| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Natsionalnoye Sobranie / National Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Soviet Respubliki / Council of the Republic |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Palata Predstaviteley / House of Representatives
|
| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
1 January 1900
|
| Mode of designation |
indirectly elected 56
appointed 8 |
| Constituencies |
- 7 multi-member (8 elected seats) constituencies corresponding to the country's six regions and the capital Minsk |
| Voting system |
Majority:
Secret ballot vote by majority system at sessions of local councils. |
| Voter requirements |
- Deputies of local councils and the city of Minsk |
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
- age: 30 years
- Belarusian citizenship
- residence of at least 5 years on territory where running |
| Incompatibilities |
- President of the Republic
- members of the Government
- members of the House of Representatives
- judges |
| Candidacy requirements |
- nomination by presidiums of the local councils of Deputies in the regions and Minsk, as well as by the respective executive committees |
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