Mishustin's appointment was approved by which body?
Russian public
Federal Taxation Service
State Duma
United Nations
Answer
The State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, approved Mikhail Mishustin's appointment as Prime Minister on 16 January 2020. President Vladimir Putin had nominated Mishustin, then the head of the Federal Tax Service, to replace Dmitry Medvedev, who had resigned the previous day along with the rest of the government.
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