Article 83 Constitution of the Russian Federation

The President of the Russian Federation:

a) shall appoint the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation whose candidature was approved by the State Duma upon nomination by the President of the Russian Federation, and shall relieve the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation from his post;

b) shall conduct overall direction over the Government of the Russian Federation, shall have the right to chair meetings of the Government of the Russian Federation;

b1) shall approve upon proposition submitted by the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation the structure of the federal executive authorities, shall introduce amendments thereto; within the structure of federal executive authorities defines the bodies the work of which is managed by the President of the Russian Federation and the bodies the work of which is managed by the Government of the Russian Federation. If a Chairman of the Government relieved of his post by the President of the Russian Federation, the newly appointed Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation shall not submit to the President of the Russian Federation the proposition as regards the structure of the federal executive authorities;

c) shall adopt decision on the resignation of the Government of the Russian Federation;

c1) shall accept the resignation of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, deputy chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation, federal ministers and heads of the federal executive government bodies the work of which is managed by the President of the Russian Federation;

d) shall nominate to the State Duma a candidate for appointment to the post of Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation; shall raise before the State Duma the issue of relieving the Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation of his post;

e) shall appoint deputy chairmen of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal ministers whose nominations were approved by the State Duma (except for the federal ministers mentioned in item e1 of the present Article) and relieve them of their posts;

e1) shall appoint upon consultations with the Council of Federation and relieve of their posts the heads of the federal executive government authorities (including federal ministers) in charge of issues of defence, state security, internal affairs, justice, foreign affairs, prevention of emergencies and elimination of consequences of natural disasters, domestic security;

f) shall present to the Council of Federation candidates for the posts of the Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, Deputy Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation and the judges of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, deputy chief justices of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and judges of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation; shall appoint presidents, vice-presidents and judges of other federal courts;

f1) shall appoint upon consultations with the Council of Federation and relieve of their posts the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, deputies of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation, prosecutors of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, prosecutors of military and other specialised prosecution offices equated to prosecutors of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation; appoints and relieves of their posts other prosecutors for which such an order of appointment and relieving of post is established by federal law;

f2) shall appoint and relieve of their posts the representatives of the Russian Federation in the Council of Federation;

f3) shall bring to the Council of Federation the proposition to terminate in accordance with the federal constitutional law the powers of the Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the Deputy Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation and the judges of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, deputy chief justices of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and judges of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, presidents, vice-presidents and judges of the cassation and appeal courts in the event of them committing a violation tarnishing the honour and dignity of judge, as well as in other situations established by federal constitutional law demonstrating impossibility for a judge to continue discharging of his (her) powers;

f4) shall present to the Council of Federation the nominees for appointment as Chairman of the Accounts Chamber and half of the auditors of the Accounts Chamber; shall present to the State Duma the nominees for appointment as deputy Chairman of the Accounts Chamber and half of the auditors of the Accounts Chamber;

f5) shall form the State Council of the Russian Federation in order to ensure concordant functioning and cooperation of the bodies of public authority, determination of basic objectives of internal and external policies of the Russian Federation and priority directions of social economic development of the state; the status of the National Council of the Russian Federation shall be determined by federal law;

g) shall form the Security Council of the Russian Federation with the aim to assist the head of state in realisation of his (her) powers on the issues of ensuring national interests and security of person, society and state, as well as ensuring civil peace and accord, protection of the sovereignty of the Russian Federation, its independence and state integrity, prevention of internal and external threats; shall head the Security Council of the Russian Federation. The status of the Security Council of the Russian Federation shall be determined by federal law;

h) shall approve the military doctrine of the Russian Federation;

i) in order to realise his (her) powers shall form the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation;

j) shall appoint and dismiss plenipotentiary representatives of the President of the Russian Federation;

k) shall appoint and dismiss supreme commanders of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation;

l) shall appoint and recall after consultations with appropriate committees or commissions of the chambers of the Federal Assembly diplomatic representatives of the Russian Federation in foreign States and international organisations.