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This article lists political parties in Kazakhstan . Kazakhstan is a dominant-party state with Amanat in power. There are seven legal parties in Kazakhstan. [1] Political reforms towards Western-styled multi-party politics and electioneering have made easier for people to join a party. [2] To be a registered political party in Kazakhstan, membership of at least 20,000 persons is required. [3]
| Name | Abbr. | Leader | Ideology | Mäjilis | Political position | Founded | |
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| Amanat Аманат | Erlan Qoşanov | Kazakh nationalism Social conservatism Economic liberalism | 62 / 98 | Big tent | 1999 (Otan) 2006 (Nur Otan) 2021 (Amanat) | ||
| Auyl People's Democratic Patriotic Party «Ауыл» Халықтық-демократиялық патриоттық партиясы «Auyl» Halyqtyq-demokratialyq patriottyq partiasy Народно-демократическая патриотическая партия «Ауыл» | Auyl Ауыл | Äli Bektaev | Social democracy Agrarianism | 8 / 98 | Centre-left | 2000 | |
| Respublica «Respublica» партиясы «Respublica» partiasy Партия «Respublica» | Aidarbek Qojanazarov | National liberalism Social market economy Open government Anti-corruption | 6 / 98 | Centre-right | 2022 | ||
| Aq Jol Democratic Party Ақ жол Демократиялық Партиясы Aq Jol Demokratialyq Partiasy Демократическая партия «Ак жол» | Aq Jol Ақ жол Aq Jol Ак жол | Azat Peruashev | Liberal conservatism Economic liberalism Secularism | 6 / 98 | Centre-right | 2002 | |
| People's Party of Kazakhstan Қазақстан Халық Партиясы Qazaqstan Halyq Partiasy Народная партия Казахстана | PPK КХП QHP НПК | Ermūhamet Ertısbaev | Social democracy | 5 / 98 | Centre-left | 2004 (CPPK) 2020 (PPK) | |
| Nationwide Social Democratic Party Жалпы ұлттық социал-демократиялық партия Jalpyūlttyq Sotsial-Demokratialyq Partia Общенациональная социал-демократическая партия | JSDP ЖСДП ОСДП | Ashat Rahymjanov | Social democracy Republicanism Parliamentarism Labourism | 4 / 98 | Centre-left | 2006 | |
| Name | Abbr. | Leader (s) | Ideology | Political position | Foundation | Registration | |
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| «Baytaq» Green Party of Kazakhstan Қазақстанның «Байтақ» Жасылдар партиясы [4] Qazaqstannyñ «Baytaq» Jasyldar partiasy [lower-alpha 1] Казахстанская партия зелёных «Байтак» [5] | Baytaq Байтақ Baytaq Байтак | Azamathan Ämırtai | Green politics Environmentalism | 2022 [6] | |||
| Name | Abbr. | Leader(s) | Ideology | Political position | Foundation | |
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| Alash National Freedom Party Алаш ұлттық бостандық партиясы Alaş ūlttyq bostandyq partiasy | Alash | Vacant | Kazakh nationalism Pan-Turkism | Right-wing | 1990 | |
| Communist Party of Kazakhstan Қазақстан Коммунистік Партиясы Qazaqstan Kommunistık Partiasy Коммунистическая партия Казахстана | CPK ҚКП QKP КПК | Toleubek Makhyzhanov | Communism Marxism–Leninism | Far-left | 1991 | |
| Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan Қазақстанның демократиялық таңдауы Qazaqstannyñ demokratialyq tañdauy Демократический выбор Казахстана | QDT ҚДТ ДВК | Mukhtar Ablyazov | E-democracy Liberalism Liberal democracy Populism Nationalism Westernization Libertarianism | Centre-right | 2001–2004 2017 | |
| Socialist Movement of Kazakhstan Қазақстанның Социалистік Қозғалысы Qazaqstannyñ Sotsialistık Qozğalysy Социалистическое Движение Казахстана | SMK ҚCҚ QSQ СДК | Ainur Kurmanov | Communism Marxism–Leninism | Far-left | 2002 (SRK) 2011 (SMK) | |
| Pirate Party of Kazakhstan Қазақстан Пираттық Партиясы Qazaqstan Pirattyq Partiasy Пиратская партия Казахстана | PPK ҚПП QPP ППК | Marat Mulkubaev | Pirate politics Copyright reform | Syncretic | 2010 | |
| Oyan, Qazaqstan Оян, Қазақстан | Oyan Оян | Nonviolent resistance Civic rights Anti-authoritarianism | Big tent | 2019 | ||
| Democratic Party of Kazakhstan Қазақстанның Демократиялық Партиясы Qazaqstannyñ Demokratialyq Partiasy Демократическая партия Казахстана | DPK ҚДП QDP ДПК | Janbolat Mamai | E-democracy | Centre | 2019 | |
| Köşe Party Көше Партиясы Köşe Partiasy | KP КП | Anti-corruption Anti-authoritarianism E-democracy | Centre | 2020 | ||
| El Tıregı Ел тірегі | ET ЕТ | Nūrjan Ältaev | National liberalism Social economy | Centre-right to right-wing | 2020 | |
Dariga Nursultanqyzy Nazarbayeva is a Kazakh businesswoman and politician who is the daughter of Nursultan Nazarbayev who was the President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019. She was a member of the Mäjilis from 2004 to 2007, 2012 to 2015 and 2021 to 2022. She was Deputy Chairwoman of Mäjilis from 2014 to 2015 until being appointed as a Deputy Prime Minister under Massimov's cabinet. She was a member of the Kazakh Senate from 2016 to 2020, serving as Senate Chairwoman from 2019 to 2020. She is one of the richest women in Kazakhstan.
Elections in Kazakhstan are held on a national level to elect a President and the Parliament, which is divided into two bodies, the Majilis and the Senate. Local elections for maslihats are held every five years.
The "Auyl" People's Democratic Patriotic Party or simply as Auyl, is a political party in Kazakhstan. It was originally founded by Gani Qaliev on 30 January 2000 before eventually merging with the Party of Patriots of Kazakhstan on 5 September 2015. The party is currently led by Senator for Turkistan Region Äli Bektaev from August 2015. With a membership of around 300,000 people, Auyl has participated in every Kazakh parliamentary election since 2004 and nominated presidential candidate Toleutai Raqymbekov in the 2019 presidential election. It first entered the Mäjilis at the 2023 legislative election, winning eight seats and becoming the largest opposition party.
The Agrarian Party of Kazakhstan was a political party in Kazakhstan. The party remained active for just under seven years before it was dissolved on 22 December 2006, and incorporated into the new Nur Otan party.
The Civic Party of Kazakhstan is a defunct political party in Kazakhstan that was led by First Secretary Azat Peruashev. The QAP was formed in 1998 and existed until 2006 when it was merged with Otan.
The People's Party of Kazakhstan is a left-wing social democratic political party in Kazakhstan, chaired by Ermūhamet Ertısbaev. The secretaries of the central committee are Turgyn Syzdyqov, Gauhar Nugmanova, Viktor Smirnov and Jambyl Ahmetbekov.
Democratic Party Adilet was a political party in Kazakhstan that existed from 2004 to 2013 and was led by chairman Tolegen Sydykhov. The party was founded as the Democratic Party of Kazakhstan on 29 April 2004. The Adilet numbered around 70,000 members. The party was built on a territorial basis and had branches in all regions of the countries and in the cities of Astana and Almaty.
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Adal, previously known as Birlik until 2020, was a centre-right political party in Kazakhstan that was formed as a result of merger between Rukhaniyat Party and Democratic Party Adilet on 26 April 2013. The party is led by Serik Sultangali, a Kazakh businessman and has a membership of over 300,000 people as of 2021. Since its creation, the Adal has participated in every parliamentary election, often taking last place in terms of vote share and has not never nominated a presidential candidate for the elections. On 26 April 2022, Adal merged with the Amanat party.
Municipal elections were held in Kazakhstan where 730 äkıms whose four-year terms expired were reelected for the first time directly by the population on 25 July 2021 following an introduction of new law by the Parliament, which allowed for direct elections for äkıms of cities with district importance, villages, and the townships of rural districts. From there, the ruling Nur Otan party won majority of 627 municipal races with most of its candidates being incumbents who occupied the äkım positions prior, followed by the Auyl People's Democratic Patriotic Party, Adal, Ak Zhol Democratic Party, People's Party of Kazakhstan, and the Nationwide Social Democratic Party where it secured local race victory in West Kazakhstan Region.
El Tıregı is an unregistered political party in Kazakhstan that was founded on 27 November 2020 by former Mazhilis MP and Vice Minister Nurzhan Altayev. Originally formed as a public association in October 2019, the organisation sought to influence governmental policies within the ruling Amanat party and was eventually transformed to a political party after a series of disagreements between association's chairman Altayev's proposed reforms and the Amanat, with him eventually being deprived of the party membership after threatening to form his own separate faction.
Köşe Party is an unregistered political party in Kazakhstan that was founded by a group of political activists from the Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan (QDT) on 4 February 2020.
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Jer Qorgany is an unregistered Kazakh opposition party founded on 16 March 2022 by public figure Mūqtar Taijan.
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The Respublica Party is a political party in Kazakhstan, which was officially registered on 18 January 2023.
Baytaq, officially the "Baytaq" Green Party of Kazakhstan is a green political party in Kazakhstan. The leader of the party is Azamathan Ämirtai, a member of the National Kurultai under the President. Previously he was a member of the Board of Directors of JSC National Managing Holding KazAgro and the National Council of Public Trust under the President.
Elections to the Almaty City Mäslihat were held on 19 March 2023 to elect the 42 members of the 8th Almaty City Mäslihat to coincide with the 2023 Kazakh local elections. The newly elected five-year term composition of the Mäslihat was formed by a mixed electoral system for the first time, in which half of the seats are elected from single-member districts and party-list proportional representation, respectively.
Azamathan Ämirtai is a Kazakh politician, businessman, Founder and Chairman of Baytaq.
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