8th State Duma
The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 8th convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации восьмого созыва) is the current convocation of the lower house of Russian parliament.
| State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 8th convocation | |||||
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Seat composition of the 8th State Duma | |||||
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| Meeting place | State Duma building 1 Okhotny Ryad Street, Moscow | ||||
| Term | 12 October 2021 – | ||||
| Election | 17–19 September 2021 | ||||
| Website | State Duma | ||||
| Members | 447 / 450
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| Chairman | Vyacheslav Volodin | ||||
| First Deputy Chairmen | Alexander Zhukov Ivan Melnikov | ||||
| Deputy Chairmen | List
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| Party control | Supermajority of United Russia (322) | ||||
The composition of the 8th State Duma was determined based on the results of the 2021 legislative election. Elections were held using a mixed system: 225 deputies were elected on party lists and 225 — in single-member constituencies. Of the 14 parties that participated in the elections, only 5 were able to overcome the 5% barrier. And for the first time since 1999, more than four parties were able to form their own factions. Three more parties and five independent candidates were able to win one seat each through single-mandate constituencies.
In accordance with the presidential decree, the first meeting of the 8th State Duma was held on 12 October 2021.