Putin supported the idea of appointing Volodin to the position of chairman of the State Duma
Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the candidacy of Vyacheslav Volodin for the post of chairman of the State Duma of the ninth convocation. "For my part, I fully support the idea of appointing Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin to the post of chairman of the State Duma of the next convocation," Putin said Monday at a meeting with party leaders.