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Supreme Council
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Kyrgyzstani unicameral parliament
Key facts
- Type
- Unicameral
- Preceded by
- Supreme Soviet of the Kirghiz SSR
- Speaker
- Marlen Mamataliev , Unknown , since 12 February 2026
- Chairman of the cabinet of ministers
- Adylbek Kasymaliev , Ar-Namys , since 16 December 2024
- Political groups
- Mekenchil (19) Ata-Zhurt (18) Eldik (17) Yntymak (2) Ala-Too (15) Adilet Kyrgyzstan (14) Ungrouped (4) Yntymak (1) Vacant (3) Vacant (3)
- Length of term
- 5 years
- Voting system
- Single non-transferable vote
- First election
- 5 February 1995
- Last election
- 30 November 2025
- Next election
- By 2030
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan
- Official website
- www.kenesh.kg
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- Commons category
- Parliament of Kyrgyzstan
- applies to jurisdiction
- Kyrgyzstan
- number of seats
- 120
- topic's main category
- Category:Parliament of Kyrgyzstan
- native label
- Кыргыз Республикасынын Жогорку Кеңеши
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Encyclopedic overview
The Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan, also known as the Jogorku Kenesh (Kyrgyz: Жогорку Кеңеш, romanized: Zhogorku Kengesh, IPA: [t͡ɕoʁoɾqʊ́ kʰeŋéɕ]), is the unicameral parliament of Kyrgyzstan. Before Kyrgyzstan's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, it was known as the Supreme Soviet of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic.
The parliament has 90 seats, with members elected for a five-year term by in 30 3-seat constituencies using single non-transferable vote.
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