Vladimir Putin nominated Mikhail Mishustin for a new term as prime minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted the candidacy of Mikhail Mishustin for the position of Prime Minister to the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, announced the President of the State Duma, Viacheslav Volodin, quoted by the Russian state agency Tass.

“President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin submitted a proposal regarding the candidacy of Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin for the position of prime minister to the State Duma,” Volodin wrote on his Telegram channel.

The politician recalled that the State Duma, “for the first time in the history of modern Russia, will form the composition of the government: the approval of the leader of the government, his deputies and federal ministers.”

“Deputies will exercise their new powers established by amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation in 2020,” Volodin said.

“We are entering a new stage of joint work between the legislative and executive powers. If the previous problems were often explained by the shortcomings of the government or one of the ministers, now both the government and the deputies of the State Duma will bear responsibility for the result,” concluded Volodin.

Mișutin’s candidacy for a new term at the head of the Russian government will be discussed in the plenary session of the State Duma, which is scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m. (the same as Romanian time).

In the plenary session, Mishustin will first present a report, then deputies will ask him questions, after which speeches from all five fractions of the State Duma are planned. Following the discussion, the approval of the prime minister’s candidacy will be voted on. According to the rules of the State Duma, the result of the vote is formalized by a resolution of the Parliament Chamber.

Who is Mihail Misustin?

Mikhail Mishustin, 58, has been leading the government since January 2020. He was the head of the Federal Tax Service before replacing Dmitry Medvedev as prime minister.

Mishustin has the third longest term at the head of the Russian government (4 years, 3 months and 21 days), after Medvedev (7 years, 8 months, 8 days between 2012-2020) and Viktor Chernomirdin (5 years, 3 months and 9 days between 1992-1998).

According to the law, the government resigned after the presidential inauguration that took place on May 7. The former ministers and deputy prime ministers continue to work, but now as interims. They will remain in office until the new government is appointed.