Federal Assembly (Russia)
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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 the Russian Federation (1993). It was preceded by the Supreme Soviet.
Federal Assembly Федеральное Собрание Federalnoye Sobraniye | |
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| 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 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 620 total
450 State Duma 170 Federation Council |
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Federation Council political groups |
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State Duma political groups | Government (339)
Opposition (43)
Other (1)
Vacant (3) |
| 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 | |
It is made up of the State Duma, which is the lower house, and the Federation Council, which is the upper house. Both houses are located in Moscow.[3][4]
Notes
- ↑ One Independent, caucusing with United Russia.
References
- ↑ "Депутатский мандат Примакова останется вакантным до основных выборов в Думу 2021 года" [Primakov's Deputy mandate will remain vacant until the main elections to the Duma in 2021]. TASS (in русский). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ↑ "Госдума досрочно прекратила полномочия депутата Карелина". 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ↑ "Пост Председателя Совета Федерации РФ – это третий пост в стране. В случае недееспособности президента и премьера именно председатель верхней палаты парламента должен возглавить государство."
- ↑ ""Почему у нас третье лицо в государстве Председатель Совета Федерации? Потому что это федерация, он не распускается, он действует постоянно." - Сергей Шахрай". Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
