2nd State Duma

This article is about 2nd State Duma of the Russian Federation (1995–1999). Not to be confused with 2nd State Duma of the Russian Empire (1907).

The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 2nd convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации II созыва) is a former convocation of the State Duma, Lower House of the Russian Parliament. The 2nd convocation meets at the State Duma building in Moscow, worked from December 17, 1995 – December 19, 1999.

State Duma of the Russian Federation of the 2nd convocation
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Seat composition of the 2nd State Duma
Overview
Meeting place	State Duma building Moscow, Okhotny Ryad street, 1
Term	17 January 1996 (1996-01-17) – 24 December 1999 (1999-12-24)
Election	1995 parliamentary election
Government	27 committees
Website	State Duma
Members	450
Chairman	Gennady Seleznyov (from Communist Party)

Modern building of the State Duma.

Leadership

Gennadiy Seleznyov – Chairman of the State Duma on the 2nd convocation.

The first meeting of the 2nd State Duma was moderated by the oldest deputy, 73 year-old Grigory Galaziy.

On January 17, 1996, the parliament elected Gennady Seleznyov as the Chairman of the State Duma.^[1]

Office	MP		Period	Parliamentary affiliation
Chairman		Gennady Seleznyov	17 January 1996 – 18 January 2000		Communist Party
First Deputy Chairmen		Alexander Shokhin	18 January 1996–5 September 1997		Our Home – Russia
		Vladimir Ryzhkov	10 September 1997–3 February 1999		Democratic Choice
		Boris Kuznetsov	17 February 1999–18 January 2000		Our Home – Russia
Deputy Chairmen		Sergey Baburin	18 January 1996–18 January 2000		Russian All-People's Union
		Svetlana Goryacheva	18 January 1996–18 January 2000		Communist Party
		Mikhail Gutseriyev	18 January 1996–18 January 2000		Liberal Democratic Party
		Artur Chilingarov	18 January 1996–18 January 2000		Regions of Russia
		Mikhail Yuryev	20 March 1996–18 January 2000		Yabloko

Chairman election

Candidate		First ballot		Second ballot		Third ballot
Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
	√ Gennady Seleznyov (CPRF)	216	48.0%	219	48.7%	231	51.3%
	Ivan Rybkin (IND)	166	36.9%	51	11.3%	150	33.3%
	Vladimir Lukin (Yabloko)	56	12.4%			50	11.1%
Source:[2]

Factions and groups

Faction		Seats
	Communist Party of the Russian Federation	139
	Our Home – Russia	65
	Liberal Democratic Party of Russia	49
	Yabloko	45
	Regions of Russia - Independent MPs	44
	Narodovlastie	41
	Agrarian Party of Russia	35
	Independent MPs	19
	Democratic Choice of Russia	6
	Vacant	7

Major legislation

Five Prime Ministers were approved by the State Duma of the second convocation.^[3]

• 
  Viktor Chernomyrdin
• 
  Sergei Kiriyenko
• 
  Yevgeny Primakov
• 
  Sergei Stepashin
• 
  Vladimir Putin

• August 10, 1996: Viktor Chernomyrdin re-approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 314 votes in favor.
• April 24, 1998: Sergei Kiriyenko approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 251 votes in favor.
• September 11, 1998: Yevgeny Primakov approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 317 votes in favor.
• May 19, 1999: Sergei Stepashin approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 301 votes in favor.
• August 16, 1999: Vladimir Putin approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 233 votes in favor.

Attempted impeachment of Boris Yeltsin

The procedure of impeachment of Boris Yeltsin was initiated in May 1999 on the basis of five charges: the collapse of the Soviet Union; 1993 constitutional crisis; the outbreak of War in Chechnya; weakening the country's defense and genocide of the Russian people.

Was formed a special Commission under the leadership of Vadim Filimonov.

On May 15, 1999, the vote to impeach Yeltsin was held, but none of the accusations received the necessary 300 votes.^[4]

Accusation(s)	Voice of factions									Result
	Communist Party	Liberal Democratic Party	Our Home – Russia	Yabloko	Agrarian Party	Narodovlastie	Regions of Russia	Independent	Democratic Choice of Russia
	Collapse of the Soviet Union	127	1	1	5	35	43	20	9		0	239/300
1993 constitutional crisis	128	2	0	24	35	43	22	9	0	263/300
War in Chechnya	128	1	1	37	35	42	22	12	0	283/300
Weakening the country's defense	127	2	2	3	35	43	20	9	0	241/300
Genocide of the Russian people	127	2	2	0	35	43	19	9	0	238/300

Committees

In the State Duma of the 2nd convocation operated 27 Committees.

• Committee on law and judicial and legal reform
• Veterans Affairs Committee
• Committee of Labour and Social Policy
• Committee on Budget, Taxes Banking and Finance
• Committee on Economic Policy
• Committee on Property, Privatization and economic activity
• Information Policy Committee
• Committee on Energy, Transport and Communications
• Committee on Industry, Construction and High Technology
• Education and Science Committee
• Culture and Tourism Committee
• Health Protection Committee
• Committee on Women, Family and Youth
• Committee on Agrarian Issues
• Defence Committee
• Safety Committee
• Committee on International Affairs
• Committee on Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs and Relations with Compatriots
• Committee on Rules and Organization of the State Duma
• Problems of the North Committee
• Committee on Geopolitics
• Committee on Federation Affairs and Regional Policy
• Committee on Local Government
• The Environmental Committee
• Committee on Natural Resources and the Environment
• Committee on Public Associations and Religious Organizations
• Committee for Nationalities

References

1. The State Duma in Russia's recent history
2. "Leadership of the State Duma of the second convocation (1996-1999)". politika.su (in Russian).
3. As claimed by the Russian Prime Ministers
4. ИМПИЧМЕНТ (Специальные корреспондены "Завтра" ведут репортаж из Государственной думы)