Type Unicameral Seats 100 | Term limits 4 years | |
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Chairman of the People's Council Denis Pushilin, Donetsk Republic
Since 4 September 2015 Political groups Donetsk Republic (68) (includes Communist Party of the Donetsk People's Republic,(11) seats)
Free Donbass (32) (includes New Russia Party,(19) seats) Voting system Party-list proportional representation | ||
The People's Soviet (Russian: Народный Совет), formerly the Supreme Council (Russian: Высший Совет), is the legislature of the unrecognised Donetsk People's Republic.
History
The first legislative body of the Donetsk People's Republic was the Supreme Council (Russian: Верховный Совет), which was established by pro-Russian protesters in early April 2014. 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 Council, called the People's Council (Russian: Народный Совет). Elections to the People's Council 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 Council 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 Council. The present chairman is Denis Pushilin who replaced Andrei Purgin on 4 September 2015.