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 |