State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan
The State Assembly—Kurultay (Bashkir: Дәүләт Йыйылышы — Ҡоролтай, Däwlät Yıyılışı — Qoroltay; Russian: Государственное собрание — Курултай, Gosudarstvennoje sobranije — Kurultaj) is the supreme representative and legislative body of the Republic of Bashkortostan.[1] Its members are elected for five years.
State Assembly—Kurultay of the Republic of Bashkortostan | |
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| 5th legislature | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 110 |
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Political groups | United Russia (79) Communist Party of the Russian Federation (15) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 9 September 2018 |
| Meeting place | |
| 46 Zaki Validi Street, Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russian Federation | |
| Website | |
| http://www.gsrb.ru | |
The jurisdiction of the State Assembly includes the adoption and amendment of the Bashkortostan Constitution, the definition of domestic and foreign policy Dealing with the change of borders, the definition of administrative and territorial structure, the approval of the state budget.
It succeeded the Supreme Soviet in 1995 and has two chambers: The House of Representatives and the Legislative House. The Chairman of the State Assembly presides over both chambers.
The Chairman of the State Assembly is Konstantin Tolkachyov from March 1999.
References
- http://www.gsrb.ru/MainLeftMenu/ZakonoTvorch/Zakoni/448-2002.php Archived 2015-02-21 at the Wayback Machine Law of State Assembly of Bashkortostan (in Russian)