State Council of Crimea

State Council of Crimea Государственный Совет Крыма Державна Рада Криму Къырым Девлет Шурасы
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Chairman	Vladimir Konstantinov from 17 March 2014, United Russia
Structure
Seats	75
Political groups	United Russia (60)   LDPR (10)   CPRF (5)
Elections
Voting system	Parallel voting
Last election	8 September 2019
Next election	2024
Meeting place
Building of the State Council of Crimea, Simferopol
Website
www.crimea.gov.ru

This article is part of a series on the politics and government of
Crimea
Autonomous Republic of Crimea (within Ukraine, 1991–present)
Constitution Presidential representative: Tamila Tasheva Verkhovna Rada (dissolved) Chairman (vacant) Council of Ministers Chairman: (vacant) Prosecutor Elections Parliamentary: 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 Presidential: 1994 Referendums: 1991 1994 2014
Republic of Crimea (territory occupied by Russia 2014–present)
Constitution State Council Head: Sergey Aksyonov Prime Minister: Yury Gotsanyuk Recent elections Parliamentary: 2014 2019 Political parties
See also
Political status of Crimea Politics of Russia • Politics of Ukraine
Other countries
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The State Council of Crimea^[a] is the parliament of the Russia-administered Republic of Crimea. It claims to be a continuation of the 'Supreme Council of Crimea'^[2] following a vote by the Ukrainian parliament to dissolve the Supreme Council of Crimea.^[3][4][5] The Parliament is housed in the Parliament building in the centre of Simferopol.

Following the events of 2014, Crimea is a territory currently under dispute between Russia and Ukraine with Russia administering the territory but most countries continuing to recognise the territory as Ukrainian.

During the period of time in which Crimea was controlled by Ukraine, the Parliament was unable to appoint the Prime Minister of Crimea on its own, being able to appoint him only with the advice and consent of the President of Ukraine. This restriction did not sit well with the Parliament and its constituents, creating a long-standing rift between them and the national government of Ukraine.^{[citation needed]}

As the Crimean crisis unfolded, the Parliament building was seized by unidentified pro-Russian gunmen. Under their control, the Parliament removed the incumbent Ukrainian-consented Prime Minister of Crimea and unilaterally appointed Sergey Aksyonov in his stead. The disbandment was also caused by the belief that the Crimean Parliament collaborated with Russian troops in the region against Ukrainian authorities.^[6] Days later,^[quantify] the Crimean Parliament reunified its territorial jurisdiction with the city of Sevastopol into a single united nation and unilaterally declared their independence from Ukraine following a referendum. This newly formed nation then acceded to Russia which ultimately transferred the Crimean Parliament under a newly formed federal subject of Russia.

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