Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Kazakh voters headed to parliamentary polls on Sunday, with five political parties vying for seats in the Majilis, or the lower chamber of the parliament.
Parliamentary elections underway in Kazakhstan,Nur-Sultan, Jan 10 (IANS) Kazakh voters headed to parliamentary polls on Sunday, with five political parties vying for seats in the Majilis, or the lower chamber of Parliament. According to the Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan, a total of 10,060 polling stations have been set up at home and abroad,
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.
The Parliamentary Elections in Kazakhstan to be held on 10 January 2020 should be anticipated with confidence despite the Covid-19 concerns, writes Jeroen Jansen.
Jeroen Jansen is a former Dutch diplomat. He was previously posted to the Netherlands Mission to the OSCE in Vienna and in that capacity has been actively involved in election activities. Based in Brussels, he currently advises on international relations with focus on EU Law and Policy.
The preparations for the parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan are in full swing. On 10 January 2021, Kazakhstan will elect the members of the “Mazhilis”, the lower-house of the Kazakh Parliament. The current members of the parliament were elected in 2016 for a five-year term. Of the 107 members, 98 are up for election. Another 9 members will be nominated by the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan – a national body that ensures the multi-ethnic participation in Kazakh politics and civil society.
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], December 5 (ANI): Legislative elections in Kazakhstan are scheduled to be held on January 10, 2021, to elect the members of the Majilis (a lower house of the Kazakh Parliament) and Maslikhats (local representative bodies) and they will be different from previous elections in many ways.
For the first time in 16 years, parliamentary elections will not be held ahead of schedule. The regular elections were held only in 1999 and 2004, and early elections have been held in Kazakhstan since 2007, as reported by The Astana Times.
The Majilis is the lower chamber of the Kazakh Parliament consisting of 107 members, who are elected for a five-years term. According to Kazakhstan s Central Election Commission, five political parties will run in the upcoming elections - NurOtan , AkZhol , People s Party of Kazakhstan , Auyl People s Democratic Patriotic Party and Adal Party (former Birlik Political Party ). Currently, the NurOtanparty has a majority of 84 members