Federation Council Совет Федерации
Federation Council emblem
founding year
1993
Chairperson
Valentina Matviyenko
since
September 21, 2011
Number of members
170
Type of occupation
Half from the regional governments and half from the regional parliaments
Homepage
www.council.gov.ru
The upper house of the Federation Assembly of Russia is referred to as the Federation Council (also: Föderationssovjet ; Russian Совет Федерации ) . The Federation Council serves as the representation of the member states . He represents the 85 subjects of the Russian Federation . The regional executive and legislative branches each send one representative.
In contrast to the second chamber of parliament ( State Duma ), the Federation Council cannot be dissolved by the President.
tasks
The Federation Council participates in the legislative process by either forwarding laws passed by the Duma to the President for signature or by referring them back to the Duma.
In addition, the Russian Constitution assigns him the following tasks:
Approval of changes of borders between subjects of the Russian Federation;
Approval of a decree of the President of the Russian Federation imposing martial law or a state of emergency;
Impeachment proceedings against the President of the Russian Federation at the request of the State Duma (a two-thirds majority of the House is required for the decision);
Appointment of judges of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation , the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (on the proposal of the President);
Appointment and dismissal of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation (also proposed by the President);
Appointment and removal of the Vice-Chairs of the Court of Auditors and half of its auditors.
Chairman of the Federation Council
See also
Web links
Association of states :
European Union: European Parliament
Sovereign States :
Albania: Assembly of Albania | Andorra: General Council of Valleys | Belgium: Parliament ( Chamber of Deputies , Senate ) | Bosnia and Herzegovina: Parliamentary Assembly ( House of Representatives , House of Peoples ) | Bulgaria: National Assembly | Denmark: People's Assembly | Germany: Bundestag , Bundesrat | Estonia: Riigikogu | Finland: Reichstag | France: Parliament ( National Assembly , Senate ) | Greece: Parliament | Ireland: Oireachtas ( Dáil , Senate ) | Iceland: Althing | Italy: Parliament ( Chamber of Deputies , Senate ) | Croatia: Assembly | Latvia: Saeima | Liechtenstein: Parliament | Lithuania: Seimas | Luxembourg: Chamber of Deputies | Malta: House of Representatives | Moldova: Parliament | Monaco: National Council | Montenegro: Parliament | Netherlands: States General ( First Chamber , Second Chamber ) | North Macedonia: Parliament | Norway: General Assembly | Austria: Parliament ( Nationalrat , Bundesrat ) | Poland: Sejm , Senate | Portugal: Assembly of the Republic | Romania: Parliament ( Chamber of Deputies , Senate ) | Russia: Federation Assembly ( Duma , Federation Council ) | San Marino: Great and General Council | Sweden: Reichstag | Switzerland: Federal Assembly ( National Council , Council of States ) | Serbia: National Assembly | Slovakia: National Council | Slovenia: State Assembly , State Council | Spain: Cortes Generales ( House of Representatives , Senate ) | Czech Republic: House of Representatives , Senate | Ukraine: Supreme Council | Hungary: Parliament |
Vatican | United Kingdom: Parliament ( lower house , upper house ) | Belarus: House of Representatives , Council of the Republic | Cyprus: House of Representatives
Other (autonomous and overseas) areas :
Åland : Lagting |
Faroe Islands : Løgting |
Gibraltar : Parliament |
Guernsey : States of Guernsey |
Isle of Man : Tynwald ( House of Keys , Council on Legislation ) |
Jersey : States of Jersey
Disputed (not recognized) areas :
Kosovo: Parliament | Transnistria: Supreme Soviet | Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: Assembly of the Republic
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