page_title: Mikhail Mishustin's Cabinet
section_title: Formation
hierarchical_section_title: Mikhail Mishustin's Cabinet / Formation
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Президент внёс кандидатуру Михаила Мишустина на должность Председателя Правительства
context_page_description: The Mikhail Mishustin Cabinet is the current federal government of Russia, led by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. It formed from 16 to 21 January 2020.
  This Cabinet was the last formed before the constitutional reform, which in particular significantly changed the order of formation of the government.
  On 30 April 2020 Mishustin tested positive for COVID-19. Mishustin confirmed his test results in a video conference with President Vladimir Putin, and nominated his deputy to take over for him as acting Prime Minister. Putin signed a decree appointing Andrey Belousov to the role on an acting basis, following Mishustin's recommendation. In May, three more ministers also tested positive for coronavirus and were temporarily replaced by their deputies.
context_section_description: The government began to form after the resignation of Dmitry Medvedev's cabinet on 15 January 2020. Medvedev resigned after President Vladimir Putin, during his Address to the Federal Assembly, proposed amendments to the Constitution that would change the balance of power. On the same day, Putin offered Mishustin the post of Prime Minister. After Mishustin's consent, Putin nominated him for approval to the State Duma. According to Putin, he was offered four candidates, but Mishustin was not among them. As a result, Putin independently decided to nominate Mishustin for the Prime Minister.
  On 16 January, after a meeting with Mishustin, United Russia decided to support him. Since United Russia has more than half of the seats in the State Duma, this means that Mishustin would become Prime Minister, even if all other parties voted against it. The Liberal Democratic Party and A Just Russia also expressed support for Mishustin.
  The Communist Party, after meeting with Mishustin, said that it would abstain from voting. Gennady Zyuganov explained this by saying that the composition and program of the new Cabinet is unknown. However, since President Putin fulfilled the requirements of the Communist party, namely, dismissed the Medvedev government and proposed to expand the powers of the Parliament, the Communist party will not vote against the appointment of Mishustin.
caption: Mishustin with President Vladimir Putin on January 15, 2020
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