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State Duma

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Text Colorwhite
NameState Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Native NameГосударственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации
LegislatureFederal Assembly of Russia
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Coa Res200px
House TypeLower House
BodyFederal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Leader1 TypeChairman of the State Duma
Leader1Boris Gryzlov
Party1United Russia
Election129 December 2003
Members450
Political Groups1United Russia (315)
Communist Party of the Russian Federation (57)
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (40)
Fair Russia (38)
Voting System1Party-list proportional representation
Last Election12 December 2007
Session RoomLangman sto.jpg
Meeting PlaceState Duma Building
Manege Square
Moscow, Russian Federation

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The State Duma ( (Gosudarstvennaya Duma), common abbreviation: Госдума (Gosduma)) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia (legislature), the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia. The Duma headquarters is located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to as deputies. The State Duma replaced the Supreme Soviet as a result of the new constitution introduced by Boris Yeltsin in the aftermath of the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993, and approved by the Russian public in a referendum.


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