The Civic Chamber’s new membership was established in a three-stage process. Forty members were approved by a Presidential Executive Order of March 20, 84 were delegated by regional civic chambers, and 43 were selected in a vote from among 403 candidates put forward by non-commercial organisations.
The Civic Chamber held a plenary session on June 19, at which it elected Valery Fadeyev as its new secretary. The current Civic Chamber, which now has two thirds new members, will work through to 2020.