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Putin Hopes Mishustin Will Receive Support From Lower House Lawmakers

© Sputnik / Максим Блинов / Go to the mediabankOn this October 12, 2016 file photo Russia's Federal Tax Service Head Mikhail Mishustin attends a session at the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia's parliament, in Moscow, Russia.
On this October 12, 2016 file photo Russia's Federal Tax Service Head Mikhail Mishustin attends a session at the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia's parliament, in Moscow, Russia. - Sputnik International, 1920, 10.05.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he hopes that the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, will support Mikhail Mishustin’s candidacy for prime minister.
Earlier in the day, State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said that Putin has submitted a proposal on the appointment of Mishustin as the country's prime minister.
"I very much hope that the lawmakers of the State Duma … will support you in your consultations coming up today in the factions and then on during a session of the parliament," Putin told Mishustin during a meeting, as seen in a video published by the Kremlin on Friday.
Putin also said that he assessed the government’s work in previous years during a recent meeting with colleagues.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, left, and Russia President Vladimir Putin hold a meeting with members of the new national government at the Government's headquarter, in Moscow, Russia, January 21, 2020. - Sputnik International, 1920, 10.05.2024
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Putin Proposes to Lower House to Appoint Mishustin as Russia's Prime Minister
"A lot has been done in difficult circumstances and it seems to me that it would be right for us to continue working with you and for you to continue working as prime minister," Putin said.
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