Before, the GDP has never met with all the deputies who have completed the convocation
Vladimir Putin said goodbye to the deputies of the State Duma of the seventh convocation, who have completed their legislative activities. According to the President, all the parliamentarians worked effectively and showed dedication in the face of the pandemic. Among the main achievements of the deputy corps are amendments to the Constitution,support for the initiatives of the messages and a more constructive dialogue with the government than in previous years. Putin told what he expects from the upcoming election campaign and what parties should pay attention to when forming lists of candidates.
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Vladimir Putin has never met with the full composition of the Duma before after the completion of its powers. Usually, the send-off was held in a more intimate atmosphere with the participation of only the leaders of the factions.
Explaining why they decided to change the format this year, Dmitry Peskov said that it is necessary to expand communication. “After all, we have passed through a pandemic year, when there was a shortage of direct communication, and in this case, such face — to-face performances are of particular importance,” he explained.
Indeed, over the past year and a half, ordinary deputies have personally seen the head of state only once — at the address to the Federal Assembly. Even a recent meeting with the leaders of parliamentary parties was held in an online format.
It is not surprising that, once in the Kremlin, the deputies were seriously carried away by photo shoots. (After all, many people risk never getting into the main halls anymore!) And Gennady Zyuganov, hoping to immediately attract attention to his person, came to the meeting in a red “sickle-hammer” mask. However, in relation to the president, this trick did not make much sense, since the scenario of the event was initially limited to speeches by Putin himself and the speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin.
GDP, as befits a hospitable host, did not dwell on the shortcomings and bad qualities of its guests. The words addressed to the deputies gave the impression that this is the best Duma in history and the Russians should be grateful to the parliamentarians for their selfless work and care.
Unlike other countries, where parliaments stopped their work in the face of a pandemic, in Russia the legislative process continued even in the most difficult and incomprehensible situation, which, according to Putin’s estimates, was observed in the spring and summer of 2020.
“If this had not been done, then – in a simple way, so that it was clear to everyone-the money would have simply hung up and would not have come to people, nor to economic sectors, nor to enterprises in a timely manner, “the president noted, recalling that 3 out of 10 sessions of deputies had to”work in extraordinary conditions of a dangerous epidemic.” And “although an ordinary citizen might not have noticed this,” the organization of legislative activity ” required certain efforts.” “The work of the parliament of the seventh convocation was unusual: in terms of the significance of the decisions taken during this period and in terms of quality. Thank you very much, ” the president said with feeling.
In addition to a package of draft laws aimed at supporting citizens in the conditions of a pandemic, Vladimir Putin highlighted the work of the State Duma on the initiatives listed in the messages to the Federal Assembly. Although only two months have passed since the last appeal, the Duma has already managed to put the most important proposals into the letter of the law.
So, from July 1, the norms on monthly benefits for children growing up in single-parent families with a low income level and for pregnant women in difficult life situations will come into force. “The parliament stops working, and the decisions you have made continue to work,” the president decided to encourage the deputies.
However, the main” non-man-made monument ” to the seventh convocation will obviously be amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation. “The parliamentarians were among the co-chairs of the working group, helped people become full — fledged co-authors of the Constitution, tried to give legally impeccable formulations of the new provisions of the Basic Law of Russia,” the GDP noted. Recall that the deputy of the State Duma Valentina Tereshkova became the author of an amendment providing for the zeroing of the previous terms of the current president, which will allow Vladimir Putin to take part in the elections of 2024.
Speaking about the upcoming election campaign, which will result in the formation of the Duma of the eighth convocation, the President stressed that the most important thing is the legitimacy of the election results, which should be held “honestly, transparently and openly”. Future competitors are strongly advised to do without ” mutual accusations, offensive attacks and empty, essentially unfulfillable promises.” “I really hope that this stage in the life of the country has passed and remained in the nineties,” the GDP stressed.
Putin noted that not only updates, but also continuity are important for the new composition of the parliament. Fresh, bold ideas should be combined with experience and political maturity. “I hope that the parliamentary parties and political forces that will go to the elections will form their lists of candidates taking into account this balance,” Putin said.
In response, Vyacheslav Volodin expressed his gratitude, noting that the Russian parliament is largely obliged to the president himself for the productive and well-coordinated work. It was Putin who recommended that United Russia include representatives of other factions in the governing bodies, which had a beneficial effect on the atmosphere. He also has the initiative to approve members of the Cabinet of Ministers at a meeting of the Duma. “Thus, you have transferred part of your powers to our citizens, who now approve the government through deputies,” Volodin revealed the meaning of the innovation, which is still not obvious to Russians.
According to Putin, qualitative changes have yet to take place in terms of interaction between the executive and legislative authorities. The corresponding amendment is “not some kind of “wrapper”, but a “meaningful thing” that will contribute to making better decisions and achieving national goals, he said. But in any case, the new Duma will have to achieve this, and the current composition — “success”, “health” and “all the best”!