Former "Deputy" About "Chamber": Structure Is Decorative, Salaries Are Ministerial

A former member of the "council of republic" told what the upper chamber of the “parliament” is busy with. Or rather - about why it can do anything at all.

According to Belsat, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences Mikhail Kadyrov was a member of the “council of republic” from 2000 to 2004.

“After a year I realized that this structure was even more decorative than the lower “chamber”. What its responsibilities are? To stamp by voting the draft bills adopted by the lower “chamber”. As a scientist, I thought: what a stressless intellectual life!” – the former senator said.

At the same time, he said, wages were close to those of ministries and the “The Council of the Republic” member certificate made a corresponding impression on traffic police...