Vyacheslav Volodin Elected Speaker of the State Duma of the 9th Convocation

The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation held elections for its speaker at the first plenary session of its 9th convocation, reelecting Vyacheslav Volodin to the post.

Vyacheslav Volodin was nominated by Vladimir Putin. The President praised his professionalism, vast experience and ability to foster effective, constructive dialogue among all political forces.

As you may recall, international observers from the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly monitored the electoral process and voting in the elections to the State Duma of the 9th convocation. Representatives of the CSTO PA worked at polling stations, noting the high level of organization of the elections, as well as transparency, openness and full compliance with national legislation and international standards.