It was led by Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, proposed by President Boris Yeltsin on September 10, 1998, as Viktor Chernomyrdin had failed to be approved by the State Duma twice by September 7 (August 31: 94 in favor, 252 against, nobody abstained, September 7: 138 in favor, 273 against, 1 abstained) ; According to the Constitution of Russia, if parliament rejects the president's nomination three times, then parliament must be dissolved and a general election held.
It was initiated by Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov, suggested by President Boris Yeltsin on September 10, 1998, following Viktor Chernomyrdin's two failed attempts to gain State Duma endorsement by September 7 (August 31: 94 in favor, 252 against, no abstentions, September 7: 138 in favor, 273 against, 1 abstention).