9th Russian State Duma Holds Its First Session
The newly elected State Duma convened for its first session, opened by United Russia lawmaker Yury Petrov.
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The ninth convocation of Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, held its first session on Wednesday, according to TASS.
United Russia lawmaker Yury Petrov opened the meeting, marking the formal start of the new parliament's work.
The report did not provide additional detail on the agenda for the session or on the composition of the newly elected Duma.
The State Duma is Russia's lower chamber of parliament, responsible alongside the Federation Council for the country's legislative process.
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- 9th Russian State Duma holds its first session — TASS (Russia)
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