Government support (60) The Assembly (Turkmen: Mejlis) is the unicameral legislature of Turkmenistan.

This meant that until 2008 the Assembly could be legally dissolved by the People's Council, was led by the President, and was no longer able to amend the Constitution.

The first meeting of the re-created upper chamber took place following the 2018 regional and local elections.

[13][14][15] A joint session of the National Council voted unanimously in favour of this on 22 January 2023, re-establishing a unicameral parliament with the Assembly as its sole chamber.

The Article 18 authorities include1) Adoption of the Constitution and laws, amendments and additions to them, control over their implementation, and their official interpretation;2) election of the Chairman of the Mejlis and the Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis and their dismissal from office;3) establishment of the Presidium of the Mejlis;4) formation, reorganization and abolition of committees and commissions of the Mejlis, approval of their compositions, election of chairmen and deputy chairmen of committees and commissions, and their dismissal from office;(5) Mandatory consideration of the approval of laws enacted by the President of Turkmenistan;(6) Consideration of approval of the programme of activities of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan;(7) Consideration of the issue of approving the State budget of Turkmenistan and the report on its implementation;(8) Consideration of the main thrusts of domestic and foreign policy of Turkmenistan and of programmes for the political, economic, social and cultural development of the country;(9) Deciding questions relating to national referenda;(10) Calling for the election of the President of Turkmenistan, members of the Mejlis, provincial, district and municipal people's councils and local councils;(11) Considering the appointment and dismissal of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Prosecutor-General, Minister of the Interior and Minister of Justice on the recommendation of the President of Turkmenistan;(12) Election of a Turkmenistan plenipotentiary - the Ombudsman, on the nomination of the President of Turkmenistan;(13) Introduction of State honours; and(14) Awarding of State awards and conferral of military and other State titles to the President of Turkmenistan; (15) Ratification and renunciation of international instruments; (16) Resolving questions related to any modification of the State border and the administrative-territorial division of Turkmenistan; (17) Determining the conformity with the Constitution of laws and regulations issued by State authorities; (18) Considering and approving annual and prospective plans for legislative work; (19) Considering issues of peace and security; 20) Exercising organizational and methodological assistance in the activity of local authorities and councils;(21) Addressing other issues falling within the competence of the Mejlis in accordance with the Constitution and laws of Turkmenistan.