15 Jan in 2:01 EurActiv
Alberto Turkstra, an expert at European Institute for Asian Studies, who visited Kazakhstan during its parliamentary election on 10 January, found out that step-by-step democratisation has suited Kazakhstan’s national circumstances and interests well. In the article
Step-by-step democratisation serves Kazakhstan well for Euractiv he writes, that despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and severe weather conditions, Kazakhstan successfully organised its legislative elections in strict observance of all sanitary requirements.
The first parliamentary elections since President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev came to power, they represented an important occasion to elect a new parliament which will help guide the future direction and further reforms of the country in all spheres. Local elections (maslikhats) were held concurrently and incorporated for the first time an important innovation as they were held based on party lists (as opposed to the single-member syste
Archive photo: Kazpravda.kz/Adilbek Tauekelov The factions of the People s Party of Kazakhstan and Ak Zhol party in Majilis abstained from voting for Askar Mamin s candidacy for the post of the Prime Minister, Kazpravda.kz correspondent reports. According to the voting results, 21 Majilis deputies abstained during the voting. As the head of the People s Party of Kazakhstan faction, Aikyn Konurov, said, today the faction cannot support the proposal to keep Askar Mamin, as well as members of his cabinet. “In your first state-of-the-nation Address, you announced transition to the concept of a “listening state” in terms of establishing an effective system of communication with the population and business. At meetings with voters, people complain more and more that the Government and local executive authorities began to formally treat their work. Their problems are no longer noticed behind the figures of reports. Ministers and some akims fence themselves off from th
15 Jan in 14:40
Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin s Cabinet has resigned following the parliamentary elections in the country.
In a statement, the Kazakh Presidency said that under the constitution, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree on the continuity of the current Cabinet members to fulfill their duties until the approval of a new government in the country after the parliamentary elections, Anadolu Agency reported.
The ruling Nur Otan Party, led by former President Nursultan Nazarbayev, swept the parliamentary elections held Sunday with nearly 72% of the vote. The Kazakh parliament has a Senate and a lower chamber.
The Ak Zhol Democratic Party obtained 10.95% of the vote, followed by the People s Party of Kazakhstan with 9.10%. While the number of total voters stands over 11.91 million, the turnout rate was 63.3%.
Alberto Turkstra is a project manager with the Diplomatic World Institute.
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and severe weather conditions, Kazakhstan successfully organised its legislative elections in strict observance of all sanitary requirements.
The first parliamentary elections since President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev came to power, they represented an important occasion to elect a new parliament which will help guide the future direction and further reforms of the country in all spheres.
Local elections (
maslikhats) were held concurrently and incorporated for the first time an important innovation as they were held based on party lists (as opposed to the single-member system).
In party list systems, seats in parliament more proportionally match the number of votes each party receives, a move that President Tokayev says will “enable parties to strengthen their position in the country’s political system”.