Supreme Council (Kyrgyzstan)

Supreme Council

Жогорку Кеңеш (Kyrgyz)
Верховный Совет (Russian)
Supreme Council ; Жогорку Кеңеш (Kyrgyz); Верховный Совет (Russian)
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 of Kyrgyzstan, also known as the Jogorku Kengesh (Kyrgyz: Жогорку Кеңеш, 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,^[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.