8th State Duma
State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 8th convocation | |||||
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Meeting place | State Duma building 1 Okhotny Ryad Street, Moscow | ||||
Term | 12 October 2021 – | ||||
Election | 17–19 September 2021 | ||||
Website | State Duma | ||||
Members | 450 / 450
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Chairman | Vyacheslav Volodin | ||||
First Deputy Chairmen | Alexander Zhukov Ivan Melnikov | ||||
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Party control | Supermajority of United Russia (325) |
The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 8th convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации восьмого созыва) is the current convocation of the lower house of Russian parliament.
The composition of the 8th State Duma was determined based on the results of the 2021 legislative election. Elections were held using a mixed system: 225 deputies were elected on party lists and 225 — in single-member constituencies. Of the 14 parties that participated in the elections, only 5 were able to overcome the 5% barrier. And for the first time since 1999, more than four parties were able to form their own factions. Three more parties and five independent candidates were able to win one seat each through single-mandate constituencies.[1]
In accordance with the presidential decree, the first meeting of the 8th State Duma was held on 12 October 2021.[2]
Leadership
The leadership of the State Duma where elected at the first meeting.
In accordance with the Constitution, the oldest deputy opens the first session. However, for the first time ever, the second oldest deputy opened the first meeting. This was because the oldest deputy, 85-year-old Vladimir Resin, refused to open the meeting and therefore this duty was passed to 84-year-old Valentina Tereshkova.[3] In addition to Tereshkova, as per tradition, the presidium was also attended by the oldest deputies from each faction.
Chairman election
On 25 September 2021, during a meeting with the leaders of the parties elected to the State Duma, President Vladimir Putin expressed his support for the Chairman of the State Duma of the previous convocation Vyacheslav Volodin. Putin said that Volodin was worthy of becoming chairman again, but would leave the final decision to the deputies of the State Duma.[6] After that, United Russia nominated Volodin for the position.[7] Since United Russia has a majority in the State Duma, this means that Volodin will be elected speaker without the support of other parties. Nevertheless, the Liberal Democratic Party and A Just Russia — For Truth also endorsed Volodin.[8][9]
The Communist Party refused to support Volodin and announced its intention to nominate its own candidate for the Chairman. The Communists named Dmitry Novikov, Leonid Kalashnikov and Yury Afonin as possible candidates.[10] On 7 October it was officially announced that the Communist Party would nominate Dmitry Novikov for Chairman of the State Duma.[11]
The New People party did not nominate a candidate, but also did not publicly endorse any candidate.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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√ Vyacheslav Volodin (UR) | 360 | 80.0% | |
Dmitry Novikov (CPRF) | 61 | 13.6% | |
Not voting | 29 | 6.4% | |
Source:[12] |
Factions
Five parties were able to overcome the 5% barrier in the elections and form their own factions. Candidates from three more parties were able to win in their constituencies, but they will not be able to form factions, since their parties did not pass the electoral barrier. They may to join the factions of other parties, or became unaffiliated deputies. Two of them joined the Liberal Democratic Party.[13] Also, independent deputies were elected in five constituencies, who could also became unaffiliated, but joined the factions of political parties. Two deputies joined United Russia,[14] two more joined New People[15] and one joined A Just Russia — For Truth.[16]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | Vacant | |||||||||
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United Russia | Communist Party | A Just Russia — For Truth[a 1] | Liberal Democratic Party | New People | Unaffiliated | ||||||
End of the previous convocation | 336 | 43 | 23 | 40 | DNP | 2 | 444 | 6 | |||
Seats won in election | 324 | 57 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 450 | 0 | |||
October 12, 2021 (first session) |
326 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 1 | ||||||
November 10, 2021[a 2][17] | 325 | 2 | |||||||||
Latest voting share | 72.2% | 12.7% | 6.2% | 5.1% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 100.0% | 0.0% | |||
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Membership
Committees and commissions
Committees
In the 8th convocation, the number of committees was increased from 26 to 32. According to Vyacheslav Volodin, the increase in committees is due to the expanded powers of the parliament during the constitutional reform. Since the State Duma approves the members of the government, it was decided to create committees based on the profile of line federal ministries, agencies and services.[18]
On 8 October 2021, during the meeting of the provisional working group on the preparation of the first plenary session, the composition of the committees and their leadership were approved.[19]
Commissions
Major legislation
First session
- November 24, 2021: Federal Budget for 2022 is passed with 337 votes in favor.[22]
- December 14, 2021: Federal Law "On the General Principles of the Organization of Public Authority in the Subjects of the Russian Federation" (Law on Regional Authorities) is passed with 330 votes in favor.[23]
Second session
- February 22, 2022: Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between Russia and the Donetsk People's Republic has been ratified with 400 votes in favor.[24]
- February 22, 2022: Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between Russia and the Luhansk People's Republic has been ratified with 399 votes in favor.[25]
Major appointments
- April 21, 2022: Elvira Nabiullina re-approved as Governor of the Central Bank of Russia, with 338 votes in favor.[26]
Major events
- October 12, 2021: Opening of the 8 State Duma.
- January 20, 2022: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi addressed a session of the State Duma.[27]
References
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- ^ "Неверов уверен, что кандидатуру Володина поддержат все фракции". РИА Новости. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
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- ^ "КПРФ предложит на посты спикера и первого вице-спикера Думы своих кандидатов". ТАСС. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "КПРФ выдвинула Новикова на пост спикера Госдумы". РИА Новости. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
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- ^ "В Госдуме будет 326 "единороссов"". Интерфакс. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "Певцов и координатор "Лизы Алерт" Леонов войдут во фракцию "Новых людей"". РИА Новости. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "Вассермана приняли в состав фракции "Справедливой России" в ГД". URA.news. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "Марченко после исключения из "Единой России" будет внефракционным депутатом". Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Володин заявил, что комитеты Госдумы VIII созыва будут соответствовать профилю министерств". ТАСС. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ "Комитетам нашли хозяев. Фракции согласовали кандидатов на руководящие должности в новой Госдуме". Коммерсантъ. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ a b "Комитеты и комиссии". duma.gov.ru. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ "Госдума определила состав Комиссии ГД по обеспечению жилищных прав граждан". Retrieved 23 February 2022.
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