要点
- Elections for Kazakhstan's new 145-seat unicameral parliament will be held on 23 August.
- A total of 546 candidates listed by 7 political parties will compete to become members of parliament.
- The new parliament was established with the systemic change approved by the constitutional referendum on 15 March.
- The election campaign will start on 24 July and end on 22 August.
数据一览
The candidate nomination process for the Kurultay parliamentary elections to be held in Kazakhstan on 23 August has been completed. According to the calendar announced by the Central Election Commission, a total of 546 candidates are listed among 7 political parties for the 145-seat new parliament. The minimum quota of 30 percent envisioned for women, youth, and people with disabilities was observed in the candidate lists.
The election campaign will start on 24 July and end on 22 August. Voters will go to the polls on 23 August, following the "day of silence" to be announced one day before the election. The new legislative body, called the Kurultay, was established within the framework of the changes approved in the constitutional referendum on 15 March.
With this new structure, the bicameral parliamentary system consisting of the Assembly and the Senate was abolished in Kazakhstan. The Kurultay will serve as a unicameral parliament exercising the country's legislative power, and its members will be elected for 5-year terms.
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常见问题
- What is the Kurultay in Kazakhstan?
- The Kurultay is the new 145-member unicameral parliament, established as part of a constitutional amendment, that exercises the country's legislative power.
- How many candidates are participating in the 23 August elections?
- A total of 546 candidates are participating in the elections on the lists of 7 political parties.
- How did the parliamentary system change in Kazakhstan?
- With the constitutional referendum held on 15 March, the former bicameral system (Assembly and Senate) was abolished and a unicameral system was adopted.
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- The Times of Central Asia·