Ratified December 12, 1993. The Constitution of the Russian Federation (Russian: Конституция Российской Федерации, Konstitutsiya Rossiyskoy Federatsii; pronounced [kənsʲtʲɪˈtutsɨjə rɐˈsʲijskəj fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨɪ]) was adopted by national referendum on 12 December 1993. The Constitution of the Russian Federation is the fundamental law that has supreme authority throughout the country and sets out the basic principles of its social, economic and political systems. The two chambers possess different powers and responsibilities: the State Duma is of more significance, as it carries the main responsibility for passing federal laws. The Constitution was adopted by national referendum in December 1993. Article 135 covers updating the provisions of chapters 1, 2, and 9 of the Constitution of Russia. An update to any of these chapters is considered a revision of the Constitution's fundamental provisions, which is possible only through the adoption of the new Constitution of the Russian Federation by the The amendments of 2008, which were proposed in November 2008 and came into force on 31 December 2008, are the first substantial amendments to the The amendments of 2020 remove the "in a row" clause from the article regulating the maximum number of presidential terms, discounting previous presidential terms before the amendment enters into force. The Constitution of the Russian Federation (was Adopted at National Voting on December 12, 1993) The Constitution came into force on the day of its official publication. The current Constitution is the second most long-lived in the history of Russia, behind the Constitution of 1936. The Constitution has the highest legal force, which establishes the fundamental elements of the constitutional system of the Russian Federation, the state system, the formation of representative, executive, judicial bodies and the system of local self-government, human and civil rights and freedoms, and constitutional amendments and revision of the Constitution The President has a final veto, but the State Duma and Federation Council also have an overriding power by passing with a two-thirds vote. If the bill is adopted by the Federation Council, it must be signed by the President to become law. An update regarding changes in the subject composition of the Russian Federation is carried out in accordance with the federal constitutional law on the admission to the Russian Federation and the formation of a new constituent entity of the Russian Federation, on changes in the constitutional and legal status of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, which should contain an indication of the inclusion of relevant changes or additions to Article 65 of the Constitution of Russia.
It was preceded by a violent conflict between the parliament and the President over power. 2. Although a bill may originate in either legislative chamber (or be submitted by the President, government, local legislatures, Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, or High Arbitration Court), it must be first considered by the State Duma and be adopted by a majority vote before being turned over to the Federation Council, which has 14 days to take a vote on it.
58.43% people voted for the adoption of the constitution, and 41.57% voted against it. If rejected by the Federation Council, the bill will be returned to the State Duma, which can then override the council's rejection by passing it again with a two-thirds vote in the same form. The new Constitution came into force on the day when it was published in the Rossiyskaya Gazeta, December 25, 1993. Thus on March 21, 2014, the Republic of Crimea and the city of federal importance Sevastopol were included in the Russian Federation.The whole text of the Constitution can be accessed using this link: The Constitution of the Russian Federation is the highest regulatory legal act of the Russian Federation. 3. The Preamble proclaims that the people of Russia approve this Constitution; democratic and humanistic values are determined; Russia's place in the modern world is defined. The current version of the Constitution was adopted by nationwide voting on December 12, 1993, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Russian Federation 1993 (rev.