Great Khural of Tuva
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The Great Khural of Tuva is the bicameral legislature
of the Tyva Republic
. The Great Khural replaced the Supreme Council in 1994.
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Each deputy
of the Great Khural is elected to serve a four-year term.
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
of the Tyva Republic
Tuva
The Tyva Republic , or Tuva , is a federal subject of Russia . It lies in the geographical center of Asia, in southern Siberia. The republic borders with the Altai Republic, the Republic of Khakassia, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Irkutsk Oblast, and the Republic of Buryatia in Russia and with Mongolia to the...
. The Great Khural replaced the Supreme Council in 1994.
Structure
The Great Khural consists of the Chamber of Representatives, which is the upper house with 130 members, and the Legislative Chamber which is the lower house with 32 members. Each is headed by a Chairman (SpeakerSpeaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
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Each deputy
Deputy (legislator)
A deputy is a legislator in many countries, particularly those with legislatures styled as a 'Chamber of Deputies' or 'National Assembly'.-List of countries:This is an list of countries using the term 'deputy' or one of its cognates....
of the Great Khural is elected to serve a four-year term.