House of Representatives (Belarus)

House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus

Палата Прадстаўнікоў Нацыянальнага сходу Рэспублікі Беларусь
Палата представителей Национального собрания Республики Беларусь
8th House of Representatives of the National Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1996
Preceded bySupreme Soviet of Belarus
Leadership
Chairman
Ihar Sierhiejenka, Independent
since 22 March 2024
Deputy Chairman
Vadzim Ipatav
since 22 March 2024
Structure
Seats110
Political groups
Government (91)
  •   Belaya Rus (51)
  •   Independent (40)

Support (19)

Length of term
4 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
25 February 2024
Meeting place
Government House, Minsk
Website
house.gov

53°53′46″N 27°32′41.2″E / 53.89611°N 27.544778°E / 53.89611; 27.544778

The House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus[n 2] is the lower house of the parliament of Belarus, while the upper house is the Council of the Republic. It was established after the Constitution of Belarus was amended in 1996, replacing the Supreme Council of Belarus.[1]

It consists of 110 deputies elected to four year terms on the basis of direct electoral suffrage by secret ballot (art. 91).[2] It is a majoritarian system, with the outcome decided by overall majorities in single-member constituencies. Any citizen of 21 years is eligible for election (art. 92). The functions of the House are to consider draft laws and the other business of government; it must approve the nomination of a prime minister (art. 97); and it may deliver a vote of no confidence on the government (art. 97).

Since the 1995 Belarusian parliamentary election the majority of seats in the House of Representatives have been held by independents.


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  1. ^ "Республика Беларусь".
  2. ^ "Elections of Deputies of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus".

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