Ex-speaker of Russian lower parliament house Gennady Seleznyov dies at age of 67

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM - Former speaker of Russia's State Duma lower parliament house Gennady Seleznyov has died in the age of 67, Seleznyov's son-in-law Andrei Andreyev told TASS late on Sunday.

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He said Seleznyov had been seriously ill in the past several months. "Medics did their best but his heart stopped beating overnight on Sunday," Andreyev said.