| State Duma of theFederal Assembly of theRussian 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 | 444 / 450 | ||||
| Chairman | Vyacheslav Volodin | ||||
| First Deputy Chairmen | Alexander Zhukov Ivan Melnikov | ||||
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| Party control | Supermajority ofUnited Russia (319) | ||||
TheState 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 thelower house ofRussian parliament.
The composition of the 8th State Duma was determined based on the results of the2021 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.[1]
In accordance with the presidential decree, the first meeting of the 8th State Duma was held on 12 October 2021.[2]
The leadership of the State Duma where elected at the first meeting.
In accordance with the Constitution, the oldest deputy opens the first session. However, for the first time ever, the second oldest deputy opened the first meeting. This was because the oldest deputy, 85-year-oldVladimir Resin, refused to open the meeting and therefore this duty was passed to 84-year-oldValentina Tereshkova.[3] In addition to Tereshkova, as per tradition, the presidium was also attended by the oldest deputies from each faction.
On 25 September 2021, during a meeting with the leaders of the parties elected to the State Duma, PresidentVladimir Putin expressed his support for the Chairman of the State Duma of the previous convocationVyacheslav Volodin. Putin said that Volodin was worthy of becoming chairman again, but would leave the final decision to the deputies of the State Duma.[citation needed] After that, United Russia nominated Volodin for the position.[6] Since United Russia has a majority in the State Duma, this means that Volodin will be elected speaker without the support of other parties. Nevertheless, theLiberal Democratic Party andA Just Russia — For Truth also endorsed Volodin.[7][8]
TheCommunist Party refused to support Volodin and announced its intention to nominate its own candidate for the Chairman. The Communists namedDmitry Novikov,Leonid Kalashnikov andYury Afonin as possible candidates.[9] On 7 October it was officially announced that the Communist Party would nominate Dmitry Novikov for Chairman of the State Duma.[10]
TheNew People party did not nominate a candidate, but also did not publicly endorse any candidate.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| √Vyacheslav Volodin (UR) | 360 | 80.0% | |
| Dmitry Novikov (CPRF) | 61 | 13.6% | |
| Not voting | 29 | 6.4% | |
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Five parties were able to overcome the 5% barrier in the elections and form their own factions. Candidates from three more parties were able to win in theirconstituencies, but they will not be able to form factions, since their parties did not pass the electoral barrier. They may to join the factions of other parties, or became unaffiliated deputies. Two of them joined the Liberal Democratic Party.[12] Also, independent deputies were elected in five constituencies, who could also become unaffiliated, but joined the factions of political parties. Two deputies joined United Russia,[13] two more joined New People[14] and one joined A Just Russia — For Truth.[15]
 | (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Vacant | ||||||||
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| United Russia | Communist Party | A Just Russia — For Truth[a 1] | Liberal Democratic Party | New People | Unaffiliated | ||||||
| End of theprevious convocation | 336 | 43 | 23 | 40 | DNP | 2 | 444 | 6 | |||
| Seats won in election | 324 | 57 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 450 | 0 | |||
| October 12, 2021 (first session) | 326 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| November 10, 2021[a 2][16] | 325 | 2 | |||||||||
| September 3, 2022[a 3][17] | 324 | 449 | 1 | ||||||||
| April 23, 2023[a 4][18] | 322 | 447 | 3 | ||||||||
| May 31, 2023[a 5][19] | 321 | 446 | 4 | ||||||||
| September 10, 2023[a 6][20] | 325 | 450 | 0 | ||||||||
| September 19, 2023[a 7][21] | 324 | 449 | 1 | ||||||||
| May 27, 2024[a 8][22] | 323 | 448 | 2 | ||||||||
| May 28, 2024[a 9][23] | 322 | 447 | 3 | ||||||||
| June 25, 2024[a 10][24] | 321 | 446 | 4 | ||||||||
| September 8, 2024[a 11][25] | 323 | 3 | 449 | 1 | |||||||
| September 16, 2024[a 12][26] | 324 | 2 | |||||||||
| October 8, 2024[a 13][27] | 323 | 448 | 2 | ||||||||
| November 4, 2024[a 14][28] | 322 | 447 | 3 | ||||||||
| December 5, 2024[a 15][29] | 321 | 446 | 4 | ||||||||
| March 4, 2025[a 16][30] | 320 | 445 | 5 | ||||||||
| March 10, 2025[a 17][31] | 319 | 444 | 6 | ||||||||
| Latest voting share | 70.9% | 12.7% | 6.2% | 5.1% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 98.7% | 1.3% | |||
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In the 8th convocation, the number of committees was increased from 26 to 32. According toVyacheslav Volodin, the increase in committees is due to the expanded powers of the parliament during theconstitutional reform. Since the State Duma approves the members of thegovernment, it was decided to create committees based on the profile of line federal ministries, agencies and services.[32]
On 8 October 2021, during the meeting of the provisional working group on the preparation of the first plenary session, the composition of the committees and their leadership were approved.[33]
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