KAZAKHSTAN: Presidential Elections
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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Asian Weekly: Kazakh Women Vie for Presidency
Three Kazakh women have so far applied for candidacy in the country’s presidential election on April 3.
Soon, the era of exclusively male leadership will come to an end in Kazakhstan and the country will be ruled by a woman, predicts Guldana Takbaeva, one of the aspirants and a 57-year-old former journalist.
Another candidate, Maira Karamaeva, 53, claims she has unique “bioenergy” that enables her to heal people, body and soul. She treats patients at her own private practice.
The last Kazakh woman vying for presidency is Meiramkul Kozhagulova, who, according to election officials, hasn’t divulged her occupation or place of work. Kozhagulova, however, said she is the head of a family center in her native Aktobe province.
To read the full article, please visit Asian Weekly.
Asian Weekly: Kazakh Women Vie for Presidency
Three Kazakh women have so far applied for candidacy in the country’s presidential election on April 3.
Soon, the era of exclusively male leadership will come to an end in Kazakhstan and the country will be ruled by a woman, predicts Guldana Takbaeva, one of the aspirants and a 57-year-old former journalist.
Another candidate, Maira Karamaeva, 53, claims she has unique “bioenergy” that enables her to heal people, body and soul. She treats patients at her own private practice.
The last Kazakh woman vying for presidency is Meiramkul Kozhagulova, who, according to election officials, hasn’t divulged her occupation or place of work. Kozhagulova, however, said she is the head of a family center in her native Aktobe province.
To read the full article, please visit Asian Weekly.