People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic explained

People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic
Native Name:Народный Совет Донецкой Народной Республики
Transcription Name:Narodny Sovet Donetskoy Narodnoy Respubliki
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Leader1 Type:Chairman of the People's Council
Party1:United Russia
Election1:20 September 2023
Party3:Donetsk Republic

The People's Council[1] (Russian: Народный Совет|Narodny Sovet), formerly the Supreme Council (Russian: Высший Совет|Vysshy Sovet), is the regional parliament of the Donetsk People's Republic, a disputed entity annexed as a federal subject by Russia from Ukraine in 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2] [3]

History

Elections to the People's Council were held on 2 November 2014. According to the official results, the political party Donetsk Republic, which includes the Communist Party of the Donetsk People's Republic, gained a majority of the seats in the Council with the 68,53% and 68 seats. Free Donbas, which includes the Russian-nationalist New Russia Party, gained the 31.65% and 32 seats.

The body is presided over by the Chairman of the People's Council. The position was first held by Andrey Purgin but he was stripped of his position and detained under charges of disrupting and attempting to destabilize a meeting.[4] Denis Pushilin succeeded Purgin on 4 September 2015 and stayed in office until 14 December 2018 when he was replaced by Olga Makeeva.[5] [6] [7] Soon after she was succeeded by Vladimir Bidyovka on 20 November 2018.[8]

In 2016, blogger Stanislav Vasyn described the parliament as an absurd and mock structure.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Donetsk People's Republic legislature website.
  2. Web site: Battle lines drawn in Donetsk on the eve of rebel elections . 2022-10-28 . www.telegraph.co.uk. November 2014 .
  3. News: Rebel-Backed Elections to Cement Status Quo in Ukraine . The New York Times . 2 November 2014 . 6 November 2014.
  4. Web site: Speaker of the People's Council of the DPR Andrei Purgin dismissed. 4 September 2015. Interfax.
  5. Web site: Pushilin headed the DPR parliament. Interfax. 21 January 2020.
  6. News: Пушилин возглавил парламент ДНР. Interfax. 4 September 2015.
  7. Web site: Денис Пушилин сложил депутатские полномочия | Официальный сайт Народного Совета ДНР. dnrsovet.su. 23 September 2018.
  8. Web site: Vladimir Bidyovka: It is important not to make hollow promises. 21 December 2018. People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic Official website. en-GB. 20 January 2020.
  9. News: Хто є хто в «парламенті» угруповання «ДНР» (рос.) . 2022-11-01 . Радіо Свобода . 11 December 2016 . uk.