The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Qatar held a briefing on the occasion upcoming parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan

On January 6, 2021, at the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Doha, a briefing by Ambassador A. Isagaliev on the upcoming elections of deputies of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan for representatives of the Qatari media was held. The event was attended by journalists from the main Qatar news agencies Al Sharq, Peninsula, Gulf Times, Al Watan, Al Arabi Al Jadeed and Qatar News Agency.

In his speech, the Kazakh diplomat informed those present about the current situation in Kazakhstan, the preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections, as well as political parties participating in the election campaign. The journalists were also provided with information on the measures taken by the authorities to improve the legal framework and democratize society, aimed at ensuring that elections are held in accordance with the highest international standards.

The participants of the event were explained the new political reforms being implemented in our country, such as the introduction of the institution of parliamentary opposition, which provides for the consolidation of additional guarantees for parties of the parliamentary minority in the governing structures of the legislative body, the adoption of a new law on political parties, which reduces the threshold for their formation from 40 to 20 thousand people, 30 percent quota for women and youth on the electoral lists of political parties.

In October this year, Qatar will also host the country's first parliamentary elections. On November 3, 2020, at the official opening ceremony of the 49th session of the Advisory Council of the State of Qatar, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani officially announced the holding of the first election campaign.

During the briefing, Ambassador A. Isagaliyev also answered questions from Qatari journalists about the current state and prospects of development of Kazakh-Qatari cooperation in trade, economic and investment spheres.