The Mäjilis (Kazakh: Mäjılıs, Мәжіліс, 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 107 seats (98+9). 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.
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.[8]
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.[8]
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 Kazakh Majilis Mәzhilis 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 107 seats 98 9 Members of Parliament are elected to five year terms 2 Majilis MajilisMәzhilisTypeTypeLower houseHistoryFounded1996 27 years ago 1996 1 Preceded bySupreme CouncilLeadershipChairErlan Qosanov Amanat since 1 February 2022Deputy ChairPavel KazantsevBalaim KesebaevaStructureSeats107Political groupsGovernment 76 Amanat 76 Pro government 31 Ak Zhol 12 People s Party 10 Assembly of People of Kazakhstan 9 Length of term5 yearsElectionsVoting systemParty list proportional representationLargest remainder methodLast election10 January 2021Next electionFirst half of 2023Meeting placeAstana KazakhstanWebsitewww wbr parlam wbr kz wbr en wbr 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 which were the Ak Zhol Democratic Party and Communist People s Party of Kazakhstan entered into Majilis however Nur Otan maintains its dominant party control since then 6 Composition EditThe Majilis is composed of 107 members of which 9 of the seats are reserved to the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan Elections of Majilis members are held every 5 years unless a snap election is called earlier and are elected through party list proportional representation with a required 5 electoral threshold to win seats 7 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 8 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 8 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 9 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 present 2021Latest election EditResults of the 2021 Kazakh legislative election Party Votes Seats Nur Otan 5 148 074 71 09 76 8Ak Zhol Democratic Party 792 828 10 95 12 5People s Party of Kazakhstan 659 019 9 10 10 3Auyl People s Democratic Patriotic Party 383 023 5 29 0 0Adal 258 618 3 57 0 0Members elected by the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan 9 0Total 7 241 562 100 107 0Valid votes 7 241 562 96 05 Invalid blank votes 297 718 3 95 Total votes 7 539 280 100 Registered voters turnout 11 919 241 63 25 Source OSKReferences Edit Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan www parlam kz Oficialnyj sajt Parlamenta Respubliki Kazahstan www parlam kz Reuters 1995 08 31 New Kazakh Constitution Published 1995 The New York Times 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 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 1133066207, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
