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Mäjilis
The Mäjilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасы Парламенті Мәжілісі, Qazaqstan Respublikasy Parlamentî Mäjîlîsî, also transliterated as Mazhilis; "Assembly" in Kazakh) is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Kazakhstan. The upper house of Parliament is the Senate of Kazakhstan. There are 98 directly-elected seats in the chamber. Members of Parliament are elected to five-year terms. History After the 1995 Kazakh constitutional referendum was held on 30 August 1995 where Kazakhstani voters overwhelmingly approved a new draft of the Constitution of Kazakhstan, a bicameral Parliament was established that included the lower house Mäjilis. In the 1995 elections, under the new parliamentary structure, all seats in both houses of parliament were contested in December 1995; runoff elections filled twenty-three seats in the Mäjilis for which the initial vote was inconclusive. Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Kazakh Legislative Election
Snap legislative elections were held in Kazakhstan on 19 March 2023 to elect the members of the Mäjilis. This was the ninth legislative election since Kazakhstan's independence in 1991 and the first snap election for the Mäjilis seats since 2016 Kazakh legislative election, 2016. It was held alongside the 2023 Kazakh local elections, local assembly elections. At the September 2022 State of the Nation Address, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced snap legislative elections to take place in the first half of 2023 in the aftermath of 2022 Kazakh unrest, deadly unrest in January 2022. During that time, a series of laws and amendments were approved following the 2022 Kazakh constitutional referendum, 2022 constitutional referendum, which aimed to reform Kazakhstan's political system by granting more parliamentary powers to the lower chamber Mäjilis as well as for its mandate seats to be allocated via mixed electoral system for the first time since 2004 Kazakh legislative ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Mäjilis
The Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the 8th convocation (; ) is the current convocation of the Parliament of Kazakhstan. Following the 2023 legislative election to the lower house Mäjilis, where the composition of the parliament was determined through mixed-member majoritarian representation for the first time since 2004, a total of 98 Mäjilis deputies were elected with 69 from party-list proportional representation and 29 representing the newly reestablished single-mandate territorial constituencies. Since the 3rd Mäjilis, more than three parties had managed to overcome the 5% electoral threshold, leading to the Mäjilis consisting of six parties forming their own factions. The 8th Parliament of Kazakhstan was first convened in its plenary session on 29 March 2023, under a presidential decree briefly signed by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. 8th Mäjilis Leadership The leadership consisted of the Bureau of the Mäjilis, a coordinating body formed under the Chairma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chairman Of The Mäjilis
The Chairman of the Mäjilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (; ) is a presiding officer of the lower house Mäjilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, and is responsible for opening sessions, preside over regular and extraordinary joint meetings. The post was formed on 30 January 1996 at the first parliamentary session opening after the 1995 Kazakh constitutional referendum, 1995 constitutional referendum which was held in August 1995 where majority of Kazakh voters approved of the new constitution which created a bicameral legislature that included the lower chamber Mäjilis. List of chairmen See also * Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan * Mazhilis References {{Chair of the Mazhilis of Kazakhstan Chairmen of the Mäjilis, * Lists of legislative speakers, Kazakhstan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deputy Chairman Of The Mäjilis
The Deputy Chair of the Mäjilis is a post in the Mazhilis (part of the parliament of Kazakhstan) that is chosen by the deputies and are proposed by the Chair of the Mazhilis. The office was established on 30 January 1996 and since 2007, the position of a deputy chairman have been occupied by two people at the same time. The deputy chairman is in charge of carrying out tasks made by the Mäjilis chairman and take over certain roles if the chair isn't able to do. List of Deputy Chairs 1st Convocation (1996–1999) 2nd Convocation (1999–2004) 3rd Convocation (2004–2007) 4th Convocation (2007–2012) 5th Convocation (2012–2016) 6th Convocation (2016–2021) {, class="wikitable" width="70%" !Name !Took office !Left office !Chair , - , align="center" , Vladimir Bozhko , rowspan="2" align="center" , 25 March 2016 , rowspan="2" align="center" , Present , align="center" , Baktykozha Izmukhambetov , - , align="center" , Gülmira Esimbaeva , align="c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Respublica (Kazakh Political Party)
The Respublica Party () is a political party in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ..., which was officially registered on 18 January 2023. History An agricultural producer, the head of the Olzha Agro company, Aidarbek Qojanazarov, became the chairman of the party. The co-chairs are entrepreneurs Syrymbek Tau, Ruslan Berdenov, Maxim Baryshev, Dinara Shukizhanova, Kuanysh Shonbai, Beibit Alibekov and Nurlan Koyanbaev. The creation of the party was announced in August 2022. On 18 January 2023, the Respublica party received registration documents. On 25 January, the first regional branch was opened in the Kostanay Region. On 27 January, all 20 regional divisions of the party received registration. Ideology The aim of the party is to create levers of infl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erlan Qoşanov
Erlan Jaqanūly Qoşanov (, ; born 14 August 1962) is a Kazakh politician who is serving as the Chairperson, Chairman of the Mäjilis, Mazhilis since 1 February 2022. Prior to that, he headed the Presidential Administration of Kazakhstan under Tokayev from 18 September 2019 and several posts such as the äkim of Karaganda Region from 14 March 2017 to 18 September 2019 and the head of the Prime Minister's Office (Kazakhstan), Prime Minister's Office from 2 February 2012 to 14 March 2017. On March 14, 2017 he was appointed Akim of the Karaganda region. Biography Early life and education Qoşanov was born in the village of Aqsu-Aiuly. In 1984, he graduated from the Dzhezkazgan branch of the Karaganda State Technical University with a degree in mechanical engineering and then in 1991, from the Higher Commercial School at the All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade. In 1999, Qoşanov graduated from the Narxoz University with a degree in economics. He also served in the ranks of the So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Kazakh Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in Kazakhstan on 9 December 1995, with a second round on 23 December. The result was a victory for the People's Union of Kazakhstan Unity, which won 25 of the 67 seats. Voter turnout was 79.8%.Nohlen et al., p420 Background In March 1994, the first post-independence general elections for the former unicameral Parliament took place. A year later, Kazakhstan's Constitutional Council invalidated this poll and declared the legislature illegal. President of the Republic Nursultan Nazarbayev thereupon announced the dissolution of the Parliament and plans to rule by decree pending new elections. A majority of the 177 Deputies challenged the dissolution. On 30 August 1995, a new constitution providing, inter alia, for a smaller bicameral legislature was approved by popular referendum. On 2 October, the President announced the December election dates. Elections The overall conduct of the polling was overseen by the Central Election Commission (OSK). Acco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower House
A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has come to wield more power or otherwise exert significant political influence. The lower house, typically, is the larger of the two chambers, meaning its members are more numerous. Common attributes In comparison with the upper house, lower houses frequently display certain characteristics (though they vary per jurisdiction). ;Powers: * In a parliamentary system, the lower house: **In the modern era, has much more power, usually based on restrictions against the upper house. **Is able to override the upper house in some ways. **Can vote a motion of no confidence against the government, as well as vote for or against any proposed candidate for head of government at the beginning of the parliamentary term. **Exceptions are Australia, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicameralism
Bicameralism is a type of legislature, one divided into two separate Deliberative assembly, assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate and vote as a single group. , about 40% of world's national legislatures are bicameral, and about 60% are unicameral. Often, the members of the two chambers are elected or selected by different methods, which vary from Jurisdiction (area), jurisdiction to jurisdiction. This can often lead to the two chambers having very different compositions of members. Enactment of a bill, Enactment of primary legislation often requires a concurrent majority—the approval of a majority of members in each of the chambers of the legislature. When this is the case, the legislature may be called an example of perfect bicameralism. However, in many parliamentary and semi-presidential systems, the house to which the executive is Responsible government, responsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First-past-the-post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their vote for a candidate of their choice, and the candidate who receives the most votes wins even if the top candidate gets less than 50%, which can happen when there are more than two popular candidates. As a winner-take-all method, FPTP often produces disproportional results (when electing members of an assembly, such as a parliament) in the sense that political parties do not get representation according to their share of the popular vote. This usually favours the largest party and parties with strong regional support to the detriment of smaller parties without a geographically concentrated base. Supporters of electoral reform are generally highly critical of FPTP because of this and point out other flaws, such as FPTP's vulnerability t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Kazakh Constitutional Referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Kazakhstan on 30 August 1995. The new constitution was approved by 90.0% of voters, with turnout reported to be 90.6%.Nohlen et al., p419 Results References Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ... 1995 in Kazakhstan Referendums in Kazakhstan Constitutional referendums {{Kazakhstan-gov-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senate Of Kazakhstan
The Senate of Kazakhstan ( kk, Qazaqstan Parlamentınıñ Senaty, ''Қазақстан Парламентінің Сенаты'') is the upper house of two chambers in Kazakhstan's legislature, known as the Parliament (''Parlamenti''). The Senate is composed of elected members: two from each region and two from three municipalities which are Almaty, Astana, and Shymkent. Members of the Senate are elected on the basis of indirect suffrage by secret ballot. Half of elected members of the Senate are up for election every three years. Fifteen members are appointed by the President of Kazakhstan with the view to ensure representation for all the diverse national, cultural components of society. The term of office for the members of the Senate is six years. According to constitutional norms in the Parliament of the fifth convocation, members of the Senate elected in 2011 and 2014 and those appointed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2011 and 2013 continue to hold off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
