2nd State Duma 2nd State Duma The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation the second convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации II созыва) is the former convocation of the legislative branch of the State Duma, Lower House of the Russian Parliament. The 2nd convocation meets at the State Duma building in Moscow, worked from December 17, 1995 – December 19, 1999. Until the election of the Chairman of the State Duma of the meeting, according to tradition, spent the oldest deputy – 73 year-old of Grigory Galaziy. On January 17, 1996, the parliament elected Gennadiy Seleznyov as
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