State Duma third convocation

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The State Duma third convocation was the 1999–2003 term of Russia’s lower house of parliament, elected after the 1999 legislative elections and notable for shaping early Putin-era federal legislation and party politics.

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instanceOf convocation of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russia
legislative term
country Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
election 1999 Russian legislative election NERFINISHED
endDate 2003-12-07
endTime 2003
followedBy State Duma fourth convocation NERFINISHED
historicalContext early Vladimir Putin era
jurisdiction Russian Federation NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings Russian
legislativeBody State Duma NERFINISHED
legislativeTermNumber 3
legislatureOf Russian Federation NERFINISHED
location Moscow
meetsDuringPresidencyOf Boris Yeltsin NERFINISHED
Vladimir Putin NERFINISHED
meetsIn State Duma building on Okhotny Ryad NERFINISHED
notableFor adoption of key federal laws on political parties
adoption of laws affecting media and electoral rules
adoption of laws on federal–regional relations
restructuring of party politics in Russia
shaping early Putin-era federal legislation
supporting consolidation of presidential power
numberOfMembers 450
parliamentaryChamber lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia NERFINISHED
partOf Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation NERFINISHED
precededBy State Duma second convocation NERFINISHED
roleInPoliticalSystem federal lawmaking in Russia
significantEventContext Second Chechen War period
post-1998 Russian financial crisis recovery period
startDate 1999-12-19
startTime 1999
termLength 4 years
timePeriod 1999–2003
typeOfParliament bicameral legislature lower house
votingSystem mixed electoral system
votingSystemDetail 225 deputies elected by proportional representation on party lists
225 deputies elected in single-member constituencies

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Yuri Shchekochikhin parliamentaryTerm State Duma third convocation