The ruling Nur Otan party has emerged as the predictable winner of Kazakstan’s parliamentary elections, which unfolded alongside increased harassment of activists and observers. As the first elections to see a mandatory 30 per cent quota for women and youth in party lists, the January 10 polls were supposed to represent a level of reform. In addition, for the first time,
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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%.
Photo courtesy of the source Consultations of the leaders of the factions of political parties included in the parliamentary majority and parliamentary opposition were held in the Majilis, Kazpravda.kz reports with reference to the press service of the Majilis. The very concept parliamentary opposition is enshrined in current legislation. The parties that have won the least number of votes have the opportunity to enter it. To do this, when registering in the Chamber, a party must declare its membership in the parliamentary opposition. As a result of the voting and in accordance with the notifications submitted to the Majilis, the parliamentary opposition in the VII convocation included deputies from the Ak Zhol Democratic Party and the People s Party of Kazakhstan.
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], January 12 (ANI): Kazakhstan s election authority on Tuesday announced the parliamentary election results in which Nur Otan Party led by former President Nursultan Nazarbayev has ranked at the first position.
According to the country s Central Election Commission, Anadolu Agency reported that the ruling Nur Otan Party led by former President Nursultan Nazarbayev ranked first with 71.9 per cent, while the Ak Zhol Democratic Party second with 10.95 per cent and the People s Party of Kazakhstan ranked third winning 9.10 per cent of the votes.
The Auyl People s Democratic Patriotic Party received 5.29 per cent of the votes and the Adal party 3.57 per cent.