Asar was a political party in Kazakhstan. In the

2004 Kazakh legislative election Legislative elections were held in Kazakhstan on 19 September and 3 October 2004. The Otan party won 42 of the 77 seats, gaining a majority in the Mazhilis. Background By 2003 the Kazakh economy was on a recovery with its GDP growth rate being ...

, the party won 11.4% of the popular vote and 4 out of 77 seats in the Mazhilis. Following calls from its leader Dariga Nazarbayeva for a united ruling party, and allegations that her father was becoming increasingly concerned by the group's independence, Asar merged with

Otan OTAN most commonly refers to the French, Portuguese and Spanish acronym of NATO, an intergovernmental military alliance. Otan or OTAN may refer to: * Otan, political party of Kazakhstan, formed into Nur Otan in 2006 and into Amanat in 2022 * ...

. The party's name comes from the Kazakh term meaning "Will Surpass." It is also the traditional word for helping people out.

Election Results

Mazhilis

References

Defunct political parties in Kazakhstan Political parties established in 2003 Political parties disestablished in 2006 2003 establishments in Kazakhstan {{Kazakhstan-party-stub