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Russian parliament

Federal Assembly
Федеральное Собрание
Federalnoye Sobraniye
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Houses Federation Council
State Duma
History
Founded 12 December 1993
Preceded by Supreme Soviet of Russia
Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
Leadership
Valentina Matviyenko
Since 21 September 2011
Vyacheslav Volodin, United Russia
Since 5 October 2016
Structure
Seats 620 (450+170)
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Federation Council political groups
     Non-Partisan (170)
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State Duma political groups

Government (343)

Opposition (104)

Other (2)

Elections
Chosen by territorial politicians
Parallel voting
Federation Council last election
12 December 1993
State Duma last election
18 September 2016
State Duma next election
September 2021
Website
www.gov.ru

Government (343)

Opposition (104)

Other (2)

The Federal Assembly (Russian: Федера́льное Собра́ние, tr. Federalnoye Sobraniye; IPA: [fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnəjə sɐˈbranʲɪjə]) is the national legislature of the Russian Federation, according to the Constitution of Russian Federation (1993). It was preceded by the Supreme Soviet.

It consists of the State Duma, which is the lower house, and the Federation Council, which is the upper house. Both houses are located in Moscow. The Chairman of the Federation Council is the third most important position after the President and the Prime Minister. In the case of incapacity of the President and the Prime Minister, the Chairman of the upper house of the Russian parliament becomes Acting President of Russia.

The jurisdiction of the State Duma includes: consent to the appointment of the Chairman of the Government, deciding the issue of confidence in the Government, appointment and dismissal of the Chairman of the Central Bank, appointment and dismissal of the Chairman and half of the auditors of the Accounting Chamber, appointment and dismissal of the Commissioner for Human Rights, proclamation of amnesty, advancing of charges against the President for his impeachment and others.


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