candidates for the post of Chairman of the Federation Council senators offered. Each member of the Council of the Federation has the right to propose only one candidate. For all candidates who have consented to stand, held a discussion during which they act at the meeting and answer questions from senators. After discussion, the Chamber approves the list of candidates for voting.
A candidate is considered elected if he received a vote of more than half of the votes of the members of the Federation Council. If the post of Chairman of the Federation Council was made more than two candidates and none of them has received the required number of votes for election, a second round of voting on the two candidates who received the greatest number of votes.
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The term of office of the Chairman of the Federation Council not officially installed. Chairman remains in his post until the last of his powers as a Senator. After the termination of powers of the Senator, even if he was re-elected for a new Senatorial term, the Chairman resigns. However, in the case that the former Chairman was elected Senator for a new term, it again may be re-elected as Chairman of the Federation Council.
Chairman of the Federation Council can be dismissed by a decision of the Council of Federation, received the majority of votes of the members of the Federation Council. The question of removal from office is considered by the Federation Council on admission of personal statements of the chairman or at the suggestion of a group of members of the Federation Council of no less than one fifth of the members of the Federation Council.
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