Federation Council of Russia

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The Federation Council of Russia is the upper house of the Federal Assembly, serving as the chamber that represents the federal subjects in the Russian national legislature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of the Federal Assembly of Russia
legislative body
upper house of parliament
addressCity Moscow
building Federation Council building on Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street
compositionRule two representatives from each federal subject of Russia
constitutionalStatus constitutional body of state power of the Russian Federation
country Russia
createdBy Constitution of the Russian Federation
surface form: Constitution of the Russian Federation of 1993
currentPresidingOfficer Valentina Matviyenko
currentPresidingOfficerStartDate 2011
emblem Emblem of the Federation Council of Russia
foundationDate 1993
governmentBranch legislative branch of Russia
hasJurisdiction Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
hasPower appoint and dismiss deputy chairmen and auditors of the Accounts Chamber of Russia
appoint judges of the Constitutional Court of Russia
appoint judges of the Supreme Court of Russia
appoint the Prosecutor General of Russia
approve changes in borders between federal subjects
approve presidential decrees on martial law
approve presidential decrees on state of emergency
call presidential elections
decide on the use of the Armed Forces of Russia outside the country
impeach the President of Russia
languageOfWork Russian
legislativeBodyOf Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
legislativeProcessRole reviews and approves federal laws passed by the State Duma
legislatureNumbering convocations of the Federation Council
meetingPlace Moscow
memberRepresents federal subject of Russia
nativeName Federation Council of Russia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Совет Федерации Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации
nativeNameLanguage Russian
numberOfMembers 170
officialName Federation Council of Russia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
partOf Federal Assembly of Russia
precededBy Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
surface form: Soviet of Nationalities of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR

Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
surface form: Soviet of the Republic of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
presidingOfficerTitle Chairman of the Federation Council
quorumRequirement majority of total number of members
represents federal subjects of Russia
role upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia
selectionMethod indirect appointment
sessionLocation Moscow
sharesLegislativePowerWith State Duma
surface form: State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russia
shortName Federation Council of Russia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Federation Council
termLength no fixed term for the body as a whole
votingSystem open voting
website http://council.gov.ru/

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Moscow isSeatOf Federation Council of Russia
Russia upperHouse Federation Council of Russia
this entity surface form: Federation Council
State Duma upperHouse Federation Council of Russia
Federation Council of Russia officialName Federation Council of Russia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Federation Council of Russia shortName Federation Council of Russia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Federation Council
Federation Council of Russia nativeName Federation Council of Russia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Совет Федерации Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации
Constitution of the Russian Federation upperHouseDefined Federation Council of Russia
this entity surface form: Federation Council
Nikolai Ryzhkov memberOf Federation Council of Russia
Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR succeededBy Federation Council of Russia
Okhotny Ryad Street, Moscow hasNearbyInstitution Federation Council of Russia
this entity surface form: Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Federal Assembly of Russia hasComponent Federation Council of Russia
this entity surface form: Federation Council
Federal Assembly of Russia upperHouse Federation Council of Russia
this entity surface form: Federation Council
2014 Russian time zone reform approvedBy Federation Council of Russia
Federation Council building on Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street occupant Federation Council of Russia
this entity surface form: Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Federation Council building on Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street governmentBodyServed Federation Council of Russia
this entity surface form: Federation Council
Emblem of the Federation Council of Russia represents Federation Council of Russia
this entity surface form: Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Emblem of the Federation Council of Russia usedBy Federation Council of Russia
ER hasRepresentationIn Federation Council of Russia
Federation Standard usedByOrganization Federation Council of Russia
this entity surface form: Federation Council
Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation appointmentRequiresConsentOf Federation Council of Russia
this entity surface form: Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation reportsTo Federation Council of Russia
this entity surface form: Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation appointedBy Federation Council of Russia
this entity surface form: Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Council of the Federation building occupant Federation Council of Russia
this entity surface form: Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Federal Assembly hasPart Federation Council of Russia
subject surface form: Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
this entity surface form: Federation Council
Federal Assembly chamberUpper Federation Council of Russia
subject surface form: Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
this entity surface form: Federation Council
State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan cooperatesWith Federation Council of Russia
this entity surface form: Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Federal Law No. 248-ФЗ chamberInvolved Federation Council of Russia
this entity surface form: Federation Council