Russian First Deputy Finance Minister Irina Okladnikova is welcomed by State Duma Deputy Speaker Alexander Babakov before a meeting between members of the A Just Russia faction and candidates for the posts of deputy prime ministers and transport minister at the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow, Russia. On October 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed a government reshuffle proposed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Okladnikova will become a deputy prime minister and the government's chief of staff.
