The Legislative Assembly (Russian: Законода́тельное Собра́ние Респу́блики Каре́лия, Zakonodatelnoye sobraniye Respubliki Kareliya; Finnish: Karjalan tasavallan lakiasäätävä kokous) is the Regional parliament of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It comprises fifty deputies. Chairman of the Assembly is Alexander Pereplesnin (United Russia). He succeeded Nikolay Ivanovich Levin (United Russia)
1994-2002 it was divided into two chambers: The Chamber of Representatives of the Legislative Assembly and the Chamber of the Republic of the Legislative Assembly.
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