Council of the Republic (Belarus)
upper house in Belarus' bicameral parliament
The Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Савет Рэспублікі Нацыянальнага сходу Рэспублікі Беларусь; Russian: Совет Республики Национального собрания Республики Беларусь) is the upper house of the parliament of Belarus.
The Council is made up of 64 members. It was created in 1996, replacing the Supreme Council of Belarus.[1]