On the 30th local time, Russia's 9th State Duma held its first plenary session. Volodin, the candidate for president of the State Duma nominated by the United Russia Party, surpassed Novikov, the candidate nominated by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in the voting and was re-elected as the head of the State Duma. Volodin previously served as chairman of the 7th and 8th Russian State Duma.

On the 30th local time, Russia's 9th State Duma held its first plenary session. Volodin, the candidate for president of the State Duma nominated by the United Russia Party, surpassed Novikov, the candidate nominated by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in the voting and was re-elected as the head of the State Duma. Volodin previously served as chairman of the 7th and 8th Russian State Duma.