Russia Federal Assembly: Legislature of the Russian Federation
The Federal Assembly (Russian: Федера́льное Собра́ние, tr.
It was preceded by the Supreme Soviet.
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 |
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Federation Council political groups |
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State Duma political groups | Government (339)
Opposition (43)
Other (1)
Vacant (3)
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| 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 | |
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.
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