2012 Parliamentary Elections in Kazakhstan

20 janvier 2012

First Parliamentary session of the V convocation: Nigmatulin named speaker of the Majilis; Massimov remains Prime Minister

Karim Massimov announced that a vote of confidence will be held during the first Parliamentary session of the V convocation. Under the Constitution of Kazakhstan if the Majilis expresses confidence in the government, the government continues to carry...

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18 janvier 2012

New parliament to hold first meeting on January 20; Nur Otan, Ak Zhol and KPPK determined list of future deputies of Majilis

President Nazarbayev signed the decree "on calling the first meeting of the 5th legislature of the Parliament of Kazakhstan at 10 am on January 20, 2012 in Astana", on 18 January. The government led by Karim Massimov will resign shortly, and candidacy...

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Tags: Nazarbayev, New Parliament

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18 janvier 2012

Nazarbayev: Kazakhstan would no longer welcome hostile observers

According to President Nazarbayev , Kazakhstan will no longer welcome experts, who are hired to criticize the elections while monitoring the election. On 18 January at the Nur Otan party meeting, the President stressed that Nur Otan party victory in the...

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Tags: Nazarbayev, OSCE-ODIHR

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18 janvier 2012

Ak Zhol leader and CIS election observers disagree with OSCE/ODIHR election assessment

The leader of Ak Zhol Party does not agree with the OSCE/ODIHR observer mission's assessment on parliamentary elections. "Whatever they say, they treat our country as something strange to them," Peruashev said on 16 January. CIS Parliamentary Assembly...

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Tags: Ak zhol, OSCE-ODIHR, observation mission

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18 janvier 2012

Kazakh opposition protests election results

Around 300 opposition activists and supporters have rallied in Kazakhstan's largest city of Almaty to protest the results of the 15 January 2012 parliamentary elections. According to International observers [OSCE] the elections failed to meet basic democratic...

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Tags: OSDP, election results, protests

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17 janvier 2012

Kazakhstan’s parliamentary vote, though well administered, did not meet key democratic principles

Election commission members counting ballots during early parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan, Astana, 15 January 2012. Notwithstanding the government’s stated ambition to strengthen Kazakhstan’s democratic processes and conduct elections in line with...

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17 janvier 2012

US government on the parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan

"We welcome the monitoring of the parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Council of Europe delegations and acknowledge their preliminary assessment that a variety of issues caused...

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17 janvier 2012

Kazakhstan CEC announced final results of elections

On 17 January, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced the final results of the Majilis elections on 15 January 2012. ' Nur Otan' Party won with 80,99% of all votes. 'Ak Zhol' Party and 'Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan got' made it into...

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Tags: CIS mission, SCO, CEC, political parties, OSCE-ODIHR, result elections

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16 janvier 2012

Parliamentary elections - Kazakhstan

Nur Otan, Ak Zhol and Communist Party won seats in the Parliament – preliminary results According to the preliminary estimates of the CEC, Nur Otan party won 80.74%, Ak Zhol secured 7.46%, CPP had 7.2%, OSDP followed with 1.59%, Auyl gained 1.46% the...

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16 janvier 2012

15 JANUARY ELECTION DAY

Early parliamentary elections concluded in Kazakhstan on 15 January, with a voter turnout of 75.07 percent, up from some 64 percent in the last elections in 2007. The Kazakh Central Election Committee (CEC) said that preliminary information showed that...

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Tags: Majilis, elections in Kazakhstan, polling stations, vote

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16 janvier 2012

EU High Representative Catherine Ashton's statement on parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan

On 17 January, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton made a statement following the parliamentary elections and congratulated the people of Kazakhstan for exercising their democratic rights on 15 January....

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Tags: result elections, Catherine Ashton, public statement

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14 janvier 2012

MAJILIS - MASLIKHATS ELECTION DAY -1 !!

Today, 14 January, each Precinct Election Commission (PEC) should receive its election materials before election day. The deadline for ballots to be delivered is the day before the election (14 JANUARY) VOTING HOURS on Sunday 15 JANUARY 2012: Voting hours...

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13 janvier 2012

Kazakhstan’s residents are promised housing, 40-tenge per litre petrol and zero VAT

Representatives of Kazakhstan’s political parties addressed their potential voters during the TV-debates on Khabar channel. Kazakhstan’s residents were promised housing, 40-tenge per litre petrol and zero VAT., tengrinews.kz reports. First Deputy Chairman...

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13 janvier 2012

SCO observers watched TV-debates of Kazakhstan parties

SCO observers watched TV-debates of Kazakhstan parties on 12 January on KHABAR TVvand shared their opinions at the meeting in the Central Election Commission on January 13. “We have watched the TV-debates yesterday. We were also happy to hear the heads...

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12 janvier 2012

PACE and OSCE/ODIHR to issue a joint report on parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan

"The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights will issue a joint report on the elections to the lower house of Kazakh Parliament," visiting head of the PACE Observation Mission Elsa Papadimitriou...

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12 janvier 2012

URGENT: A group of members of the All-National Social Democratic Party of Kazakhstan deserted party

On January 12, a group of members of OSDP announced its resignation from the party ranks to form a new movement Zhana Tolkyn (New wave), one of the activists of the new movement Bolatbek Blyalov told. According to him, the political leadership of the...

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9 janvier 2012

The Court dismissed Rukhaniyat's lawsuit against CEC; Mambetalin had declared a hunger strike

On 9 January, the lawsuit of the former leader of the Rukhaniyat party Serikzhan Mambetalin who challenged the CEC to cancel its decision to disqualify the party from the forthcoming parliamentary election, was dismissed: "the court believes the claims...

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9 janvier 2012

Kazakhstani Emergency Minister to visit Zhanaozen; Seven police officers arrested for overstepping confiscation powers in Zhanao

The Minister for Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan Vladimir Bozhko is to visit Zhanaozen according to his Twitter page. Meanwhile Akim of the Mangistau region Baurzhan Mukhamedzhanov said that the displacement of people from Zhanaozen is unrealistic...

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9 janvier 2012

Kazakhstani President vetoes Constitutional Council's decision not to hold election in Zhanaozen

The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has vetoed the ruling of the Constitutional Council that the holding of parliamentary elections in Zhanaozen was impossible. "By exercising his right of veto the president aimed to address the concerns...

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Tags: elections, zhanaozen, Nazarbayev, OSCE

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7 janvier 2012

Another 369 election observers accredited by the CEC

©Central Election Commission The CEC has accredited another 369 election observers representing 4 international organizations and 13 nations, Head of the Committee Kuandyk Turgankulov announced January 6. “As of today, there are a total of 695 international...

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Tags: elections, CIS mission, International observation, OSCEODIHR, SCO

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