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The Akmola Regional Mäslihat () is a
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of the
Akmola Region Akmola Region (, ; ) is a centrally located regions of Kazakhstan, region of Kazakhstan. It was known as Tselinograd Oblast during Soviet Union, Soviet rule. Its capital is Kökşetau. The national capital, Astana, is enclosed by the region, but ...
which was formed in 1993. Since
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, half the members are elected through
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and the other are elected independently, without a party's influence through
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s. The Mäslihat is elected by the population of the region and are in charge expressing the population's will and, in accordance with Kazakhstani law, deciding the steps needed and monitoring their implementation. The Regional Mäslihat is currently chaired by Chairman Beibit Jüsipov ( Amanat) since 30 March 2023.


History

On 10 December 1993, the Law "On local representative and executive bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan" was adopted which brought upon a history of local representative bodies of power in
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
. In March 1994, according to the resolution of the
Supreme Council of Kazakhstan The Supreme Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan () was a unicameral legislative branch in Kazakhstan that existed from 1993 to 1995. The Supreme Council succeeded the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR after the new Constitution of Kazakhstan wa ...
, nationwide elections were held and the first convocation of representative bodies was elected, which was called the
Mäslihat A Mäslihat (, ) is a local representative body (parliament) in Kazakhstan that is elected by a population of a region, district and city. Etymology The word mäslihat is derived from the Arabic مَصْلَحَة ('' maṣlaḥa''), meaning " ...
. From there, 44 members to the Regional Mäslihat were elected and Amangeldı Syzdyqov was chosen as the Mäslihat's first Secretary. In
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, elections were held for the first time on the basis of the newly implemented
Party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation (list-PR) is a system of proportional representation based on preregistered Political party, political parties, with each party being Apportionment (politics), allocated a certain number of seats Apportionm ...
where the
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won 26 seats in the Regional Mäslihat followed by two parties of
Aq Jol Democratic Party The Aq Jol (, ), officially the "Aq Jol" Democratic Party of Kazakhstan (, ) is a liberal-conservative political party in Kazakhstan. The Aq Jol is led by Azat Peruaşev, a deputy of the Mäjilis. The Aq Jol party was formed in early 2002, after ...
and
Auyl People's Democratic Patriotic Party The Auyl Party (; lit. 'Aul, Village', , ') is a political party in Kazakhstan. It was originally founded by Gani Qaliev on 30 January 2000 before eventually merging with the Party of Patriots of Kazakhstan on 5 September 2015. The party is curre ...
, bringing the local body under political factions.


Elections

Mäslihat members are up for re-election every 5 years and half of them are elected through
party-list proportional representation Party-list proportional representation (list-PR) is a system of proportional representation based on preregistered Political party, political parties, with each party being Apportionment (politics), allocated a certain number of seats Apportionm ...
(a party needs at least 5% of the whole votes to get one seat) and the other half is elected through
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s, independent of party affiliation. Before the 2023 election, they were elected on the basis of
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with a required 7%
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to win any seats in the legislature. If only one parties managed to bypass the electoral threshold, then the party would win the second highest number of votes is granted enough seats for representation in the mäslihat regardless whether it had passed the threshold or not. A member 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.


Powers and functions

In accordance with the Article 20 of the
Constitution of Kazakhstan The Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the highest law of Kazakhstan, as stated in Article 4. The Constitution was approved by a constitutional referendum on 30 August 1995.

Legislative session

The meetings of the Mäslihat members, if at least
2/3's of the total number of representatives are present, is considered eligible and is held in the form of a plenary session. In the work of the session, a break may be made for a period established by the Mäslihat, but not exceeding fifteen calendar days. The time table of a consultation is fashioned with the aid of the chairman of the session on the idea of an extended-term plan of labor of the Mäslihat. Proposals for the time table of the classes can be provided to the chairman by way of conferences of the area people, public institutions. The Mäslihat makes a decision on the approval of the time table. In case of disagreement at the agenda, balloting is executed one by one for every difficulty. The problem is taken into consideration protected inside the time table if most of Mäslihat members vote for it. Durations of the Mäslihat are held at a time unique with the aid of way of the legislature. Time is allotted for presenters and co-presenters to reply questions. Deputy inquiries, speeches for giving motives and answers to questions are not taken into consideration as speeches in the debate. The debate is closed by way of an open vote via a majority of the members present at the consultation. The ground getting ready to order of the meeting is given to the deputy out of turn after the give up of the preceding speech.


Commissions

The Mäslihat forms standing commissions from among the deputies for preliminary consideration and preparation of issues. The chairmen and members of the standing committees are elected by the Mäslihat lawmakers by open vote. Public hearings are held to discuss the most critical and socially big problems attributed to the jurisdiction of those commissions. The meetings of the commissions are, in general, open, besides for instances while the issues below consideration in accordance with the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On state secrets" are categorized as nation or reputable secrets. The standing commission invitations representatives of fascinated state bodies, the public, and the media to public hearings. There are currently four commissions in the Regional Mäslihat of which are: * Standing Commission on Economics and Budget * Standing Commission on Social Affairs * Standing Commission of the Regional Mäslihat on Issues, Deputy Ethics, Legality, Ecology and Nature Management * Standing Commission on Agrarian Issues and Industrial – Innovative Development


Current composition

The results of the last Akmola Regional Mäslihat elections were officially published on 24 March 2023. The number of members by party are shown in the table below. The other 16 members were elected through single-member district voting. On the 30th of March, the official website of the Mäslihat has published that as its new composition began the already-formed Amanat-led
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consisted of 26 members (out of 32). The political affiliations of the Amanat group's members, neither their names, were not stated.


See also

*
Mäslihat A Mäslihat (, ) is a local representative body (parliament) in Kazakhstan that is elected by a population of a region, district and city. Etymology The word mäslihat is derived from the Arabic مَصْلَحَة ('' maṣlaḥa''), meaning " ...
* 2023 Akmola regional election


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Akmola Regional Maslihat Akmola Region Government agencies established in 1993 Local government in Kazakhstan Political organizations based in Kazakhstan Unicameral legislatures of country subdivisions