“The Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation is appointed by the President of the Russian Federation after the approval of his candidacy by the State Duma,” it says.
According to the draft, a similar procedure will be applied for the appointment of heads of ministries, the activities of which are controlled by the government.
It is noted that the prime minister, his deputy, and ministers can be Russians over the age of 30 who do not have citizenship or residence permit of another state.
During the message to the Federal Assembly, Putin suggested entrusting the State Duma with the right to approve the Cabinet. However, the president will not be able to reject the candidacy.
On January 20, the Russian leader introduced a draft law on amendments to the main law. In particular, he excludes the clause of two consecutive terms for the presidency.