Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Савет Рэспублікі Нацыянальнага сходу Рэспублікі Беларусі Совет Республики Национального собрания Республики Беларусь | |
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| 8th Council of the Republic of Belarus | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Preceded by | Supreme Soviet of Belarus |
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Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 64 |
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Political groups | Government (63)
Support (1)
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| Elections | |
Last election | 4 April 2024[1] |
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| http://www.sovrep.gov.by/ | |
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Judiciary |
 Belarus portal |
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TheCouncil of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian:Савет Рэспублікі Нацыянальнага сходу Рэспублікі Беларусь,romanized: Saviet Respubliki Nacyjanaĺnaha schodu Respubliki Bielaruś;Russian:Совет Республики Национального собрания Республики Беларусь) is theupper house of theparliament of Belarus.
It was established after theConstitution of Belarus was amended in 1996 following areferendum, replacing theSupreme Council of Belarus.[2]
To be elected to the Council, an individual must be at least 30 years of age, a citizen of the republic and of no other country, have residency in an oblast or the Minsk City for at least 5 years, and have no criminal record.[3]
The Council consists of 64 members, and the representation is based geographically, with each oblast (six) and the city ofMinsk (the national capital) represented by eight members, and an additional eight members are appointed to the Council via presidential quota. Elections areindirect, with members being elected by the deputies of thepopularly elected regional councils of deputies bysecret ballot in atwo-round system if necessary.[3] A candidate must receive the votes of over 50% of the deputies seated to be elected.[3]
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
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| Pavel Shipuk | January 13, 1997 | December 19, 2000 |
| Alexander Voitovich [be;ru] | December 19, 2000 | July 28, 2003 |
| Gennady Novitsky | July 28, 2003 | October 31, 2008 |
| Boris Batura [be;ru] | October 31, 2008 | May 24, 2010 |
| Anatoli Rubinov | May 24, 2010 | December 2014 |
| Mikhail Myasnikovich[4] | December 27, 2014 | December, 2019 |
| Natalya Kochanova[5] | December, 2019 | Present |
