Photo: Kazpravda.kz/ Talgat Akhanov Samas Turgul Camas, adviser to the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization of the Turkish Republic, who arrived in Kazakhstan to observe the parliamentary elections, noted the high organization of the electoral process. He stated this at a press conference on the first results of the observation, Kazpravda.kz reports. We have been in Kazakhstan for several days. We had the opportunity to see the process of preparation for the elections. I want to note that the elections are organized at a high level. Today we visited polling stations. I see preparation at a serious level, especially in a pandemic, noted the observer.
This article is part of our special report Kazakhstan elections.
The parliamentary elections held on Sunday (10 January) are seen as another step in the process of “controlled democratisation” of the former Soviet republic.
Last October Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree scheduling the parliamentary elections for the
Majilis.
Majilis is the lower chamber of the Kazakh Parliament consisting of 107 deputies who are elected for a five-year term. The upper house is the Senate of Kazakhstan, with 47 members. Members of the Senate are elected on the basis of indirect suffrage by secret ballot, and half of the elected members are up for election every three years.
- in Shymkent - 34.1%. Recall that the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed the next elections of deputies of the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan for January 2021. Five parties were admitted to the elections: the political party ADAL , the Democratic Party of Kazakhstan Ak Zhol , the People s Democratic Patriotic Party Auyl , the People s Party of Kazakhstan and the Party Nur Otan . It should be noted that the elections of 98 deputies of the Majilis are carried out by secret ballot on party lists, another 9 deputies are elected by Kazakhstan People’s Assembly. Earlier the rules of behavior at polling stations were published for Kazakhstanis.
- in Shymkent - 56.5%. Recall that the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed the next elections of deputies of the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan for January 2021.
Five parties were admitted to the elections: the political party ADAL , the Democratic Party of Kazakhstan Ak Zhol , the People s Democratic Patriotic Party Auyl , the People s Party of Kazakhstan and the Party Nur Otan . It should be noted that the elections of 98 deputies of the Majilis are carried out by secret ballot on party lists, another 9 deputies are elected by Kazakhstan People’s Assembly. Earlier the rules of behavior at polling stations were published for Kazakhstanis.