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The Federal Assembly

The Federal Assembly - the parliament of the Russian Federation - shall be the representative and legislative body of the Russian Federation. The Federal Assembly consists of two chambers - the Council of the Federation and the State Duma. The Council of the Federation includes two representatives from each subject of the Russian Federation: one from the legislative and one from the executive body of state authority.The State Duma consists of 450 deputies. The State Duma shall be elected for a term of five years. The rules of forming the Council of the Federation and the rules of electing deputies to the State Duma shall be introduced federal laws. The Federal Assembly shall work on a permanent basis. The State Duma shall be convened at its first sitting on the thirtieth day after the elections. The President of the Russian Federation may convene a sitting of the State Duma earlier then the mentioned time. The first sitting of the State Duma shall be opened by the oldest deputy. Since the time the State Duma of a new convocation begins to work the mandate of the State Duma of the previous convocation shall expire. 1. The jurisdiction of the Council of the Federation includes: approval of changes in borders between subjects of the Russian Federation; approval of the decree of the President of the Russian Federation on the introduction of a martial law; approval of the decree of the President of the Russian Federation on the introduction of a state of emergency; deciding on the possibility of using the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation; appointment of elections of the President of the Russian Federation; impeachment of the President of the Russian Federation; appointment of judges of the Constitution Court of the Russian Federation, of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation; appointment and dismissal of the Procurator-General of the Russian Federation; appointment and dismissal of Deputy Chairman and half of the auditors of the all Accounting Chamber.

The jurisdiction of the State Duma includes: consent to the appointment of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation by the President of the Russian Federation; deciding the issue of confidence in the Government of the Russian Federation; hearing annual reports from the Government of the Russian Federation on the results of its work, including on issues raised by the State Duma; appointment and dismissal of the Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation; appointment and dismissal of the Chairman and half of the auditors of the Accounting Chamber; appointment and dismissal of the Commissioner for human rights, who acts according to the federal constitutional law; proclamation of amnesty; advancing of charges against the President of the Russian Federation for his impeachment.

 


Date: 2015-12-24; view: 857


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