Buryat Folk Chural
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| Basic data | |
| Seat: | Ulan-Ude , Buryatia , Russia |
| Legislative period : | 5 years |
| First session: | July 21, 1994 |
| MPs: | 66 |
| Current legislative period | |
| Last choice: | September 9, 2018 |
| Next choice: | probably 2023 |
| Chair: | Vladimir Pavlov ( ER ) |
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| Website | |
| hural-buryatia.ru | |
The Buryat Volkschural ( buryat Буряад Уласай Арадай Хурал, transcribed Burjaad Ulasai Aradai Chural ; Russian Народный Хурал Республики Бурятия, transcribed Narodny Chural Respubliki Burjatija ) is the legislative in one chamber of the Republic Burjatien that a federal subject within the Russian Federation forms.
Origin of name
In the Mongolian Empire, Kurultai was the name given to the assembly of princes at which the tribal leaders were appointed and the campaigns planned. For example, in 1206 Genghis Khan was elected Great Khan of the Mongols on a Kurultai . Several Mongolian states or member states designate their parliaments in the Mongolian tradition with the word Chural, which is based on the word Kurultai. For example, the parliament of Mongolia and the parliament of Kalmykia are called Great State Chural and Kalmyk People 's Chural, respectively . Due to the titular nation of the Buryats , who are also a Mongolian people, the name Chural was chosen as the name of the parliament of Buryatia.
history
The first election of the Buryat People's Chural took place in 1994. The first session of parliament took place on July 21, 1994. After the 1998 election, the second People's Chural was convened on July 20, 1998. The third election took place in 2002, the first session of the new parliament was on July 22, 2002. The fourth people's chural was elected in 2007, on December 11, 2007. After the fifth election in 2013, the opening session took place on September 17, 2013 . The current parliament was elected on September 9, 2018; it met for the first time on September 19, 2018.
The current parliamentary chairman, Vladimir Anatolyevich Pavlov, was also newly elected. Previously, Mikhail Innokentjewitsch Semjonow was parliamentary chairman in the first two legislative periods , the term of office of Alexander Gombojewitsch Lubsanov included the third legislative period. Matwei Matvejewitsch Gerschewitsch was next to the fourth legislative term also in the fifth parliamentary term, first of all, was replaced on August 28, 2015 by Zyren-Dashi Erdynejewitsch Dorschiev , who brought the fifth legislative term to an end. Matwei Matvejewitsch Gerschewitsch resigned voluntarily on April 23, 2015 after he was pressured by the MPs to put the replacement of the parliamentary chairman on the agenda .
composition
In the elections of the Volkschural, the 66 seats are elected using two different voting systems . 33 seats are elected through a majority vote in 33 constituencies , while the other 33 seats are allocated through proportional representation. Each voter therefore has two votes. On the one hand, he chooses a candidate for his constituency. In each of the 33 constituencies there is a candidate who moves into the People's Chural. In the list voting , each voter can vote for a second dial list Make a party. The 33 proportional representation mandates are distributed among the parties according to the percentage distribution, there is a five percent hurdle . The list election is independent of the majority election. For example, a party with many direct mandates in the majority election can have more seats in the people's chural than a party with more votes in the proportional representation - there are no compensatory mandates or overhang mandates .
Representation in the Federation Council
The representative of the Buryat legislature in the Federation Council is Alexander Georgievich Warfolomejew , who took office on September 19, 2018. His term of office normally lasts until September 2023 if the Buryat People's Chural is not dissolved beforehand. In addition to a representative of the legislature, a representative of the executive is also a member of the Federation Council.
Individual evidence
- ^ The building of the Buryat parliament Chural (XX century) | Туристический портал Улан-Удэ. Retrieved November 13, 2018 .
- ^ Great State Chural - East Asia Institute. Accessed on November 13, 2018 (German).
- ↑ Сведения о проводящихся выборах и референдумах. Retrieved November 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Сведения о проводящихся выборах и референдумах. Retrieved November 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Structure | Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. Accessed November 13, 2018 .