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.
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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 | |
Chairwoman of the Federation Council | |
Chairman of the State Duma | |
Structure | |
Seats | 620 total
450 State Duma 170 Federation Council |
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 |
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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]