1st State Duma 1st State Duma The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation the first convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации I созыва) is the former convocation of the legislative branch of the State Duma, Lower House of the Russian Parliament, worked from December 12, 1993 – December 16, 1995. The first few months, the State Duma was located in the Comecon building on New Arbat Avenue, then moved to the State Duma building on Okhotny Ryad. Until the election of the Chairman of the State Duma of the meeting, spent the oldest deputy – 69 year-old
3rd State Duma elected Gennadiy Seleznyov as the Chairman of the State Duma. In the State Duma at the 3rd convocation, two coalitions functioned at different times as the majority. In both cases, the coalitions were initiated by the "Unity" faction. The first coalition was formed immediately after the announcement of election results, during the preparations for the first meeting of the new parliament. The "Unity" faction and the Communist Party (the largest in the State Duma) signed a package agreement, according to which they shared the top positions of the Duma and the chairmanships of parliamentary committees. As for "Unity" it was