The Mäjilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Парламенті Мәжілісі, romanized: Qazaqstan Respwblïkası Parlamenti Mäjilisi, also transliterated as Mazhilis; "Assembly" in Kazakh) is the lower house of the bicameralParliament of Kazakhstan, known as the Parlamentı. The upper house of Parliament is the Senate of Kazakhstan. There are 98 directly-elected seats in the chamber. Members of Parliament are elected to five-year terms.[2]
In the 1995 elections, under the new parliamentary structure, all seats in both houses of parliament were contested in December 1995; runoff elections filled twenty-three seats in the Mäjilis for which the initial vote was inconclusive. International observers reported procedural violations in the Mäjilis voting. The new parliament, which was seated on 30 January 1996, included 68 Kazakh and 31 Russian members; 10 deputies members of which were women.[citation needed]
In the aftermath of the 2004 elections, the Otan became the first party in the Mäjilis to hold the majority of seats which became bigger after the Asar, Civic Party, and Agrarian Party merged with Otan in 2006.
Constitutional amendments and electoral law changes in 2021 and 2022 eliminated the nine seats reserved for the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan, reduced the electoral threshold for proportional seats from 7% to 5%, and re-introduced single member constituencies.
The Chair of the Mazhilis heads the lower house and is elected by the Mäjilis members. The Mäjilis Chair opens sessions, convenes regular joint sessions and chairs the regular and extraordinary joint sessions of the Parliament.[9]
The Mäjilis Chair is assisted by two Deputy Chairs who nominates them and are elected by the members of the Mäjilis. The Deputy Chairs of the Mäjilis carry out tasks made by the Chair who take on certain responsibilities if he or she isn't able to.[9]
Members
The term of office of the Mäjilis members is five years. Regular elections for Mäajilis are held no later than two months before the end of the term of office of the current convocation of the Parliament. Snap elections of Mäjilis members are held within two months from the date of the early termination of the powers of the Mäajilis.
A member of the Mäjilis can be a person who has reached 25 years of age, is a citizen of Kazakhstan and has permanently resided in its territory for the last ten years.
Deprivation of a deputy of the Mäjilis of the Parliament of the mandate may be made when:
Withdrawal or expulsion of a deputy from a political party from which, in accordance with the constitutional law, he was elected
Termination of the activity of a political party, from which, in accordance with the constitutional law, the deputy was elected
Acceptance for consideration of draft constitutional laws submitted to the Parliament and consideration of these drafts;
By a majority vote of the total number of deputies of the chamber, giving consent to the President for the appointment of the Prime Minister
Announcement of the next presidential elections
Exercise of other powers assigned by the Constitution
The Mazhilis, by a majority of votes from the total number of Mazhilis members, on the initiative of at least one fifth of the total number of the members, has the right to express a vote of no confidence in the Government
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Majilis news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kazakh Қazakstan Respublikasy Parlamenti Mәzhilisi romanized Qazaqstan Respwblikasi Parlamenti Majilisi also transliterated as Mazhilis Assembly in Kazakh is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Kazakhstan known as the Parlamenti The upper house of Parliament is the Senate of Kazakhstan There are 98 directly elected seats in the chamber Members of Parliament are elected to five year terms 2 Majilis of the Parliament Parlamenti MajilisiParlamenti Mәzhilisi8th convocationTypeTypeLower house of the Parliament of KazakhstanHistoryFounded30 January 1996 27 years ago 1996 01 30 1 Preceded bySupreme CouncilLeadershipChairmanErlan Qosanov Amanat since 1 February 2022Deputy ChairpersonsPavel Kazantsev and Balaim Kesebaeva Amanat since 15 January 2021StructureSeats98Political groupsGovernment 62 Amanat 62 Other 36 Auyl 8 Respublica 6 Aq Jol 6 People s Party 5 Nationwide Social Democratic Party 4 Independents 7 Length of term5 yearsElectionsVoting systemMixed member majoritarian representationClosed party list proportional representation largest remainder method 69 seatsFirst past the post 29 seatsLast election19 March 2023Meeting placeAstana KazakhstanWebsitewww wbr parlam wbr kz wbr en wbr mazhilis Contents 1 History 2 Composition 2 1 Leadership 2 2 Members 2 3 Committees 3 Powers 4 List of Convocations 5 Latest election 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditAfter the 1995 Kazakh constitutional referendum was held on 30 August 1995 where Kazakhstani voters overwhelmingly approved a new draft of the Constitution of Kazakhstan a bicameral Parliament was established that included the lower house Majilis 3 In the 1995 elections under the new parliamentary structure all seats in both houses of parliament were contested in December 1995 runoff elections filled twenty three seats in the Majilis for which the initial vote was inconclusive International observers reported procedural violations in the Majilis voting The new parliament which was seated on 30 January 1996 included 68 Kazakh and 31 Russian members 10 deputies members of which were women citation needed In the aftermath of the 2004 elections the Otan became the first party in the Majilis to hold the majority of seats which became bigger after the Asar Civic Party and Agrarian Party merged with Otan in 2006 After the constitutional amendments in May 2007 the seats in the Majilis were expanded from 77 to 107 which 98 of them were elected through party list proportional representation that was used for the first time in the 2007 legislative elections 4 From there Nur Otan won all the contested seats eliminating any opposition in the Mazhilis 5 In the 2012 legislative elections minor parties the Ak Zhol Democratic Party and Communist People s Party of Kazakhstan entered into Majilis however the ruling party has maintained its dominant party control since then 6 Constitutional amendments and electoral law changes in 2021 and 2022 eliminated the nine seats reserved for the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan reduced the electoral threshold for proportional seats from 7 to 5 and re introduced single member constituencies Composition EditThe Majilis is composed of 98 directly elected members Elections of Majilis members are held every 5 years unless a snap election is called earlier and are elected through mixed member majoritarian representation 69 seats via closed party list proportional representation with a required 5 electoral threshold to win seats which are allocated according to the largest remainder method and 29 seats via first past the post in single member constituencies 7 Since 2021 Article 89 of the Constitutional Law On Elections requires for parties to include at least 30 quota of women young people aged under 29 and disabled persons within their electoral lists 8 Leadership Edit Main articles Chair of the Mazhilis and Deputy Chair of the Mazhilis The Chair of the Mazhilis heads the lower house and is elected by the Majilis members The Majilis Chair opens sessions convenes regular joint sessions and chairs the regular and extraordinary joint sessions of the Parliament 9 The Majilis Chair is assisted by two Deputy Chairs who nominates them and are elected by the members of the Majilis The Deputy Chairs of the Majilis carry out tasks made by the Chair who take on certain responsibilities if he or she isn t able to 9 Members Edit The term of office of the Majilis members is five years Regular elections for Maajilis are held no later than two months before the end of the term of office of the current convocation of the Parliament Snap elections of Majilis members are held within two months from the date of the early termination of the powers of the Maajilis A member of the Majilis can be a person who has reached 25 years of age is a citizen of Kazakhstan and has permanently resided in its territory for the last ten years Deprivation of a deputy of the Majilis of the Parliament of the mandate may be made when Withdrawal or expulsion of a deputy from a political party from which in accordance with the constitutional law he was elected Termination of the activity of a political party from which in accordance with the constitutional law the deputy was electedCommittees Edit The Majilis is composed of seven committees 10 Committee on Agrarian Issues Committee on Legislation and Judicial and Legal Reform Committee on Foreign Affairs Defense and Security Committee on Social and Cultural Development Committee on Finance and Budget Committee on Issues of Ecology and Environmental Management Committee for Economic Reform and Regional DevelopmentPowers EditAccording to the Constitution of Kazakhstan the exclusive jurisdiction of the Mazhilis includes Acceptance for consideration of draft constitutional laws submitted to the Parliament and consideration of these drafts By a majority vote of the total number of deputies of the chamber giving consent to the President for the appointment of the Prime Minister Announcement of the next presidential elections Exercise of other powers assigned by the Constitution The Mazhilis by a majority of votes from the total number of Mazhilis members on the initiative of at least one fifth of the total number of the members has the right to express a vote of no confidence in the GovernmentList of Convocations EditMazhilis Period Election1st 30 January 1996 1 December 1999 19952nd 1 December 1999 3 November 2004 19993rd 3 November 2004 20 June 2007 20044th 1 September 2007 15 November 2011 20075th 20 January 2012 20 January 2016 20126th 25 March 2016 30 December 2020 20167th 15 January 2021 19 January 2023 2021Latest election EditResults of the 2023 Kazakh legislative electionPartyParty listConstituencyTotalseats Votes SeatsVotes SeatsAmanat3 431 51053 90402 798 48644 282262 14Auyl People s Democratic Patriotic Party693 93810 90879 0451 2508 8Respublica547 1548 5969 4970 1506 6Aq Jol Democratic Party535 1398 416121 0691 9206 6People s Party of Kazakhstan432 9206 80587 8031 3905 5Nationwide Social Democratic Party331 0585 20431 7020 5004 4Baytaq Green Party of Kazakhstan146 4312 30017 1660 2700 Russian Community of Kazakhstan7 9570 1300 Veterans of the GSFG and Group of Warsaw Pact Forces5 0430 0800 Astana City Veterans of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict3 5850 0600 Federation of Kazakhstani Motorists1 5690 0200 Independents2 908 79246 0377 7Against all248 2913 90 248 2833 93 Total6 366 441100 00696 319 997100 00299898Valid votes6 319 99799 06Invalid blank votes60 2270 94Total votes6 380 224100 00Registered voters turnout12 035 578 12 023 56253 06Source CEC preliminary Nomad suReferences Edit Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan www parlam kz Oficialnyj sajt Parlamenta Respubliki Kazahstan www parlam kz New Kazakh Constitution Published 1995 The New York Times 1995 08 31 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2020 10 24 Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan www parlam kz Retrieved 2020 10 24 Kazakh ruling party sweeps poll www aljazeera com 2007 08 19 Retrieved 2020 10 25 Kilner James 2012 01 16 Communists and business party to enter Kazakh parliament The Telegraph Retrieved 2020 10 25 New Law on Elections Aims to Engage Kazakh Citizens in Political Institutions Experts Say The Astana Times 2021 05 25 Retrieved 2021 05 26 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link On Elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan Adilet LIS adilet zan kz Retrieved 26 January 2023 a b THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN akorda kz Retrieved 2020 10 24 Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan www parlam kz Retrieved 2021 03 08 External links EditParliament website Structure of Kazakhstan s government Coordinates 51 07 41 N 71 26 30 E 51 1280 N 71 4417 E 51 1280 71 4417 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Majilis amp oldid 1147224906, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
