The People's Council (russian: Народный Совет, Narodny Sovet), formerly the Supreme Council (russian: Высший Совет, Vysshy Sovet), is the regional parliament of the

Donetsk People's Republic The Donetsk People's Republic ( rus, Донецкая Народная Республика, Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika, dɐˈnʲetskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə; abbreviated as DPR or DNR, rus, ДНР) is a Territorial ...

, a disputed entity annexed as a federal subject by

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from Ukraine in 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The "parliament" is an absurd and mock structure, according to blogger Stanislav Vasyn.

History

The first legislative body of the Donetsk People's Republic was the Supreme Council (russian: Верховный Совет), which was established by pro-Russian protesters in early April 2014. It is not clear as to what the composition of this body was. That body adopted a constitution on 14 May 2014, after having held a referendum on independence from Ukraine. This constitution provided for the establishment of a new body, to replace the Supreme Council, called the People's Council (russian: Народный Совет).

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to the People's Council were held on 2 November 2014. The political party Donetsk Republic, which includes the

Communist Party of the Donetsk People's Republic The Communist Party of the Donetsk People's Republic (abbr. CPDPR; russian: Коммунистическая партия Донецкой Народной Республики; КПДНР, Kommunisticheskaya partiya Donetskoy Narodnoy Respubliki, ...

, gained a majority of the seats in the Council with the 68,53% and 68 seats.

Free Donbas Free Donbas (russian: Свободный Донбасс, Svobodnyy Donbass) is a public movement and political bloc in the Donetsk Oblast fighting for the separation of the region from Ukraine. The bloc includes several parties and movements. The ...

, which includes the Russian-nationalist

New Russia Party The New Russia Party ( rus, Партия Новороссия, Partiya Novorossiya), or Novorossiya Party, is a political party operating in Ukraine, and in particular regions of Ukraine annexed by Russia The organization was founded by pro-R ...

, 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. Denis Pushilin succeeded Purgin on 4 September 2015 and stayed in office until 14 December 2018 when he was replaced by

Olga Makeeva Olga Aleksandrovna Makeeva (russian: Oльга Александровна Макеева; born November 21, 1974) is a statesman and political figure, diplomat. Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Donetsk People's Republic to the ...

. Soon after she was succeeded by

Vladimir Bidyovka Vladimir Anatoliyevich Bidyovka (, ; born 7 March 1981) is a politician from the Donbas region, who currently serves as Chairman of the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) since 2018. Prior to the conflict in the east Ukrai ...

on 20 November 2018.

References

External links

* {{Official website Politics of the Donetsk People's Republic Unicameral legislatures

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: Names of European cities in different languages (C–D), cities' alternat ...