What is State Duma?
{{Infobox Parliament | name = State Duma<br /> Государственная дума | coa_pic = Emblem_of_the_State_Duma_of_the_Russian_Federation.png | session_room = | house_type = Lower house of Russian Parliament | leader1_type = [[Speaker of the state Duma|Speaker]] | leader1 = [[Vyacheslav Volodin]] | party1 = [[United Russia]] | election1 = October 5, 2016 | leader2_type = | leader2 = | party2 = | election2 = | leader3_type = [[Leader of the Opposition (Russia)|Leader of the Opposition]] | leader3 = [[Gennady Zyuganov]] | party3 = [[Communist Party of the Russian Federation|CPRF]] | election3 = December 4, 2011 | members = 450 | political_groups1 = [[United Russia]]<br />[[Communist Party of the Russian Federation|CPRF]]<br />[[A Just Russia|SR]]<br />[[Liberal Democratic Party of Russia|LDPR]] | meeting_place = Okhotny Ryad No. 1, [[Moscow]] | website = [http://www.duma.gov.ru/ duma.gov.ru] }} The '''State Duma''' ({{lang-ru|Государственная дума}}) is the Lower House of the [[Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation|Parliament]]. It is a part of the [[legislative branch]] of the [[government]] of [[Russia]]. The State Duma was first introduced in 1906. It was Russia's first elected parliament. In 1922, it was replaced with the Soviet Parliament. It was re-established in 1993. It makes [[law]]s, elects the [[prime minister]] and supervises the work of the [[government]]. It also has the power to remove the President from office. It can also call new elections. The Duma has [[de jure]] authority to make and change any laws without being overturned. It can pass any law by a simple [[majority]]. There are 450 members in the Duma. {{Break}} {{politics-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:State Duma| ]] [[Category:1990s establishments in Russia]] [[Category:1993 establishments in Asia]] [[Category:1993 establishments in Europe]]