The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 2nd convocation () is a former convocation of the State Duma, Lower House of the Russian Parliament. The 2nd convocation meets at the State Duma building in Moscow, worked from December 17, 1995 – December 19, 1999.
Leadership
The first meeting of the 2nd State Duma was moderated by the oldest deputy, 73 year-old Grigory Galaziy.
Office MP Period Parliamentary affiliation Chairman Gennady Seleznyov 17 January 1996 – 18 January 2000 Communist PartyFirst Deputy Chairmen Alexander Shokhin 18 January 1996–5 September 1997 rowspan=3; Our Home – Russia Vladimir Ryzhkov 10 September 1997–3 February 1999 Boris Kuznetsov 17 February 1999–18 January 2000Deputy Chairmen Sergey Baburin18 January 1996–18 January 2000 Narodovlastie Svetlana Goryacheva18 January 1996–18 January 2000 Communist PartyMikhail Gutseriyev18 January 1996–18 January 2000Liberal Democratic PartyArtur Chilingarov18 January 1996–18 January 2000Russian Regions Mikhail Yuryev20 March 1996–18 January 2000 Yabloko
Chairman election On January 17, 1996, the parliament elected Gennady Seleznyov as the Chairman of the State Duma.The State Duma in Russia's recent history Candidate First ballot Second ballot Third ballot Votes % Votes % Votes % Gennady Seleznyov (CPRF) 216 219 231 Ivan Rybkin (IND) (incumbent) 166 51 150 Vladimir Lukin (Yabloko) 56 50 Other 8 5 11 Source:
Factions and groups
FactionSeatsCommunist Party of the Russian Federation139 Our Home – Russia65 Liberal Democratic Party of Russia49Yabloko45Russian Regions – Independent MPs44Narodovlastie41Agrarian Deputy Group35Independent MPs19Democratic Choice of Russia6Vacant7
Major legislation Five Prime Ministers were approved by the State Duma of the second convocation.As claimed by the Russian Prime Ministers
August 10, 1996: Viktor Chernomyrdin re-approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 314 votes in favor. April 24, 1998: Sergei Kiriyenko approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 251 votes in favor. September 11, 1998: Yevgeny Primakov approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 317 votes in favor. May 19, 1999: Sergei Stepashin approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 301 votes in favor. August 16, 1999: Vladimir Putin approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 233 votes in favor.
Attempted impeachment of Boris Yeltsin The procedure of impeachment of Boris Yeltsin was initiated in May 1999 on the basis of five charges: the collapse of the Soviet Union; 1993 constitutional crisis; the outbreak of War in Chechnya; weakening the country's defense.
Was formed a special Commission under the leadership of Vadim Filimonov.
On May 15, 1999, the vote to impeach Yeltsin was held, but none of the accusations received the necessary 300 votes.ИМПИЧМЕНТ (Специальные корреспондены "Завтра" ведут репортаж из Государственной думы)
Accusation(s) Voice of factionsResultCommunist PartyLiberal Democratic PartyOur Home – RussiaYablokoAgrarian PartyNarodovlastieRegions of RussiaIndependentDemocratic Choice of RussiaCollapse of the Soviet Union12711535432090239/3001993 constitutional crisis128202435432290263/300War in Chechnya1281137354222120283/300Weakening the country's defense12722335432090241/300Genocide of the Russian people12722035431990238/300
Committees
28 Committees operated in the State Duma of the 2nd convocation.
Committee Chair Parliamentary group Composition (as of 1996) Legislation, Judicial and Legal Reform Anatoly Lukyanov Communist Party Labour and Social Policy Sergey Kalashnikov Liberal Democratic Party Vladimir Lisichkin Veterans Affairs Valentin Varennikov Communist Party Health Protection Nikolai Gerasimenko Russian Regions Education and Science Ivan Melnikov Communist Party Women, Family and Youth Affairs Alevtina Aparina Communist Party Budget, Taxes, Banking and Finance Mikhail Zadornov Yabloko Alexander Zhukov Russian RegionsEconomic Policy Yuri Maslyukov Communist Party Vladimir Tikhonov Property, Privatization and Economic Activities Pavel Bunich Our Home – Russia Agrarian Issues Alexey Chernyshyov Agrarian Group Industry, Construction, Transport and Energy Vladimir Gusev Liberal Democratic Party Natural Resources and the Environment Aleksey Mikhailov Yabloko Mikhail Glubokovsky Ecology Tamara Zlotnikova Yabloko Defence Lev Rokhlin Our Home – Russia Roman Popkovich Security Viktor Ilyukhin Communist Party International Affairs Vladimir Lukin Yabloko CIS Affairs and Relations with Compatriots Georgy Tikhonov Narodovlastie Ethnicities Vladimir Zorin Our Home – Russia Federation Affairs and Regional Policy Leonid Ivanchenko Communist Party Local Government Issues Andrey Polyakov Our Home – Russia Public Associations and Religious Organizations Viktor Zorkaltsev Communist Party Rules and Organization of the State Duma Dmitry Krasnikov Agrarian Group Viktor Popov Information Policy and Communications Oleg Finko Liberal Democratic Party Geopolitics Aleksey Mitrofanov Liberal Democratic Party Conversion and High Technologies Georgy Kostin Narodovlastie Tourism and Sports Aleksandr Sokolov Communist Party North Affairs Vladimir Goman Russian Regions Boris Misnik YablokoCulture Stanislav Govorukhin Narodovlastie
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