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2023 Almaty City Mäslihat Election
Elections to the Almaty City Mäslihat were held on 19 March 2023 to elect 42 deputies to the 8th convocation of the Almaty City Mäslihat. It coincided with the 2023 local elections. For the first time, a mixed electoral system was used, with half of the seats filled through single-member districts and the other half through party-list proportional representation. In the party-list contest, the ruling Amanat party secured a majority, winning 12 out of 21 seats. The party also dominated the constituency seats, further consolidating its majority control. Notably, independents were elected for the first time since 2016, following the restoration of the mixed electoral system in the 2022 referendum. Other parties that gained representation, listed in descending order of seats, include Respublica, the People's Party, Baytaq, and Aq Jol. Background As a result of the 2021 Almaty City Mäslihat election, the ruling Nur Otan (now known as Amanat) got the majority of seats in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almaty City Mäslihat
The Almaty City Mäslihat (, ; ) is a local unicameral legislative branch in the city of Almaty. It is led by the current secretary, Meyirjan Otynşiev ( Amanat). Composition The City Mäslihat is composed of 42 deputies, half of which are elected through party-list proportional representation and the other half of which are elected regardless of their party affiliation, through single-mandate election. A deputy of the mäslihat may be a citizen of Kazakhstan who has reached 20 years of age and can be a member of only one mäslihat. Members of the local legislature are elected every 5 years. Before the 2023 election, the Mäslihat deputies used to be elected by a 7% threshold through party-list proportional representation. If only one parties managed to bypass the electoral threshold, then the party would've won the second highest number of votes is granted enough seats for representation in the mäslihat regardless of whether it had passed the threshold or not. History The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |