State Duma News

President of the Republic of Moldova Igor Dodon spoke at a plenary session of the State Duma

He expressed hope for the further development of inter-parliamentary cooperation between Russia and Moldova. According to Igor Dodon, this will give a significant impetus to the development of relations between the two countries

The judicial system of the Russian Federation and the prosecutor's office

The Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court are the highest judicial bodies of Russia. The judges of these courts are nominated by the President of the Russian Federation and appointed by the Federation Council. Judges of other federal courts are appointed by the President. The creation of emergency courts is not allowed by the Constitution of the Russian Federation

Elena Iampolskaya called Western partners to learn how to separate art from politics

The Chairwoman of the Committee on Culture commented on the material of the British newspaper The Times which published the opinion of an expert who called the popular Russian animated series “Masha and the Bear” as "part of the Russian propaganda"

Development of interaction between Russia and African countries was discussed in the State Duma

During the meeting of the Chairman of the State Duma with the ambassadors of African countries in the Russian Federation, participants noted the importance of holding the Inter-Parliamentary Conference “Russia-Africa” in 2019

Viacheslav Volodin: the Inter-Parliamentary Conference “Russia-Africa” will be held in 2019

The Chairman of the State Duma informed about this during a meeting with the ambassadors of African countries in Russia which was held in the State Duma for the first time on November 19

Anatolii Vybornyi: model legislation forms uniform approaches to security within the CSTO

Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Security and Corruption Control, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly on Defense and Security, Anatolii Vybornyi spoke at an interdepartmental scientific-practical conference on the topic “Model legislation of the CSTO and the CIS member states as a tool to ensure security and counter the new challenges and threats"

Nikolai Nikolaev: openness of information about natural resources will increase the efficiency of their use

Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources, Property and Land Nikolai Nikolaev stated this during his speech at the 3rd Eurasian Mining and Geological Forum in Minsk

Leonid Slutskiy: international human rights organizations should take measures to protect Maria Butina

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs sent a letter to the Secretary General of Amnesty International Kumi Naidoo with a request to defend the rights of a Russian national prisoner in the United States

Representatives of the State Duma participated in an international seminar for parliamentary research services

The 9th International Seminar for Parliamentary Research Services was held in the Republic of Korea (Seoul) on November 7–9, 2018. At the Seminar, the Office of the State Duma was represented by the Head of the Expert Analysis Department, Yan Vaslavsky

Overview of the Russian parliamentary system

The Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation is a legislative and representative body of state power (parliament) of the Russian Federation. It is a permanent body. The Federal Assembly consists of two chambers: the State Duma and the Federation Council

Leonid Levin: the role of states in discussing issues of Internet governance is not sufficient

The Chairman of the Committee on Informational Policy, Technologies and Communications stated this at his presentation on the “Russian Multi-Stakeholder Approach: Cooperating Against Cyber Threats” at the 13th UN Internet Governance Forum in Paris

Leonid Levin: the problem of fake news should be solved jointly at the international level

The Chairman of the Committee on Informational Policy, Technologies and Communications announced this during the 13th UN Internet Governance Forum, which takes place in Paris from 12 to 14 November 2018

Sergei Gavrilov: learning the lessons of the First World War will ensure a nuclear-free future

Chairman of the Committee on Issues of Public Associations and Religious Organizations Sergei Gavrilov stated this in his speech at a meeting with members of the European Parliament

The delegation of Lebanon visited the State Duma

Chairman of the International Committee Leonid Slutskiy discussed with Lebanese delegation bilateral relations and topical issues of the international agenda, in particular, the settlement of the Syrian crisis

The political system of the Russian Federation: President and Government

The Constitution of the Russian Federation establishes the principle of separation of powers. Article 10 of the Constitution provides that state power in Russia is exercised on the basis of separation into legislative, executive and judicial branches, which are independent of each other