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2007 Kazakh Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in Kazakhstan on 18 August 2007. President Nursultan Nazarbayev's Nur Otan party received 88% of the vote and won all of the available seats. None of the six other parties contesting the election passed the 7% threshold to win seats.Party of Kazakh President Sweeps Seats in Parliament The New York Times, 20 August 2007Kazakh poll gives all seats to Nazarbayev Reuters, 20 August 2007 Background On 19 June 2007, 50 out of 77 members of Mazhilis voted to request President |
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, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Astana, known as Nur-Sultan from 2019 to 2022. Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, was the country's capital until 1997. Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country, the largest and northernmost Muslim-majority country by land area, and the ninth-largest country in the world. It has a population of 19 million people, and one of the lowest population densities in the world, at fewer than 6 people per square kilometre (15 people per square mile). The country dominates Central Asia economically and politically, generating 60 percent of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil and gas industry; it also has vast minera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukhaniyat Party
The Rukhaniyat Party was a political party in Kazakhstan. At the legislative elections, 19 September and 3 October 2004, the party won 0.4% of the popular vote and no seats. In the 18 August 2007 Assembly elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ..., the party won again 0.4% of the popular vote and no seats. The party was founded in 1995 by Altynshash Zhaganova. The name ''Rukhaniyat'' means spirituality, from the root ''Rukh''. See the discussion of the etymology of the word spirit for a brief discussion of the Arabic origins of this word. References Defunct political parties in Kazakhstan {{Kazakhstan-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party Of Patriots Of Kazakhstan
The Party of Patriots of Kazakhstan (, QPP) was a political party in Kazakhstan. At the legislative elections of 19 September and 3 October 2004, the party won 0.6% of the popular vote and no seats in the Majilis (legislative assembly). In the 18 August 2007 elections, the party won 0.75% of the popular vote and no seats. The party on 5 September 2015 merged with Kazakhstani Social Democratic Party Auyl to form the Auyl People's Democratic Patriotic Party The "Auyl" People's Patriotic Democratic Party (, ''«Auyl» Halyqtyq-demokratialyq patriottyq partiasy''; AHDPP) or simply as "Auyl" HDPP, is a political party in Kazakhstan. It was originally founded by Gani Qaliev on 30 January 2000 as the "Auy ... in which according to QPP members was due to both parties having the same priorities, noting that fact that they were part of the Kazakhstan-2050 political alliance. References Defunct political parties in Kazakhstan {{Kazakhstan-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communist People's Party Of Kazakhstan
The People's Party of Kazakhstan (abbr. QHP),, NPK originally the Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan (QKHP),, KNPK is a left-wing political party in Kazakhstan, currently led by Ermūhamet Ertısbaev. The Secretaries of the Central Committee are Turgyn Syzdyqov, Gauhar Nugmanova, Viktor Smirnov and Jambyl Ahmetbekov. The party was registered on 21 June 2004. At the time of registration, the party had 90,000 members. Following the 2004 elections to the Mazhilis the party received 1.98% of total votes. In the 2007 elections to the Mazhilis the party won 1.29% of the votes and did not pass the electoral threshold. The QKHP was elected to parliament in the 2012 legislative election. The party is loyal to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and his part of the pro-Tokayev People's Coalition. History The party emerged due to a split in the Communist Party of Kazakhstan (QKP). The idea to create a new party belongs to the 12 members of the Central Committee of Communist Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auyl People's Democratic Patriotic Party
The "Auyl" People's Patriotic Democratic Party (, ''«Auyl» Halyqtyq-demokratialyq patriottyq partiasy''; AHDPP) or simply as "Auyl" HDPP, is a political party in Kazakhstan. It was originally founded by Gani Qaliev on 30 January 2000 as the "Auyl" Peasant Social Democratic Party before eventually merging with the Party of Patriots of Kazakhstan on 5 September 2015. The party is currently led by Senator for Turkistan Region Äli Bektaev from August 2015. With a membership of around 300,000 people, the Auyl since 2004 has participated in every Kazakh parliamentary election although never managing to enter the Mazhilis and has once nominated presidential candidate Toleutai Raqymbekov in 2019 presidential elections. The Auyl declared its main values of spirituality, patriotism, loyalty, equality, cooperation. Basing its principles of social democracy, the party spoke out in favour of the rural population's interests by seeing its priorities as strengthening state regulation an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazakhstan Majilis 2007
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, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, with a coastline along the Caspian Sea. Its capital is Astana, known as Nur-Sultan from 2019 to 2022. Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, was the country's capital until 1997. Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked country, the largest and northernmost Muslim-majority country by land area, and the ninth-largest country in the world. It has a population of 19 million people, and one of the lowest population densities in the world, at fewer than 6 people per square kilometre (15 people per square mile). The country dominates Central Asia economically and politically, generating 60 percent of the region's GDP, primarily through its oil and gas industry; it also has vast mineral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organization For Security And Co-operation In Europe
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, promotion of human rights, freedom of the press, and free and fair elections. It employs around 3,460 people, mostly in its field operations but also in its secretariat in Vienna, Austria, and its institutions. It has its origins in the mid-1975 Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) held in Helsinki, Finland. The OSCE is concerned with early warning, conflict prevention, crisis management, and post-conflict rehabilitation. Most of its 57 participating countries are in Europe, but there are a few members present in Asia and North America. The participating states cover much of the land area of the Northern Hemisphere. It was created during the Cold War era as a forum for discussion between the Western Bloc and Easte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assembly Of People Of Kazakhstan
The Assembly of People of Kazakhstan (; ) is a national political body in Kazakhstan consisting of delegates of the Regional Assemblies of the People. Its task is to represent the various ethnic groups that make up the Central Asian state at national level and to strengthen ethnic/religious coexistence in Kazakh society. It was established in 1995 by President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who served as assembly chairman until April 2021. The assembly is presently chaired by Kazakhstan's president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. 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 Const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Amendment To The Kazakhstani Constitution
The 2007 amendment to the Constitution of Kazakhstan modified Kazakhstan's basic law, on May 18, 2007. The changes followed the conclusion of the activities of the 'State Commission on Democratization' formed two years previously. In a speech on May 16 to the Joint Session of the Chambers of Parliament, President Nursultan Nazarbayev summarized the development of Kazakhstan since independence in 1991, and outlined his proposed constitutional changes. The main changes proposed by the President were as follows: *The reduction of the presidential term from 7-years to 5-years, coming into effect after the next election in 2012 *To adopt proportional representation for the Majilis, or lower Chamber of deputies *To increase the number of senators selected by the President, from 7 to 15 *To give to the Senate the power of consultation on the appointment of a President of the National Bank *To increase the number of Majilis deputies to 107 - 98 deputies elected by proportional represen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zharmakhan Tuyakbay
Zharmakhan Aitbaiuly Tuyakbay ( kk, Жармахан Айтбайұлы Тұяқбай, ''Jarmahan Aitbaiūly Tūiaqbai''; born 22 November 1947) is a retired Kazakh politician. He was the chairman of the Nationwide Social Democratic Party from 2007 to 2019 and prior to that, he served as the chair of the Mazhilis from 1999 to 2004. Tuyakbay was an opposition candidate in the 2005 Kazakh presidential election for the For a Just Kazakhstan political alliance, losing the race President Nursultan Nazarbayev to which he refused to concede. Some analysts considered Tuyakbay the most significant challenger to Nazarbayev in the election. Early life and career Tuyakbay was born in the town of Novostroyka (present-day Qyzylkia) in South Kazakhstan Region to the parents of Aitbay Tuyakbaev (1902–1978), who was a collective farmer, and Tynym Tuyakbaeva (1925–1994). In 1971, having graduated from the Law School of the Kazakh State University, Tuyakbay was recruited by the Investigato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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