National Council of Turkmenistan

Milli Gengesh (National Council) of Turkmenistan

Turkmen: *Türkmenistanyň Milli Geňeşi*
Milli Gengesh (National Council) of Turkmenistan ; Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Milli Geňeşi
Russian: Милли Генгеш Туркменистана
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Upper: Halk Maslahaty (People's Council); Lower: Mejlis (Assembly)
History
Founded	24 October 2020 (creating); 1 January 2021 (start of work)
Preceded by	Unicameral Mejlis (Assembly) of Turkmenistan in 1991-2020
Leadership
Chairman of the People's Council	Gurbanguli Berdimuhamedov (Independent), ; since 30 November 2007
Chairman of the Assembly	Gyulshat Mammedova (DPT), ; since 30 March 2018
Structure
Seats	Total 181 members 56 senators in the People's Council 125 deputies in the Assembly
People's Council (Halk Maslahaty) political groups	Independents (48) Appointed by the President (8) Democratic Party (3)
Assembly (Mejlis) political groups	Government coalition (77) Democratic Party (55); Agrarian Party (11); Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (11); Pro-Government (48) Independents (48); Opposition (0)
Elections
People's Council (Halk Maslahaty) voting system	48 are elected by secret ballot by the members of the regional branches of the Halk Maslahaty, the remaining 8 are appointed by the President.
Assembly (Mejlis) voting system	Plurality voting
People's Council (Halk Maslahaty) last election	28 March 2021
Assembly (Mejlis) last election	25 March 2018
People's Council (Halk Maslahaty) next election	March 2026
Assembly (Mejlis) next election	March 2023
Meeting place
	People's Council Building
	Assembly Building
Website
	People's Council; Assembly

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 following election of members to the upper chamber, which in turn followed a constitutional amendment in late 2020.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

References[]

^ "President For Life? Turkmen Leader Signs Mysterious Constitutional Changes Into Law". RFE/RL. September 25, 2020.
^ "Turkmen Voters Given Two Hours To Cast Ballots In Senate Election". RFE/RL. March 28, 2021.
^ "Туркменистан впервые в истории избрал верхнюю палату парламента" (in Russian). Deutsche Welle. March 28, 2021.
^ "Центризбирком: выборы членов Халк Маслахаты Милли Генгеша признаны состоявшимися" (in Russian). «Туркменистан: золотой век». March 28, 2021.
^ "Заседание Правительства: итоги выборов в верхнюю палату парламента, создание благотворительного фонда, поручения вице-премьерам" (in Russian). «Туркменистан: золотой век». March 29, 2021.

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[halk2-1] "President For Life? Turkmen Leader Signs Mysterious Constitutional Changes Into Law". RFE/RL. September 25, 2020.

[halk3-2] "Turkmen Voters Given Two Hours To Cast Ballots In Senate Election". RFE/RL. March 28, 2021.

[dw-3] "Туркменистан впервые в истории избрал верхнюю палату парламента" (in Russian). Deutsche Welle. March 28, 2021.

[electors-4] "Центризбирком: выборы членов Халк Маслахаты Милли Генгеша признаны состоявшимися" (in Russian). «Туркменистан: золотой век». March 28, 2021.

[results-5] "Заседание Правительства: итоги выборов в верхнюю палату парламента, создание благотворительного фонда, поручения вице-премьерам" (in Russian). «Туркменистан: золотой век». March 29, 2021.

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Milli Gengesh (National Council) of Turkmenistan Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň Milli Geňeşi
Russian: Милли Генгеш Туркменистана

Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Upper: Halk Maslahaty (People's Council) Lower: Mejlis (Assembly)
History
Founded	24 October 2020 (creating) 1 January 2021 (start of work)
Preceded by	Unicameral Mejlis (Assembly) of Turkmenistan in 1991-2020
Leadership
Chairman of the People's Council	Gurbanguli Berdimuhamedov (Independent), since 30 November 2007
Chairman of the Assembly	Gyulshat Mammedova (DPT), since 30 March 2018
Structure
Seats	Total 181 members 56 senators in the People's Council 125 deputies in the Assembly

People's Council (Halk Maslahaty) political groups	Independents (48) Appointed by the President (8) Democratic Party (3)

Assembly (Mejlis) political groups	Government coalition (77) Democratic Party (55) Agrarian Party (11) Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (11) Pro-Government (48) Independents (48) Opposition (0)
Elections
People's Council (Halk Maslahaty) voting system	48 are elected by secret ballot by the members of the regional branches of the Halk Maslahaty, the remaining 8 are appointed by the President.
Assembly (Mejlis) voting system	Plurality voting
People's Council (Halk Maslahaty) last election	28 March 2021
Assembly (Mejlis) last election	25 March 2018
People's Council (Halk Maslahaty) next election	March 2026
Assembly (Mejlis) next election	March 2023
Meeting place

People's Council Building

Assembly Building
Website
People's Council Assembly

National Council of Turkmenistan

See also[]

References[]