Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin believes that it is extremely important for the politician to be able to find compromises. "The search for consent in politics is one of the conditions for achieving a result. And the more difficult is the decision in terms of what positions the negotiators take, the more inevitable is the search for a compromise, "Volodin wrote in his column for the magazine" Russian Pioneer ". Speaker stressed that this fully applies to the State Duma, where decisions are discussed and taken collectively, and even within one faction. "But there is always a line beyond which it is impossible. When it comes to the interests of the state, to protect the rights and freedoms of citizens - compromises are unacceptable, "he said.. In such cases it is necessary to defend the position and not to give up beliefs, a departure from which in some cases may simply be a betrayal. The Chairman of the Duma recalled that the compromise is "this is, in fact, a street with a two-way movement," and even if there is a majority, it is necessary to explain the decisions taken so that opponents understand the motives for their adoption.

"If you do not take into account this factor, everything can end with the fact that the opposition faction will rise and leave the hall in protest," the politician warns.. Volodin cited as an example the discussion of the bill on the response measures to the anti-Russian sanctions of Western countries. There are serious discussions on this issue, he noted.. Conceptually, there is no objection to the document, however, some provisions cause public anxiety. "And here we must decide where the limit of compromise is," the State Duma speaker said, adding that it is impossible not to notice the US actions, since the prohibitions they impose should not operate on the territory of Russia. "As soon as we swim with the current, which they ask with their limitations, it will destroy our economy, destroy the state," says Volodin. The speaker said that when discussing bills in the first reading, the concept of the document is considered, and in preparation for the second, the amendments are discussed and a search for compromises begins. If they do not exist, then the Duma starts stormy discussions. According to Volodin, there were cases when three oppositional factions unanimously did not support the bill - it was, for example, a forest amnesty. "It was a situation when" Fair Russia ", LDPR and the Communist Party gathered to leave the hall. A rigid obstruction of the bill was supposed, "the politician recalls..

However, it was then possible to reach a compromise solution - together with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, MPs were able to convince them of the need to pass a law. According to Vyacheslav Volodin, despite this, the opposition factions did not change their position, but changed the rhetoric by agreeing to support the amendments provided they strictly monitor their execution.

Moreover, the chairman of the lower house believes that one can not always talk only with the opposition. "First of all, we must talk with those who share your political beliefs, we can not ignore the position of our comrades," he said.. Otherwise, there is a great risk of losing support for your faction. The State Duma speaker notes that there are times when political opponents do not want to compromise - this happens regularly, for example, when the budget is adopted. Although, in his opinion, "it is the budget that is the law where you can find many compromises". Discussions on the main financial are not only at the inter-factional level, but also among MPs of the same party. "When someone takes and simplifies, saying:" United Russia "- it will vote for anything," - it's not so, "the politician admitted..

According to Volodin, there are cases when one deputy can put forward an idea, defend his point of view and convince the faction first, and then the entire Duma, in the necessity of adopting such a decision. Most often, the politician said, a compromise can be achieved on international issues. The starting point in this direction, he believes, is the Crimean consensus, which has been preserved to this day. The speaker of the lower chamber believes that Russia needs to be protected, "including from the challenges that may soon arise". After all, the entire sanctions policy, in his opinion, is a consequence of the effective development of the country. "The country has reborn and has become more and more influential in decision-making in the world, and it has become increasingly reckoned with. Not everyone likes it, "he noted, citing as an example China, which went through the" overcoming the counteraction to development ". "Even today, despite the fact that this is one of the largest economies in the world and a country with one and a half billion citizens, the United States treats it unfriendly," Volodin stated.. According to the chairman of the lower house of parliament, today only one country "claims for exclusivity and believes that others are prepared to live in the backyard of history and stay there". "What kind of compromise can we talk about here?" He asks the question and he himself answers: "On the construction of a multipolar world first of all". But the compromise in these issues is not infinite, says Volodin.