People's Soviet of the Donetsk People's Republic
| People's Soviet of the Donetsk People's Republic Народный Совет Донецкой Народной Республики | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 4 years |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 100 |
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| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation | |
Last election | 2 November 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
| Donetsk | |
| Website | |
| http://dnr-sovet.su | |
The People's Soviet (Russian: Народный Совет), formerly the Supreme Soviet, is the legislature of the unrecognised Donetsk People's Republic.[3][4][5]
History
The first legislative body of the Donetsk People's Republic was the Supreme Soviet (Russian: Верховный Совет), which was established by pro-Russian protesters in early April 2014.[5] It is not clear as to what the composition of this body was. That body adopted a constitution on 14 May 2014, after having held a referendum on independence from Ukraine. This constitution provided for the establishment of a new body, to replace the Supreme Soviet, called the People's Soviet (Russian: Народный Совет).[5] Elections to the People's Soviet were held on 2 November 2014. The political party Donetsk Republic, which includes the Communist Party of the Donetsk People's Republic, gained a majority of the seats in the Soviet with the 68,53% and 68 seats. Free Donbass, which includes the Russian-nationalist extremist New Russia Party, gained the 31.65% and 32 seats.
The body is presided over by the Chairman of the People's Soviet. The present chairman is Denis Pushilin who replaced Andrei Purgin on 4 September 2015.[6]
References
- ↑ http://dnr.today/news/spisok-deputatov-narodnogo-soveta-sozyva-2014-goda/
- ↑ http://dnr.today/news/sostoyalas-press-konferenciya-pavla-gubareva/
- ↑ "Battle lines drawn in Donetsk on the eve of rebel elections". The Daily Telegraph. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ↑ "Rebel-Backed Elections to Cement Status Quo in Ukraine". The New York Times. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Constitution of the Donetsk People's Republic". Donetsk People's Republic. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ "Пушилин возглавил парламент ДНР". Interfax. 4 September 2015.