Ombudsman without shifts

The Duma supported President Dmitry Medvedev's proposal to retain Vladimir Lukin as human rights commissioner for a second term. As ITAR-TASS reports, Lukin’s candidacy was supported by United Russia and A Just Russia, but the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the Liberal Democratic Party did not vote for him. However, the candidacy was approved, and with the required 226 votes, as many as 349 were cast for Vladimir Petrovich.