List of political parties in Kazakhstan
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This article lists political parties
in Kazakhstan
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Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
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Current parties
- Nationwide Social Democratic PartyNationwide Social Democratic PartyNationwide Social Democratic Party is a political party in Kazakhstan led by former Presidential election candidate Zharmakhan Tuyakbay...
(Zhalpyulttyk Sotsial-Demokratiyalyk Partiya) - Democratic Choice of KazakhstanDemocratic Choice of KazakhstanDemocratic Choice of Kazakhstan was a political party in Kazakhstan. It was disbanded in February 2005 before the presidential elections.-Origin:...
(Qazaqstannyn Demokratiyalyk Tandau) - Communist Party of KazakhstanCommunist Party of KazakhstanThe Communist Party of Kazakhstan is a political party in Kazakhstan. -Origin:The Communist Party of Kazakhstan was founded 1936 when Kazakhstan was granted a Union Republic status within the Soviet Union...
(Qazaqstan Kommunistik Partiyasi) - Village Social Democratic PartyVillage Social Democratic PartyThe Village Social Democratic Party is a political party in Kazakhstan.At the last legislative elections, 19 September and 3 October 2004, the party won 1.7 % of the popular vote and no seats. In the 18 August 2007 Assembly elections, the party won 1.58 % of the popular vote and no seats. All...
(Auyl Sotsial-Demokratiyalyk Partiya) - People's Communist Party of Kazakhstan (Qazaqstan Khalyk Kommunistik Partiyasi)
- Democratic Party of Kazakhstan Bright Path (Qazaqstan Demokratiyalyk Partiya Ak Zhol)
- Fatherland's Ray of LightNur-OtanNur Otan is the largest political party in Kazakhstan with over 762,000 members. Since 2007 it is headed by President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev Nazarbayev's predecessor in the party was Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov.The party's predecessor, Otan was originally established on February 12, 1999...
(Nur-Otan) - AlashAlash (party)Alash was a constitutional democratic party in the Alash Autonomy.Chairman - Alikhan Bokeikhanov....
- Coalition for a Just Kazakhstan (Ediletti Kazakhstan Yuzhin)
- Democratic PartyDemocratic Party (Kazakhstan)The Democratic Party is a political party in Kazakhstan.At the last legislative elections, 19 September and 3 October 2004, the party won 0.8 % of the popular vote and one seat....
(Demokratiyalyk Partiya) - Party of PatriotsParty of PatriotsThe Party of Patriots is a political party in Kazakhstan.At the legislative elections of 19 September and 3 October 2004, the party won 0.6% of the popular vote and no seats in the Majilis . In the 18 August 2007 elections, the party won 0.75% of the popular vote and no seats....
- Rukhaniyat PartyRukhaniyat PartyThe Rukhaniyat Party is a political party in Kazakhstan.At the legislative elections, 19 September and 3 October 2004, the party won 0.4 % of the popular vote and no seats. In the 18 August 2007 Assembly elections, the party won again 0.4 % of the popular vote and no seats.The name Rukhaniyat...
Former parties
- True Bright Path (Naghyz Ak Zhol)
- Agrarian Party of KazakhstanAgrarian Party of KazakhstanThe Agrarian Party of Kazakhstan is a political party in Kazakhstan.At the last legislative elections, 19 September and 3 October 2004, the party was part of the Agrarian and Industrial Union of Workers Block, that won 7.1 % of the popular vote and 11 out of 77 seats....
(Qazaqstan Agrarlyk Partiya) - All TogetherAsar (Kazakhstan)Asar was a political party in Kazakhstan.At the last legislative elections, 19 September and 3 October 2004, the party won 11.4 % of the popular vote and 4 out of 77 seats. Following calls from its leader Dariga Nazarbayeva for a united ruling party, and allegations that her father was becoming...
(Asar) - Civic Party of KazakhstanCivic Party of KazakhstanThe Civic Party of Kazakhstan is a defunct political party in Kazakhstan.QAP participated as part of the Agrarian and Industrial Union of Workers Block that won 7.1 % of the popular vote and 11 out of 77 seats in the 2004 legislative elections...
(Qazaqstan Azamattlyk Partiya) - FatherlandFatherland (Kazakhstan)Fatherland was the largest political party in Kazakhstan, led by Bakhytzhan Zhumagulov with over 700,000 members until December 22. At a subsequent party congress, delegates agreed to incorporate the Civic Party and the Agrarian Party and rename the party to Nur-Otan.Otan was originally...
(Otan)
See also
- Politics of KazakhstanPolitics of KazakhstanThe politics of Kazakhstan takes place in the framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Kazakhstan is head of state and nominates the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government...
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