People's Khural of Kalmykia
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People's Khural of Kalmykia (or short People's Khural) is the Parliament
of Republic of Kalmykia
in the Russian Federation
. The People's Khural has been established on the base of the Constitution of the Russian Federation of 1993. But the assembly is also formed along Mongolian
traditions of the State Great Khural. The legislative period lasts normally five years.
On October 18, 1994 the first People's Khural has been elected. But there have been elected new legislatures in 1999, 2005 and 2008. The fourth legislature which has been constituted in 2008 consists of 27 deputies, i.e. 17 deputies of United Russia
, 7 of the KPRF and 3 of the Agrarian Party of Russia. The legislature ends in 2013, when will be held new regional parliamentary elections. The current President of the People's Khural is Anatoly Kozachko of the "United Russia"-Party.
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
of Republic of Kalmykia
Kalmykia
The Republic of Kalmykia is a federal subject of Russia . Population: It is the only Buddhist region in Europe. It has also become well-known as an international chess mecca because its former President, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, is the head of the International Chess Federation .-Geography:*Area:...
in the Russian Federation
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The People's Khural has been established on the base of the Constitution of the Russian Federation of 1993. But the assembly is also formed along Mongolian
Mongolian
Mongolian may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to Mongolia, a landlocked country in East and Central Asia that borders Russia to the north and People's Republic of China to the south, east and west.* Mongolians, Mongols.* Mongolian language...
traditions of the State Great Khural. The legislative period lasts normally five years.
On October 18, 1994 the first People's Khural has been elected. But there have been elected new legislatures in 1999, 2005 and 2008. The fourth legislature which has been constituted in 2008 consists of 27 deputies, i.e. 17 deputies of United Russia
United Russia
United Russia is a centrist political party in Russia and the largest party in the country, currently holding 315 of the 450 seats in the State Duma. The party was founded in December 2001, through a merger of the Unity and Fatherland-All Russia parties...
, 7 of the KPRF and 3 of the Agrarian Party of Russia. The legislature ends in 2013, when will be held new regional parliamentary elections. The current President of the People's Khural is Anatoly Kozachko of the "United Russia"-Party.
External links
- http://huralrk.ru Official website of the People's Khural of Kalmykia (in Russian)