Russian Presidential
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that this is a new proposal.
MOSCOW, April 6.
/TASS/. Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has refrained from
commenting on the proposal by Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin
concerning the lower house’s involvement in forming the government.
"This is a new
proposal," Peskov told TASS when asked whether the initiative, which calls
for amending the Constitution, had been coordinated with the Kremlin.
In an interview
posted on the State Duma’s website, Volodin spoke out in favor of the lower house's
participation in consultations while appointing members of the Russian
government.
The State Duma
currently takes part in forming the Cabinet only within the framework of the
procedure of giving consent to the president for the prime minister’s appointment.
Source: ITAR-TASS
06-04-2019
