People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic

Regional parliament

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November 11 2024 Konstantin Kuzmin was unanimously elected as the new Chairman of the People's Council, having previously been elected to the council twice.
October 4 2024 The People's Council dismissed Artem Zhoga from the positions of Chairman and deputy, with Sergey Prokopenko temporarily performing the Chairman's duties.
October 2 2024 Artem Zhoga was appointed Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Urals Federal District.
September 23 2023 The People's Council re-elected Denis Pushilin as head of the DPR through a secret ballot, following changes in the election process under the new Constitution.
September 22 2023 The first meeting of the People's Council Presidium was held.
September 20 2023 Artem Zhoga was elected as the new Chairman of the Parliament, and the Presidium of the People's Council was formed in accordance with the new Constitution.
2022 The People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic was transformed from the Supreme Council during Russia's annexation of the disputed territory from Ukraine during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
December 30 2022 A new Constitution of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) was adopted, providing rules for the election of the Presidium by the People's Council.
September 30 2022 The People's Council unanimously adopted a new Constitution of the Donetsk People's Republic following Russian annexation.
December 14 2018 Olga Makeeva replaced Denis Pushilin as Chairman of the People's Council.
November 20 2018 Vladimir Bidyovka succeeded Olga Makeeva as Chairman of the People's Council.
2016 Blogger Stanislav Vasyn publicly described the parliament as an 'absurd and mock structure'.
September 4 2015 Denis Pushilin succeeded Andrey Purgin as Chairman of the People's Council after Purgin was stripped of his position and detained for allegedly disrupting and attempting to destabilize a meeting.
November 14 2014 The Supreme Council transitions to the People's Council, with Andrey Purgin becoming its first Chairman.
November 2 2014 Elections to the People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic were held, with the Donetsk Republic party winning a majority of 68 seats (68.53% of votes) and Free Donbas winning 32 seats (31.65% of votes).
July 23 2014 Boris Litvinov becomes Chairman of the Supreme Council, succeeding Vladimir Makovich.
July 18 2014 Vladimir Makovich takes over as Acting Chairman, replacing Denis Pushilin.
May 15 2014 Denis Pushilin becomes Acting Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Donetsk People's Republic.

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