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Federation Council
Совет Федерации (Sovet Federatsii) or Federation Soviet
Federal Assembly of Russia
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Type
Type
History
Founded 1993
Preceded by Soviet of Nationalities (1991)
Leadership
Chairwoman
Valentina Matviyenko
Since 21 September 2011
First Deputy Chairman
Andrey Turchak
Since 23 September 2020
Andrey Yatskin
Since 23 September 2020
Structure
Seats 170
Russian Federation Council since 2014.svg
Political groups
Formed and structured on a non-partisan basis
Elections
  • Chosen by regional authorities (170 senators)
  • Appointed by the President of Russia (max 30 senators)
  • Former Presidents (ex officio)
Last election
12 December 1993
Next election
None
Meeting place
Meeting of the Federation Council (2018-12-11).jpg
26 Bol'shaya Dmitrovka, Moscow
Website
www.council.gov.ru
Здание Совета Федерации
Federation Council Building in 2017

The Federation Council (Russian: Сове́т Федера́ции; Sovet Federatsii, common abbreviation: Совфед (Sovfed) or Russian: Сенат, romanized: Senat, lit.'Senate') is the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia (the parliament of the Russian Federation), according to the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Consejo de la Federación para niños

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