Federal Assembly of Russia

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The Federal Assembly of Russia is the national bicameral parliament of the Russian Federation, comprising the State Duma and the Federation Council.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
parliament
branchOf legislative branch of Russia
budgetaryPower approves federal budget
buildingLocation Federation Council building on Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street
surface form: Bolshaya Dmitrovka / Vozdvizhenka area (Federation Council buildings)

Lubyanka Square, Moscow
surface form: Okhotny Ryad (State Duma building)
canOverrideVeto yes, under conditions set by the Constitution of Russia
capitalCityOfJurisdiction Moscow
constitutionalArticle Chapter 5 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation
constitutionalStatus supreme representative and legislative body of the Russian Federation
country Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
defenseRole approves use of armed forces in certain cases
establishedBy Constitution of the Russian Federation
foreignPolicyRole ratifies international treaties
foundationDate 1993
governmentType federal semi‑presidential republic
hasComponent Federation Council of Russia
surface form: Federation Council

State Duma
hasHouseType lower house
upper house
headOfStateInteraction works with President of Russia in legislative process
jurisdiction Russia
languageUsed Russian
legalAuthoritySource Constitution of the Russian Federation
surface form: Constitution of the Russian Federation of 1993
legalSystem civil law system of Russia
legislativeBodyOf Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
lowerHouse State Duma
lowerHouseElection direct popular vote for State Duma deputies
meetingPlace Moscow
surface form: Moscow, Russia
meetsIn Moscow
name Federal Assembly of Russia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
nativeName Federal Assembly of Russia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Федеральное Собрание Российской Федерации
passes federal constitutional laws
federal laws
predecessor Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
primaryFunction approval of federal budget
federal lawmaking
parliamentary oversight
region Asia
Europe
seatCity Moscow
shortName Federal Assembly
sovereignState Russia
supervises Government of the Russian Federation
typeOfRepresentation federal representation
upperHouse Federation Council of Russia
surface form: Federation Council
upperHouseRepresentation represents federal subjects of Russia

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this entity surface form: Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
this entity surface form: Russian parliament
Russian presidential administration coordinatesWith Federal Assembly of Russia
subject surface form: Russian Presidential Administration
this entity surface form: Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
this entity surface form: Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Russia legislature Federal Assembly of Russia
Federal Assembly of Russia name Federal Assembly of Russia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Federal Assembly of Russia nativeName Federal Assembly of Russia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Федеральное Собрание Российской Федерации
Federation Council of Russia partOf Federal Assembly of Russia
State Duma partOf Federal Assembly of Russia
Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR succeededBy Federal Assembly of Russia
this entity surface form: Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation