The Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, also informally called Speaker, is the presiding officer of the upper house of the Russian parliament. It is t
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Chairman Yegor Stroyev (left) with Chairman of the State Duma Gennadiy Seleznyov behind President Vladimir Putin at the 2000 Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly.
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The Federal Assembly is the bicameral national legislature of Russia. The upper house is the Federation Council, and the lower house is the State Duma. The assembly was established by the Constitution
Chairman of the Federation Council (Russia)
…Федерации Федерального собрания Российской Федерации), also informally called Speaker (спикер), is the presiding officer of the upper house of the Russian parliament. It is the third highest position, after the President and the Prime Minister, in the government of Russia. In the case of incapacity of the President…
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Building of Council of Labor and Defense, Moscow