Mikhail Mishustin unanimously re‑elected as Russia's Prime Minister

The State Duma, in its plenary session, adopted a resolution approving Mikhail Mishustin for the position of the Prime Minister of Russia. 375 deputies supported his candidacy; 57 abstained from voting, with no votes against.

“The State Duma of the Federal Assembly decides: 1. to approve Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin as the Chairman of the Government, 2. to send this resolution to the President of Russia. 3. This resolution comes into effect from the day it is passed,” – reads the document.

The new Prime Minister has a week to present to the head of state proposals regarding the structure of federal executive bodies, and within two weeks - nominations of deputy prime ministers and federal ministers for approval by the State Duma (except for heads of departments related to security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

The lower chamber of parliament makes decisions within a week at the latest. According to Vyacheslav Volodin, on Monday, May 13th, deputies will consider the candidates for deputy prime ministers, and on Tuesday, May 14th, for the positions of ministers. Then all nominations must be approved by the president.

Heads of the Ministry of Defense, FSB, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Emergency Situations, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs are appointed by the head of state after consultations with the Council of Ministers. The first deputy chairman of the international committee of the upper chamber of parliament, Vladimir Jabarov, said that consultations on this matter will begin on May 13th.

In January 2020, Vladimir Putin dismissed Dmitry Medvedev's government and nominated Mikhail Mishustin, then head of the Federal Tax Service, to the Duma. For the first time in the State Duma's history, not a single deputy spoke against the future prime minister: 383 were in favour, and 41 abstained.