The Assembly of People of Kazakhstan (; ) is a national political body 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 ...
consisting of delegates of the Regional Assemblies of the People. Its task is to represent the various
ethnic groups
An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ...
that make up the
Central Asia
Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a subregion, region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes t ...
n state at national level and to strengthen ethnic/religious coexistence in Kazakh society.
It was established in 1995
by President
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( kk, Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев, Nūrsūltan Äbişūlı Nazarbaev, ; born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, in off ...
, who served as assembly chairman until April 2021. The assembly is presently chaired by Kazakhstan's president
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev ( kk, Қасым-Жомарт Кемелұлы Тоқаев, Qasym-Jomart Kemelūly Toqaev ; born 17 May 1953) is a Kazakh politician and diplomat who is currently serving as the President of Kazakhstan since 12 J ...
.
Organization
The APK consists of 384 representatives of all ethnic groups living in Kazakhstan drawn from the Regional Assemblies of the People.
The law provides that all APK decisions be considered by public authorities and civil society institutions; APK Deputies participate in the legislative process and can propose legislation.
APK Deputies elect 9 members to the
Mazhilis and the APK review all parliamentary laws to ensure that they are in conformity with the
Constitution of Kazakhstan
The Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Конституциясы, Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Konstitutsiasy, ) is the highest law of Kazakhstan, as stated in Article 4. The Constit ...
's articles on ethnic harmony and equality.
Sessions
* 2015: The 22nd session of the APK was held on held on 22 April 2015, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the APK.
During the session the Kazakh President proposed to introduce a national day of gratitude and mark it on 1 March, the day the APK was established.
* 2016: On April 26, 2016, the 24th annual session of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan took place in Astana dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the country’s independence. The theme of the 2016 session was "Independence. Consent. Nation united future."
* 2019: The 27th session conference was held in Nur-Sultan on 29 April 2019, with the theme being "Formula of Peace and Harmony: Unity and Modernization."
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Assembly Of People Of Kazakhstan
Politics of Kazakhstan