State Assembly of the Mari El Republic

The State Assembly of Mari El (, ) is the legislature of that republic. It succeeded the Supreme Council and comprises 52 deputies elected for a period of five years. Twenty-six of them are elected from single-member constituencies from an equal number of voters, while twenty-six are elected on basis of one deputy from each district and republican city.
The State Assembly approves ministers, who are nominated by the republic's President.
The presiding officer is the Chairman of the State Assembly.