Tengrinews.kz — Shavkhat Utemisov, Secretary of the Central Election Commission (CEC), has announced the interim results of party list nominations for the upcoming elections to the Kurultai—Kazakhstan’s new Parliament.
Current status
As of 6:00 PM on July 13, all seven political parties registered in Kazakhstan have submitted their candidate lists for the Kurultai to the CEC.
Candidate breakdown by party
Political parties have nominated a total of 546 candidates.
The distribution of candidates across party lists is as follows:
- Ak Zhol Democratic Party of Kazakhstan – 63 candidates;
- Auyl People's Democratic Patriotic Party – 69 candidates;
- Adilet Party (which includes the Amanat party) – 186 candidates;
- Baytaq Kazakhstan Green Party – 47 candidates;
- People's Party of Kazakhstan (NPK) – 72 candidates;
- Nationwide Social Democratic Party (OSDP) – 33 candidates.
- Respublica Party – 76 candidates.
CEC Data
"The registration of party lists submitted by political parties will conclude at 6:00 PM on July 23," Utemisov stated.
CEC Chairman Nurlan Abdirov emphasized that the 30% quota for women, youth, and persons with disabilities, as mandated by the Constitutional Law on Elections, was fully observed during the registration of party lists.
Kazakhstan to Adopt Unicameral Parliament
July 1 Kazakhstan officially entered a "new era" as the country's new Constitution came into effect. As of today, the Mazhilis and the Senate have ceased operations, and their deputies have been dissolved.
Under the new Constitution, Kazakhstan's Parliament will become a unicameral body known as the Kurultai.
Elections for the country's new legislative body will be held in late summer. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the corresponding decree today. The vote is scheduled for August 23.
The CEC previously approved the key dates for the election campaign for the Kurultai.