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National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Нацыянальны сход Рэспублікі Беларусь Национальное собрание Республики Беларусь
National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Council of the Republic House of Representatives
History
Founded	11 November 1996
Preceded by	Supreme Council of Belarus
Structure
Seats	174 members 110 representatives 64 councilors
Council of the Republic political groups	Government (63)   Belaya Rus (46)   Communist Party (17) Support (1)   LDPB (1)
House of Representatives political groups	Government (91)   Belaya Rus (51)   Independents (40) Support (19)   RPTS (8)   Communist Party (7)   LDPB (4)
Elections
Council of the Republic voting system	Indirect election by regional assemblies, Appointment by the President of the Republic
House of Representatives voting system	First-past-the-post
Last House of Representatives election	25 February 2024
Meeting place
Government House, Minsk
Website
house.gov.by sovrep.gov.by

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The National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Нацыянальны сход Рэспублікі Беларусь, romanized: Nacyjanalny schod Respubliki Bielaruś; Russian: Национальное собрание Республики Беларусь, romanized: Natsionalnoye sobran'ye Respubliki Belarus') is the bicameral parliament of Belarus. The two chambers of the National Assembly are:

• the Council of the Republic – the upper house
• the House of Representatives – the lower house.

While each chamber has specific duties, both chambers have the ability to veto the decrees of local administrations that deviate from the Constitution of Belarus. The chambers of the National Assembly are convened to two regular sessions every year: the first session opens 2 October and its duration cannot be more than 80 days; the second session opens 2 April and does not last more than 90 days.

The House of Representatives and the Council of the Republic may be convened to an extraordinary session. Extraordinary sessions are convened under a particular agenda upon an initiative of the President or upon a request of at least two-thirds majority of the full membership of each of the chambers.

Any bill must be initially considered in the House of Representatives and then in the Council of the Republic. In practice, the National Assembly has no real power. The Belarusian political system concentrates all governing power in the hands of President Alexander Lukashenko. Notably, the National Assembly has no control over government spending; according to the Constitution, any bill that increases or decreases spending can only be considered with presidential permission. Presidential decrees have greater weight than ordinary legislation. However, since it took its current form in 1996, the National Assembly has been dominated by Lukashenko's supporters in any event, and there is no substantive opposition to presidential decisions.

Its predecessor was the Supreme Council of Belarus (until 1996).

Sources

1. "Парламент – Национальное собрание Республики Беларусь". www.pravo.by. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
2. Wilson, Andrew (6 December 2011). Belarus: The Last European Dictatorship. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300134353.
3. "Why Does Europe Engage With Belarus's Rubber Stamp Parliament?". Archived from the original on 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2016-08-25.

v t e Elections and referendums in Belarus
Presidential elections	1994 2001 2006 2010 2015 2020 2025
Parliamentary elections	1937 1939 (West Belarus) 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2019 2024
Municipal elections	... 1995 1999 2003 2007 2010 2014 2018 2024
Referendums	1995 1996 2004 2022
See also: Elections and referendums in the Soviet Union

• National Assembly of Belarus
• Government of Belarus
• 1996 establishments in Belarus
• National legislatures
• Bicameral legislatures
• Politics of Belarus