New deputy speakers of Russia's State Duma appointed

Six additional deputy speakers have been appointed, among them Irina Yarovaya, Sergei Neverov, Vladimir Vasiliev, and Pyotr Tolstoy (the United Russia), as well as Igor Lebedev (the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia) and Olga Yepifanova (A Fair Russia party).

Alexander Zhukov (the United Russia) and Ivan Melnikov (the Communist Party) have been appointed First Deputy Speakers, TASS reports.