Federation Council (Russia)

The Federation Council (Russian: Сове́т Федера́ции; Sovet Federatsii, common abbreviation: Совфед (Sovfed) or Russian: Сенат, romanized: Senat, lit. 'Senate') is the upper house of the Federal Assembly of Russia (the parliament of the Russian Federation), according to the 1993 Constitution of the Russian Federation.

Federation Council Совет Федерации (Sovet Federatsii) or Federation Soviet
Federal Assembly of Russia
Type
Type	Upper house
History
Founded	1993
Preceded by	Soviet of Nationalities (1991)
Leadership
Chairwoman	Valentina Matviyenko since 21 September 2011
First Deputy Chairman	Andrey Turchak since 23 September 2020
Andrey Yatskin since 23 September 2020
Structure
Seats	170
Political groups	Formed and structured on a non-partisan basis
Elections
Voting system	Chosen by regional authorities (170 senators) Appointed by the President of Russia (max 30 senators) Former Presidents (ex officio)
Last election	12 December 1993
Next election	None
Meeting place
26 Bol'shaya Dmitrovka, Moscow
Website
www.council.gov.ru

Federation Council Building in 2017