Vyacheslav Volodin elected Chairman of the State Duma of the 9th convocation
He was nominated by the United Russia faction and his nomination was supported by President of Russia Vladimir Putin
Vyacheslav Volodin
Vyacheslav Victorovich
The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the eighth convocation. Elected in single mandate constituency № 163 (Saratov constituency - Saratov Oblast)
was elected
Chairman of the State Duma of the ninth convocation. He was nominated by the United
Russia faction. 406 members of the State Duma voted for Vyacheslav Volodin.
The CPRF faction nominated
Dmitry Novikov
Dmitry Georgievich
. The elections of the Chairman of the State Duma were held on the principles of transparency and competitiveness.
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin supported the nomination of Vyacheslav Volodin. During his meeting with the leaders of political parties which representatives were elected members of the State Duma of new convocation, the head of state emphasized that Vyacheslav Volodin as the Chairman of the State Duma of the 8th convocation had established partnership-based work. “The atmosphere was principled and business-like,” said the President of the Russian Federation.
