The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 1st convocation (russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации I созыва) is a former convocation of the legislative branch of the
State Duma, Lower House of the
Russian Parliament
The Federal Assembly ( rus, Федера́льное Собра́ние, r=Federalnoye Sobraniye, p=fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnəjə sɐˈbranʲɪjə) is the national legislature of the Russian Federation, according to the Constitution of the Russian F ...
, worked from December 12, 1993 – December 16, 1995. The first few months, the State Duma was located in the
Comecon
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building on
New Arbat Avenue
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, then moved to the
State Duma building
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on
Okhotny Ryad.
Leadership
On January 14, 1994, the parliament elected
Agrarian Ivan Rybkin as the
Chairman of the State Duma
The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (russian: Председатель Государственной Думы Федерального собрания Российской Федерации), also c ...
.
The State Duma in Russia's recent history
/ref> Before his election, the session was moderated by the oldest deputy, 68 year-old Liberal Democrat
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Active parties
Former parties
See also
*Liberal democracy
*Lib ...
Georgy Lukava.
Chairman election
The first round was held on 13 January 1994 by rating voting using an open ballot. The runoff was conducted by secret ballot on the next day, before which Yury Vlasov endorsed Ivan Rybkin.
Factions and groups
Committees
23 committees operated in the State Duma of the 1st convocation.
Major legislation
* Federal Constitutional Law "On the Constitutional Court
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" (21 July 1994)
* Civil Code of Russia
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(21 October 1994)
* Arbitration Procedure Code of Russia (5 April 1995)
* Federal Constitutional Law "On the referendum" (7 July 1995)
* Water Code of Russia (16 November 1995)
* Family Code of Russia The Family Code of Russia (russian: Семейный кодекс Российской Федерации, abbreviated as ''СК РФ'') is the prime source of family law in the Russian Federation. It was passed by the State Duma on 8 December 1995, ...
(8 December 1995)
References
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Convocations of the Russian State Duma
1st State Duma of the Russian Federation