Village Social Democratic Party
Encyclopedia
The 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 seats were won by the ruling Nur-Otan
party.
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...
.
At the last legislative elections
Elections in Kazakhstan
Elections in Kazakhstan are held on a national level to elect a President and the Parliament, which is divided into two bodies, the Majilis and the Senate . Local elections for maslikhats are held every five years...
, 19 September and 3 October 2004, the party won 1.7 % of the popular vote and no seats. In the 18 August 2007 Assembly
Majilis
The Majilis is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Kazakhstan, known as the Parlamenti, in the Government of Kazakhstan. The upper house of Parliament is the Senate of Kazakhstan. There are 77 seats, 67 in single seat constituencies and 10 by proportional representation, in the Majilis...
elections
Kazakhstani legislative election, 2007
A parliamentary election was held in Kazakhstan on 18 August 2007. 107 seats were at stake in the Majilis, an increase of 30, following recently passed constitutional amendments. Under the changes, 98 deputies were elected by party lists, an increase from just 10 in the last legislature. The...
, the party won 1.58 % of the popular vote and no seats. All seats were won by the ruling Nur-Otan
Nur-Otan
Nur 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...
party.