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Kazakhstan: women seek equality in public decision making
Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2011-10-18 02:53
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Men still hold most of the power in Kazakhstan, despite a commitment by the government that women will hold 30 percent of decision-making roles at all levels of government by 2016.
Only 11 percent of parliamentarians are female. And while women make up 58 percent of the civil service — and about 52 percent of the population — less than 9 percent of them hold high-level positions. In local governments, 10 percent of decision-making positions are held by women.
Kazakhstan : Only 4 women candidates for Senatorial elections
Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2011-08-09 06:27
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52 candidates competeing for 16 Senate seats have been registered as of end of July for the August 19 election. The total number of contenders, both registered and unregistered, was 96. Only 4 candidates were women.
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Kazakhstan: Senate Elections
Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2011-08-09 05:43
2011-08-18
2011-08-18
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Kazakhstan
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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Nursultan Nazarbayev
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Karim Massimov
- Assembly: Kazakhstan has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 39 seats and the House of Representatives (Mazhilis) with 107 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by simple majority vote to serve a 7-year term.
- The Prime Minister is appointed by the president with the approval of the Parliament.
- In the Senate, 7 members are appointed by the president to serve 6-year terms and 32 members are indirectly elected by regional legislatures to serve 6-year terms*. In the House of Representatives (Mazhilis), 98 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms and 9 members are appointed to serve 5-year terms.**
* In the Senate, 7 members are appointed by the president and 32 are indirectly elected by oblast-level government bodies, all to serve 6-year terms.
** Under Election Law enacted in June 2007, 98 of the 107 Majilis deputies are elected via a proportional system. The PR tier is one, nationwide district with a seven percent threshold. The remaining nine deputies are chosen by the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, an unelected body containing 364 members formed by the President of Kazakhstan.
For more information, please visit IFES Election Guide's page on Kazakhstan.
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Kazakhstan: President Nazarbayev develops programs to help women to hold leading positions in politics
Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2011-06-07 23:39
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President Nursultan Nazarbayev is developing programs which will help women to hold leading positions in politics, business and civil society. Prime Minister Karim Massimov has made it public- said Prime Minister Karim Massimov
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Kazakhstan: Discussion on gender equality accomplishments and challenges
Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2011-05-30 05:19
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About 100 high-level government officials, parliamentary deputies and representatives of non-governmental and international organizations discussed last week Kazakhstan's efforts to eliminate discrimination against women during a meeting co-organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana.
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UNDP: Kazahstan conducted training to increase electoral literacy and activity of women
Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2011-05-26 12:14
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Pavlodar Regional School of Management in collaboration with UNDP Kazakhstan and support of UNDEF held a series of trainings for women, rural youth, and people with disabilities on participation in elections, electoral law and its practice.
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KAZAKHSTAN: Presidential Elections
Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Fri, 2011-03-11 02:15
2011-04-03
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Kazakhstan
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On April 3rd, Kazakhstan will hold presidential elections.
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Nursultan Abishevich NAZARBAYEV
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Karim MASIMOV
- Assembly: Kazakhstan has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 39 seats and the House of Representatives (Mazhilis) with 107 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by simple majority vote to serve a 7-year term.
- The Prime Minister is appointed by the president with the approval of the parliament.
- In the Senate, 7 members are appointed to serve 6-year terms and 32 members are elected by indirect vote to serve 6-year terms*.
In the House of Representatives (Mazhilis), 98 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms and 9 members are appointed to serve 5-year terms.**
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Kazakhstan: President calls for more women in politics
Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2011-03-08 07:57
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Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev called on his government on Saturday to broaden the role of women in the political life of his country.
"I instruct the government, together with the Presidential administration and the national commission for women's affairs, the leadership of the Nur Otan Party, to form a concrete plan effective to 2016 for the promotion of women in taking decisions," he said at the first women's congress in the traditionally male-dominated Central Asian country.
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Kazakhstan: Three female candidates to run for Kazakh presidency
Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2011-02-21 00:41
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Another woman has joined the presidential race in Kazakhstan, becoming the third female candidate to stand against the country's long-serving leader Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Meyramkul Kozhagulova, 50, registered for the April 3 polls on Friday. Her other female rivals are Maya Karamayeva, 54, and Guldana Tokbayeva, 57, the Central Election Commission said.
Another woman, Zaure Masina, earlier announced her plans to run for the presidency, but later withdrew from the polls without explaining her reasons for the move.
So far, a total of 16 candidates have registered for the polls. Two candidates were refused registration after they failed a Kazakh language test. The nomination period will end on February 20.
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