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Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a video conference with members of the Security Council in Moscow, Russia, Nov.6, 2020. / Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a video conference with members of the Security Council in Moscow, Russia, Nov.6, 2020. / Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a new law on the appointment of the prime minister and other members of the government, the TASS news agency reported Friday.
Under the new law, the president appoints the prime minister, deputy prime ministers and federal ministers after their approval by the State Duma (lower house of parliament); the president appoints the defense, interior and foreign ministers after consultation with the Federation Council (upper house of parliament).
The president is obliged to present his premiership candidate to the State Duma within two weeks of taking office or after the resignation of the government.
If the candidate is rejected by the State Duma, the president must present another candidate within one week. If the State Duma rejects the candidate three times, the president can appoint the prime minister without his approval and will have the right to dissolve the State Duma.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin presents a report on government performance in 2019 during a plenary meeting of the State Duma in Moscow, Russia on July 22, 2020. / Getty
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin presents a report on the government’s performance in 2019 during a plenary meeting of the State Duma in Moscow, Russia, July 22, 2020. / Getty
The president can also fire any member of the government – including the prime minister – without dissolving the cabinet.
Any Russian citizen who is at least 30 years of age and does not have a foreign citizenship or residence permit from another country can be a government minister.
Putin orders efforts to implement the Paris Agreement
Putin also signed a decree ordering the Russian government to work to meet the 2015 Paris Agreement to combat climate change.
In a decree released on Wednesday, the Russian president ordered the government to aim for a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 up to 30 percent below 1990 levels.
On the other hand, he stated that any action to reduce emissions must take into account the need to ensure constant and balanced socio-economic development and ordered the government to develop and ratify a socio-economic strategy until 2050 that takes into account lower emissions.
Russia is the fourth largest greenhouse gas producer in the world.
(With the contribution of the agencies)
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