National Council of Turkmenistan

HistoryFoundedDisbanded21 January 2023Preceded byUnicameral Mejlis of Turkmenistan, 1991–2020Succeeded byUnicameral Mejlis of Turkmenistan, 21 January 2023LeadershipStructureSeatsTotal 181 members

56 senators in Halk Maslahaty

125 deputies in Mejlis  Independents (48)

  Appointed by the President (8)

  Democratic Party (3)Government coalition (107)

•   Democratic Party (65)
•   Agrarian Party (24)
•   Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (18)

Pro-Government (18)

•   Independents (18)

Opposition (0)Elections48 were elected by secret ballot by the members of the regional branches of the Halk Maslahaty, the remaining 8 were appointed by the President.Plurality voting28 March 202126 March 2023March 2026March 2028Meeting placePeople's Council BuildingAssembly Building

The National Council of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Milli Geňeşi) was Turkmenistan's bicameral national legislative body or parliament from March 2021 until January 2023. The upper chamber was the People's Council (Halk Maslahaty) and the lower chamber was the Assembly (Mejlis). The National Council was created in March 2021 following election of members to the upper chamber, which in turn followed a constitutional amendment in late 2020.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

In January 2023 both chambers of parliament proposed to abolish the Halk Maslahaty as a legislative organ, to reform it as an independent body, and to place all legislative authority with a unicameral Mejlis.^[6][7][8] The National Council was accordingly abolished by unanimous vote of its members in a joint session of the People's Council and Assembly on 21 January 2023.^[9][10]

See also

• Assembly of Turkmenistan
• People's Council of Turkmenistan
• Politics of Turkmenistan

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