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BELARUS
Soviet Respubliki (Council of the Republic)
ELECTORAL SYSTEM

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Parliament name (generic / translated) Natsionalnoye Sobranie / National Assembly
Structure of parliament Bicameral
Chamber name (generic / translated) Soviet Respubliki / Council of the Republic
Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Palata Predstaviteley / House of Representatives
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Electoral Law 1 January 1900
Mode of designation indirectly elected 56
appointed 8
Constituencies - 7 multi-member (8 elected seats) constituencies corresponding to the country's six regions and the capital Minsk
Voting system Majority: Secret ballot vote by majority system at sessions of local councils.
Voter requirements - Deputies of local councils and the city of Minsk
CANDIDATES
Eligibility - age: 30 years
- Belarusian citizenship
- residence of at least 5 years on territory where running
Incompatibilities - President of the Republic
- members of the Government
- members of the House of Representatives
- judges
Candidacy requirements - nomination by presidiums of the local councils of Deputies in the regions and Minsk, as well as by the respective executive committees

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