National Assembly of Ivanovie

The National Assembly of Ivanovie (Russian: Национальное собрание Ивановья) is the bicameral legislature of Ivanovie. It consists of the Senate (upper house) and the Resha (lower house). The 620 members of the legistature are elected by nationwide popular vote for a term of five years; each citizen eighteen years or older on the day the election takes place is entitled to one vote. National Assembly elections are general elections. The voting system aims at party-list proportional representation.

For the purpose of National Assembly elections, the eighteen regions of Ivanovie constitute regional electoral districts. The eighteen regional electoral districts are subdivided into a total of 40 local electoral districts. Political parties submit separate ranked lists of candidates for each district, regional or local, in which they have chosen to run. They also submit a federal-level list.

History
The National Assembly was formed in 1964 in the cause of the overthrow of the monarchy.

Media
The National Assembly has a free-to-air television channel available in DVB-T2 and radio station available in DAB+.