State Duma committee approves amendment on the possibility of recalling senators – Kommersant

The State Duma Committee on State Construction and Legislation approved for the second reading the amendment “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation”, which returns to Russian legislation the rule on the possibility of recalling a senator by the regional authorities who delegated him to the Federation Council.

“The procedure for recalling a senator was provided for at one time, then it was removed, but now, in the general development of the new provisions of the Constitution, we propose to return it,” said Dmitry Vyatkin, co-author of the amendments, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation (quote from “Interfax”). Senators Andrei Klishas and Vladimir Poletaev became its co-authors in preparing the amendments.

According to him, today the State Duma can consider these amendments at the plenary session. Mr. Vyatkin also stressed that the amendments can be applied if during the work of the senator there is a change in the head of the region – then the new governor will have the opportunity to change the representative of the subject in the Federation Council.

At the same time, as the deputy of the State Duma explained, such a replacement will take place only in agreement with the upper house of parliament. The amendment will affect only the representative of the region in the Federation Council from the executive branch (governor). It will not affect senators representing regional parliaments.

Alexander Kislov