Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted a proposal to the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, on the appointment of Mikhail Mishustin as the country's prime minister, State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Friday.
"President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has submitted a proposal to the State Duma on the candidacy of Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin for the post of prime minister," Volodin said on Telegram.
The Russian official added that it was important to receive answers to questions about demography, technological sovereignty, economic development, and defense capability when discussing the candidacy for the post of prime minister.
The discussion of the candidacy for the post of prime minister will take place in all factions of the parliament, and the State Duma's session will begin at 2 pm Moscow time (11:00 GMT), Volodin said.
He added that Mishustin would first report to the lower house and answer questions raised by lawmakers, and the vote on the candidacy would follow. Then, the State Duma will send the relevant documents to Putin, Volodin said.
State Duma labor committee head Yaroslav Nilov said on Friday that he supported Mishustin's candidacy for the post of prime minister and expressed the belief that his colleagues in the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) would stand in solidarity in support of Mishustin.
"I fully support the president's proposal. Over the years, Mikhail Vladimirovich has repeatedly confirmed in practice his managerial competence in the most difficult and crisis situations," Nilov said on Telegram.
He also said his faction would meet with Mishustin on Friday.
"After discussing with the candidate for the post of prime minister issues relevant to our faction, LDPR lawmakers will have to make a collegial decision: how to vote at the plenary session of the State Duma. I am sure that my colleagues will be in solidarity with me in supporting the candidacy of Mikhail Mishustin proposed by the president," Nilov said.
Later on Friday, the State Duma control committee issued a recommendation for the house to adopt and submit a draft procedure for considering Mishustin's approval in the capacity of the Russian prime minister. The total duration of the consideration will be about three hours, the committee said.