“I was elected the head of the faction.
Vladislav Davankov and Sardana Avksentyeva were elected deputy chairmen of the faction, ”the agency quotes him as saying.
As it became known earlier, Vladimir Vasiliev was elected head of the United Russia faction in the VIII convocation of the State Duma.
The decision was made at the organizational meeting of the faction.
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the increase in the number of factions in the State Duma.