# 2nd State Duma

The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 2nd convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации II созыва) is a former convocation of the State Duma, Lower House of the Russian Parliament. The 2nd convocation meets at the State Duma building in Moscow, worked from December 17, 1995 – December 19, 1999.

## Leadership

The first meeting of the 2nd State Duma was moderated by the oldest deputy, 73 year-old Grigory Galaziy.
On January 17, 1996, the parliament elected Gennady Seleznyov as the Chairman of the State Duma.
| Office | MP | Period | Parliamentary affiliation |
| Chairman | Gennady Seleznyov | 17 January 1996 – 18 January 2000 | Communist Party |
| First Deputy Chairmen | Alexander Shokhin | 18 January 1996–5 September 1997 | Our Home – Russia |
| First Deputy Chairmen | Vladimir Ryzhkov | 10 September 1997–3 February 1999 | Democratic Choice |
| First Deputy Chairmen | Boris Kuznetsov | 17 February 1999–18 January 2000 | Our Home – Russia |
| Deputy Chairmen | Sergey Baburin | 18 January 1996–18 January 2000 | Russian All-People's Union |
| Deputy Chairmen | Svetlana Goryacheva | 18 January 1996–18 January 2000 | Communist Party |
| Deputy Chairmen | Mikhail Gutseriyev | 18 January 1996–18 January 2000 | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Deputy Chairmen | Artur Chilingarov | 18 January 1996–18 January 2000 | Regions of Russia |
| Deputy Chairmen | Mikhail Yuryev | 20 March 1996–18 January 2000 | Yabloko |

### Chairman election

| Candidate | Candidate | First ballot | First ballot | Second ballot | Second ballot | Third ballot | Third ballot |
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | √ Gennady Seleznyov (CPRF) | 216 | 48.0% | 219 | 48.7% | 231 | 51.3% |
| | Ivan Rybkin (IND) | 166 | 36.9% | 51 | 11.3% | 150 | 33.3% |
| | Vladimir Lukin (Yabloko) | 56 | 12.4% | | | 50 | 11.1% |
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## Factions and groups

| Faction | Seats |
| Communist Party of the Russian Federation | 139 |
| Our Home – Russia | 65 |
| Liberal Democratic Party of Russia | 49 |
| Yabloko | 45 |
| Regions of Russia - Independent MPs | 44 |
| Narodovlastie | 41 |
| Agrarian Party of Russia | 35 |
| Independent MPs | 19 |
| Democratic Choice of Russia | 6 |
| Vacant | 7 |

## Major legislation

Five Prime Ministers were approved by the State Duma of the second convocation.
* Viktor Chernomyrdin
* Sergei Kiriyenko
* Yevgeny Primakov
* Sergei Stepashin
* Vladimir Putin
* August 10, 1996: Viktor Chernomyrdin re-approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 314 votes in favor.
* April 24, 1998: Sergei Kiriyenko approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 251 votes in favor.
* September 11, 1998: Yevgeny Primakov approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 317 votes in favor.
* May 19, 1999: Sergei Stepashin approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 301 votes in favor.
* August 16, 1999: Vladimir Putin approved as Prime Minister of Russia with 233 votes in favor.

## Attempted impeachment of Boris Yeltsin

The procedure of impeachment of Boris Yeltsin was initiated in May 1999 on the basis of five charges: the collapse of the Soviet Union; 1993 constitutional crisis; the outbreak of War in Chechnya; weakening the country's defense and genocide of the Russian people.
Was formed a special Commission under the leadership of Vadim Filimonov.
On May 15, 1999, the vote to impeach Yeltsin was held, but none of the accusations received the necessary 300 votes.
| Accusation(s) | Voice of factions | Voice of factions | Voice of factions | Voice of factions | Voice of factions | Voice of factions | Voice of factions | Voice of factions | Voice of factions | Result |
| Accusation(s) | Communist Party | Liberal Democratic Party | Our Home – Russia | Yabloko | Agrarian Party | Narodovlastie | Regions of Russia | Independent | Democratic Choice of Russia | Result |
| Accusation(s) | Collapse of the Soviet Union | 127 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 43 | 20 | 9 | Result | 0 | 239/300 |
| 1993 constitutional crisis | 128 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 35 | 43 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 263/300 |
| War in Chechnya | 128 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 35 | 42 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 283/300 |
| Weakening the country's defense | 127 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 241/300 |
| Genocide of the Russian people | 127 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 238/300 |

## Committees

In the State Duma of the 2nd convocation operated 27 Committees.
* Committee on law and judicial and legal reform
* Veterans Affairs Committee
* Committee of Labour and Social Policy
* Committee on Budget, Taxes Banking and Finance
* Committee on Economic Policy
* Committee on Property, Privatization and economic activity
* Information Policy Committee
* Committee on Energy, Transport and Communications
* Committee on Industry, Construction and High Technology
* Education and Science Committee
* Culture and Tourism Committee
* Health Protection Committee
* Committee on Women, Family and Youth
* Committee on Agrarian Issues
* Defence Committee
* Safety Committee
* Committee on International Affairs
* Committee on Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs and Relations with Compatriots
* Committee on Rules and Organization of the State Duma
* Problems of the North Committee
* Committee on Geopolitics
* Committee on Federation Affairs and Regional Policy
* Committee on Local Government
* The Environmental Committee
* Committee on Natural Resources and the Environment
* Committee on Public Associations and Religious Organizations
* Committee for Nationalities