Russian Parliament is a bicameral legislative body. It consists of two chambers: Upper House (Federation Council) and Lower House (State Duma).
The Federation Council is an upper house of the Russian Parliament which represents regional power. It consists of 170 members (2 representatives from each of Russia’s 85 Regions).
1st Representative is elected by Region’s legislature. The Governor chooses the 2nd representative to sit on the Federation Council.
The Federation Council approves draft laws passed by the Duma. It has the right to vote down a law and send it back to the Duma for reconsideration up to three times. If the Duma does not wish to reconsider the law it can bypass the council with a two thirds majority vote.
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