# Vyacheslav Volodin reelected speaker of Russia’s State Duma

https://mins.news/en/item/80649

- Meduza, 2026-09-30 16:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/30/vyacheslav-volodin-reelected-speaker-of-the-state-duma-russia-s-lower-house-for-third-consecutive-term

> Lawmakers at the ninth State Duma’s first plenary session reelected Vyacheslav Volodin as speaker for a third consecutive term. United Russia nominated him, and 406 of 442 lawmakers voted in favor. Volodin has held the post since 2016 and is the first speaker to lead the lower house for more than two consecutive terms.

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