8 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁decl ares ▁to ▁be ▁" sp irit ual ▁but ▁not ▁religious " ▁and ▁ 1 2 % ▁to ▁be ▁at he ist . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁The ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁in ▁Tu va ▁is ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Government , ▁who ▁is ▁elected ▁for ▁a ▁four - year ▁term . ▁The ▁first ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁was ▁Sher ig - ool ▁O or zh ak . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁was ▁Sh ol ban ▁K ara - ool . ▁Tu va ' s ▁legisl ature , ▁the ▁Great ▁Kh ural , ▁has ▁ 1 6 2   se ats ; ▁each ▁deput y ▁is ▁elected ▁to ▁serve ▁a ▁four - year ▁term . ▁The ▁present ▁flag ▁of ▁Tu va   – ▁yellow ▁for ▁prosper ity , ▁blue ▁for ▁courage ▁and ▁strength , ▁white ▁for ▁pur ity   – ▁was ▁adopted ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁Republic ' s ▁Constitution ▁was ▁adopted ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Russian ▁president ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁nominated ▁Sh ol ban ▁K ara - ool , ▁ 4 0 , ▁a ▁former ▁champion ▁wrest ler , ▁as ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Tu va . ▁Sh ol ban ▁K ara - ool ' s ▁candid acy ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Kh ural ▁on ▁April