State Duma

The State Duma (Russian: ??????????????? ???? (Gosudarstvennaya Duma), common abbreviation: ??????? (Gosduma)) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia (parliament), the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia.

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State Duma - Russian Federation - Lower house - Federal Assembly of Russia - Parliament - Upper house - Federation Council of Russia

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Under Constitution of Russian Federation, 1993, there are 450 deputies of the State Duma (Article 95), each elected to a term of four years (Article 96). Russian citizens at least 21 years old are eligible to run for the Duma (Article 97).

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Constitution of Russian Federation - 1993

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See also Duma article for earlier history of the term, as well as for State Duma in Imperial Russia.

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Duma - Imperial Russia

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