Parliament of Kazakhstan
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The Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының Парламенті, romanized: Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Parlamentı; Russian: Парламент Республики Казахстан, romanized: Parliament Respubliki Kazakhstan) is the bicameral legislature of Kazakhstan. The lower house is the Mäjilis, with 98 seats which are elected to five-year terms. The upper house is the Senate, which has 50 members.
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Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Houses | Senate (upper) Mazhilis (lower) |
History | |
Founded | 1996; 28 years ago (1996) |
Preceded by | Supreme Council of Kazakhstan |
Leadership | |
Chairman of the Majilis | |
Structure | |
Seats | Senate: 49 (34 elected and 15 appointment by the president) Mäjilis: 107 (98 from party lists and 9 from the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan) |
Senate political groups | Government (49)
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Mäjilis political groups | Government (62)
Others (36)
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Elections | |
Indirectly elected by regional legislatures Appointment by the President and Assembly of People of Kazakhstan | |
Mixed-member majoritarian representation | |
Last Mäjilis election | 19 March 2023 |
Meeting place | |
House of the Parliament, Astana | |
Website | |
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