National Assembly Of Azerbaijan
The National Assembly (Azerbaijani: Milli Məclis), also transliterated as Milli Majlis is the legislative branch of government in Azerbaijan. The unicameral National Assembly has 125 deputies: previously 100 members were elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies and 25 were members elected by proportional representation; as of the latest election, however, all 125 deputies are returned from single-member constituencies. Milli Majlis was the first secular republican parliament in the Muslim world.
Read more about National Assembly Of Azerbaijan: Parliament of Republic of Azerbaijan, Chairmen of The National Assembly (Supreme Soviet To 1991, National Council 1991–1992) of Azerbaijan, Members (since 1990)
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