The Federation Council unanimously ratified the treaties on the entry of four new subjects into Russia
The Federation Council unanimously approved the constitutional law on the admission of the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions to the Russian Federation and the formation of new subjects within Russia - two republics and two regions. This was reported on the website of the Federation Council.
The upper house of the Russian parliament ratified the treaties on the entry into Russia of four new subjects and approved the relevant laws. Andrey Klishas, head of the Federation Council committee on constitutional legislation and state building, explained that the procedure for accepting the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions into Russia will end with amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation on the basis of the relevant decree of Vladimir Putin. They will be included in Article 65 of the Constitution, indicating the names of the regions.
Agreements on the entry of new regions into the Russian Federation as subjects were signed in the Kremlin on September 30 on the basis of referendums held in these territories. Then the Constitutional Court of Russia found them consistent with Russian law, on Monday, October 3, the State Duma unanimously ratified all four treaties.
The leadership of the new republics will be called heads of republics, regions - governors. Until the election, which will be held next autumn, all of them will be appointed by decree of the President of Russia with the prefix acting.
Citizens of the DPR and LPR lose the citizenship of the republics and acquire Russian citizenship from the moment they join Russia. Citizens of Ukraine, other countries or stateless persons residing in the territory of Zaporozhye and Kherson regions are recognized as citizens of Russia, unless they declare a desire to retain their existing citizenship. This must be done within a month.
The state language in the new subjects of Russia is Russian, while the use and study of other languages, including Ukrainian, is not prohibited.
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