State Assembly of Bashkortostan
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The National Assembly - Kurultay is the supreme representative and legislative body of the Republic of Bashkortostan
Bashkortostan
The Republic of Bashkortostan , also known as Bashkiria is a federal subject of Russia . It is located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains. Its capital is the city of Ufa...

. Its members are elected for four years.

The jurisdiction of the National Assembly includes the adoption and amendment of the Constitution
Constitution
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, the definition of domestic and foreign policy Dealing with the change of borders, the definition of administrative and territorial structure, the approval of the state budget.

It succeeded the Supreme Council
Supreme Council
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 in 1995 and has two chambers: The House of Representatives and the Legislative House. The Chairman of the State Assembly presides over both chambers.

The Chairman of the State Assembly is Konstantin Tolkachov from March 1999.

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