ELECTION OF 17 DEPUTIES OF THE SENATE OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN WILL BE HELD ON 12 AUGUST 2020

ELECTION OF 17 DEPUTIES OF THE SENATE OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN WILL BE HELD ON 12 AUGUST 2020

NUR-SULTAN

 

12/06/2020

 

ELECTION OF 17 DEPUTIES OF THE SENATE OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN WILL BE HELD ON 12 AUGUST 2020

 

Election of 17 deputies of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan will be held on 12 August 2020. During an online meeting of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Republic of Kazakhstan, its Chairperson, Mr. Berik Imashev, has informed the following:

 

“Today, the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on calling the regular election of Members of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan has been published. In accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the upper house of the Parliament is formed from the Members of the Senate representing each region, city of nation-wide significance and the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan (two senators from each region, city of nation-wide significance and the capital), as it is described in the Constitutional Law “On Election in the Republic of Kazakhstan”. Half of the elected Members of the Senate are re-elected on a triennial basis”.

 

The CEC Chairman has also noted that in October 2020, the term of office of 17 Members of the Senate (elected in 2014) will be expired. Members of the Senate are elected by the Members of Maslikhats (local representative bodies) by a secret ballot.

 

DECREE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN No. 351 OF 11 JUNE 2020 “ON CALLING ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE SENATE OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN AND SETTING 12 AUGUST 2020 AS THE ELECTION DATE”

 

In accordance with subparagraph 2 of Article 44 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as Article 69 of the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Election in the Republic of Kazakhstan” of 28 September 1995,                due to the expiration in October 2020 of the constitutional term of office of Members of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan,

 

I DO HEREBY DECREE:

 

  1. To call election of Members of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and to set 12 August 2020 as the election date.

 

  1. The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Akims (governors) of the cities of Nur-Sultan, Almaty and Shymkent, as well as regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to take measures on the organizational, logistical and financial support for election of Members of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

 

  1. This Decree shall enter into force on the day of its publication.

 

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

                                                                                                                 

  1. Tokaev

 

Nur-Sultan, Akorda, 11 June 2020

 

REFERENCE: There are in total 49 Members of the upper house of the Parliament of Kazakhstan. 34 of them are representatives from each of 14 regions, capital Nur-Sultan and cities of the nation-wide significance, namely Almaty and Shymkent (two senators from each region or city). 15 Members of the Senate are appointed by the President, considering the need to ensure representation in the Senate of national, cultural and other significant interests of the society. The term of office of Members of the Senate is six years. 17 senators shall be re-elected on a triennial basis. The regular election of the members of the Senate shall be conducted not later than two months prior to the expiration of their term of office.