Supreme Council (Kyrgyzstan)

Supreme Council

Жогорку Кеңеш
Верховный Совет
Supreme Council ; Жогорку Кеңеш; Верховный Совет
7th Supreme Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1938 (Supreme Soviet of the Kirghiz SSR); 1990 (Supreme Council of the Kyrgyz Republic); 1994 (constitutionalized); 2007 (unicameralized);
Leadership
Speaker	Nurlanbek Shakiev, Mekenchil ; since 5 October 2022
Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers	Akylbek Japarov, Ar-Namys ; since 12 October 2021
Structure
Seats	90
Political groups	Majority (54) Ata-Jurt Kyrgyzstan (19); Mekenchil (14); Ishenim (12); Yntymak (9); Others (36) Eldik (13) Afghans' Party (1); ; Alliance (7); United Kyrgyzstan (6); Light of Faith (5); Social Democrats (1); Independents (4);
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	Parallel voting:; Party-list proportional representation (54 seats); First-past-the-post (36 seats)
Last election	28 November 2021
Meeting place
	Jogorku Kenesh Building, Bishkek
Website
	www.kenesh.kg

The Supreme Council (Kyrgyz: Жогорку Кеңеш, romanized: Zhogorku Kengesh, [dʒoʁorqu keŋeʃ]; Russian: Верховный Совет, romanized: Verkhovny Sovet) is the unicameral parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic. It was known as the Supreme Soviet of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic until 1991.

The parliament has 90 seats^[2] with members elected for a five-year term by two methods: party-list proportional voting (54 seats) and first-past-the-post voting (36 seats).

^ "Часть депутатов покинула фракцию «Ата-Журт Кыргызстан» и объединилась в новую группу". Радио Азаттык (Кыргызская служба Радио Свободная Европа/Радио Свобода) (in Russian). 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
^ Pannier, Bruce (29 November 2021). "Five Takeaways From The Kyrgyz Parliamentary Elections". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2021-11-29.