The early elections to the Mazhilis, the lower house of Kazakhstan’s parliament, and the maslikhats, local governments, held on March 19, marked another important step in reforming the Kazakhstani political system following the political unrest of January 2022. The reforms announced by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev pursue two main goals (Akorda.kz, March 16, 2022). The first is to transition the country …
ASTANA. KAZINFORM – Erlan Kanalimov was elected as the Secretary of the maslikhat of Astana city by the unanimous decision of deputies of the 8th convocation, Kazinform correspondent reports.
Astana, Mar 30 (EFE).- Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov retained his position in the new Kazakh government after early parliamentary elections on March 19, official sources in the Central Asian republic reported on Thursday. The chairman of the Mazhilis (lower house of the Kazakh parliament), Yerlan Koshanov, proposed Smailov’s candidacy to Kazakh leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, …
Six parties were elected to the Mazhilis, the lower chamber of the Kazakh parliament, on March 19, out of seven parties that participated in the election, according to the final results announced by the Central Election Commission (CEC) at a March 27 meeting, Staff Report in Editor’s Picks, Election 2023, Nation. These six parties received […]
Astana, Mar 29 (EFE).- The Mazhilis, or the lower house of the Kazakh Parliament, began its first session on Wednesday with the dissolution of the government decreed by the country’s president, Kassym Jomart-Tokayev, according to Akorda, the president’s office. “In relation to the dissolution of the Government of Kazakhstan before the newly elected Mazhilis I …