State Council of Tatarstan
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The State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan is the unicameral
Unicameralism
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 legislature
Legislature
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 of the Russia
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...

n Republic of Tatarstan
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of Russia located in the Volga Federal District. Its capital is the city of Kazan, which is one of Russia's largest and most prosperous cities. The republic borders with Kirov, Ulyanovsk, Samara, and Orenburg Oblasts, and with the Mari El, Udmurt,...

. It has hundred seats. Fifty are for the representatives of the political parties
Party
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, while the other fifty are from the republic's localities. The members are elected for five years. The presiding officer
Speaker (politics)
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 is the Chairman of the State Council.

See also

  • List of Chairmen of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan
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