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Kazakh Lawmakers Vote Mamin Back In As PM After Elections Deemed Not Competitive January 15, 2021 13:10 GMT Share share Print NUR-SULTAN -- Kazakhstans newly elected parliament has voted to keep Prime Minister Asqar Mamin in the post following the recent elections as the country looks for continuity to attract foreign investment into its oil, gas, and mining sectors. During its first session since the elections on January 10, deputies in parliaments lower chamber, the Mazhilis, voted 78 to zero...

New government after poll results to place high premium on continuity and pursue Moscow-centric foreign policy Zaki Shaikh   | 10.01.2021 A polling station is seen as people arrive to cast their votes for parliamentary elections in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan on January 10, 2021.After Kazakhstan’s last parliamentary elections in 2016, the nation is headed to the polls to elect new lawmakers to 5-year terms. ( Meiramgul Kussainova...

Three parties passed the seven-percent threshold

Nazarbaevs Daughter Gets Seat In New Kazakh Parliament January 12, 2021 16:22 GMT share Print NUR-SULTAN -- Darigha Nazarbaeva, the eldest daughter of Kazakhstans first president, Nursultan Nazarbaev, is one of the 76 lawmakers from the party led by her father who acceded to the newly elected parliament. Nur Otan, the party led by Nazarbaev, on January 12 published the list of its members, including the 57-year-old Nazarbaeva, elected to the 107-member lower chamber, the Mazhilis, after January...

Kazakh Ruling Party Keeps Tight Grip In Uncompetitive Vote January 11, 2021 11:51 GMT Share share Print ALMATY -- Kazakhstans ruling Nur Otan party has kept its firm grip on power in parliamentary elections called “uncompetitive” by international observers after the only registered opposition boycotted the vote to protest a lack of development and freedom in the Central Asian nation’s political landscape. The Central Election Commission said on January 11 that preliminary results from the...

Advertisement Nur Otan, Kazakhstan’s ruling party, surprised none by topping preliminary results in Kazakhstan’s January 10 parliamentary elections. According to the Central Election Commission, Nur Otan — which is led by First President Nursultan Nazarbayev — captured 71.1 percent in the election, which the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said “lacked genuine competition.” Two other parties, both with seats in the previous parliament, cleared the 7 percen...

Ruling party wins parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan with 71.09% of votes - CEC NUR-SULTAN. Jan 11 (Interfax) - Kazakhstans ruling party Nur Otan (Radiant Fatherland), led by the countrys first President Nursultan Nazarbayev, has won the January 10 parliamentary elections, receiving 71.09% of the votes, Sabila Mustafina, secretary of the Kazakh Central Elections Commission (CEC), said on Monday. "The Nur Otan party has received 71.09% of the votes," Mustafina said. Nur Otan is followed by th...

CIS IPA observers to monitor parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan An archive photo MINSK, 23 December (BelTA) – A group of international observers from the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly (CIS IPA) and representatives of the Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan discussed preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan by videoconference on 23 December. The elections to the Mazhilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan are scheduled for 10 January 2021, BelTA learned from ...

Kazakhstan has kicked off its parliamentary election campaign with five parties -- none of which is running on an opposition platform.