National Council of Turkmenistan

The National Council of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Milli Geňeş) is Turkmenistan's bicameral national legislative body or parliament. The upper chamber is the People's Council (Turkmen: Halk Maslahaty) and the lower chamber is the Assembly (Turkmen: Mejlis). The National Council was created in March 2021 after election of members to the upper chamber.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

  1. President For Life? Turkmen Leader Signs Mysterious Constitutional Changes Into Law. RFE/RL. September 25, 2020. https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmen-leader-signs-into-law-constitutional-changes-critics-fear-secures-lifetime-post/30857644.html. 
  2. Turkmen Voters Given Two Hours To Cast Ballots In Senate Election. RFE/RL. March 28, 2021. https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan-senate-election-voters-two-hours-opposition/31173803.html. 
  3. (in Russian) Туркменистан впервые в истории избрал верхнюю палату парламента. Deutsche Welle. March 28, 2021. https://www.dw.com/ru/turkmenistan-vpervye-v-istorii-izbral-verhnjuju-palatu-parlamenta/a-57032707. 
  4. (in Russian) Центризбирком: выборы членов Халк Маслахаты Милли Генгеша признаны состоявшимися. «Туркменистан: золотой век». March 28, 2021. https://turkmenistan.gov.tm/ru/post/53090/sostoyalis-vybory-v-halk-maslahaty-milli-gengesha-turkmenistana. 
  5. (in Russian) Заседание Правительства: итоги выборов в верхнюю палату парламента, создание благотворительного фонда, поручения вице-премьерам. «Туркменистан: золотой век». March 29, 2021. https://turkmenistan.gov.tm/ru/post/53134/zasedanie-pravitelstva-itogi-vyborov-v-verhnyuyu-palatu-parlamenta-sozdanie-blagotvoritelnogo-fonda-porucheniya-vice-premeram.