Russian Lawmaker Stripped of Seat After 2-Year Absence

The Duma is considered to be an instrument of power strictly controlled by the Kremlin. Now it was noticed that a Member of Parliament has not appeared for two years. This has consequences.

Russian Lawmaker Stripped of Seat After 2-Year Absence

Russia’s lower-house State Duma voted Thursday to strip lawmaker Yury Napso of his seat after he failed to attend parliamentary sessions for two years while still collecting his official salary.

Australian National Review - Russian MP sacked after skipping work for two years — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

The lawmaker has vowed to challenge the decision, insisting he has been sick and missed only about a week without a valid reason A Russian MP has been stripped of his mandate after an internal probe at the State Duma, the country’s lower chamber of parliament, established he has been skipping work for about two years, missing some 200 days without a valid excuse. The lawmaker with Russia’s right-wing Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), Yuri Napso, …