State Assembly of the Republic of Bashkortostan
The State Assembly—Kurultay is the supreme representative and legislative body of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Its members are elected for five years.
The jurisdiction of the State Assembly includes the adoption and amendment of the Bashkortostan Constitution, 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 Soviet 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 :ru:Толкачёв, Константин Борисович|Konstantin Tolkachov from March 1999.
