The Assembly is the legislative branch of Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...

. It has 125 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies.

History

Originally, it shared power with the People's Council

People's Council of Turkmenistan

The Halk Maslahaty was the highest representative body in Turkmenistan . It was abolished in the new constitution of 2008....

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A 2003 law reduced the power of the Assembly and augmented that of the People's Council. The Assembly can now be legally dissolved by the People's Council, is led by the President, and is no longer able to amend the Constitution. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/tx.html

The People's Council was abolished by a new constitution drafted by Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow in 2008, making the Assembly/Mejlis the unicameral (but apparently still "rubberstamp") parliament again.

The current chairperson is Akja Nuberdiyeva from December 21, 2006. She succeeded Owezgeldi Atayew

Öwezgeldi Ataýew

Öwezgeldi Ataýew is the former Chairman of the Assembly of Turkmenistan. According to the Constitution of Turkmenistan, he was to become the acting president after the death of Saparmurat Niyazov...

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See also

• List of Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Turkmenistan
• List of Chairmen of the Assembly of Turkmenistan