The procedure for handling the nominations for five positions in the Russian government will be determined at an extraordinary meeting of the Duma Council on October 19. Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin decided that the meeting would begin at 12:00 p.m. Moscow time.
The agenda includes the procedure for approving the nominees submitted by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The council will also decide the order in which the nominees will be considered.

Four deputy prime minister posts and the transport ministry
The procedure to be determined will cover the consideration of the nominees submitted for four deputy prime minister posts and the transport ministry. The extraordinary meeting will establish the framework for the process of discussing the nominations in the Duma.