Parliament of Kazakhstan
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Majilis Senate |
| Seats | 154 members (107 and 47) |
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| Astana | |
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The Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының Парламенті) is the bicameral legislature of Kazakhstan, according to the 1995 Constitution of Kazakhstan. The lower house is the Majilis, with 107 seats, elected to four 5 terms.
The upper house is the Senate, which has 47 members.
As of January 2007, 10% of the parliament's representatives are women and 19% of local and city council officials are women.[1]
Its predecessor was the Supreme Soviet.
Elections
Kazakhstan held elections to the Senate (Majilis) on October 1, 2014.[2] According to the Central Electoral Commission of Kazakhstan, it was "an open and democratic electoral process".[2]
About 250 observers from the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization were present for the voting.[2] Four women were among the 80 candidates vying for the 16 open Senate seats.[2] The results to be announced on October 7, 2014.[2]
See also
- List of Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
- Politics of Kazakhstan
- List of legislatures by country
References
- ↑ Kazakhstan: Presidential adviser spells out advances by women RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Kazakhstan holds Senate elections "without incident"". Fox News Latino.
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