- Politics of Kazakhstan
The politics of Kazakhstan takes place in the framework of a presidential
republic , whereby thePresident of Kazakhstan ishead of state and nominates thehead of government .Executive power is exercised by the government.Legislative power is vested in both thegovernment and the two chambers of parliament.Political parties and elections
On
December 4 ,2005 ,Nursultan Nazarbayev was reelected in a land-slide victory. The electoral commission announced that he had won over 90% of the vote. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) concluded the election did not meet international standards despite some improvements in the administration of the election.Xinhua News Agency reported that Chinese observers, responsible in overseeing 25 polling stations inAstana , found that voting in those polls was conducted in a "transparent and fair" manner. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=a2ml5vt5j2_M&refer=top_world_news]International organization participation
In 1999, Kazakhstan applied for observer status at the
Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly. The official response of the Assembly was that Kazakhstan could apply for full membership, because it is partially located in Europe, but that they would not be granted any status whatsoever at the Council until theirdemocracy andhuman rights records improved.AsDB, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECE,
ECO , ESCAP, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS (associate), ILO, IMF, IMO,Interpol ,IOC , IOM, ISO, ITU, NAM (observer), NSG,OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD,UNESCO , UNIDO, UPU,WCL , WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO (observer)ee also
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Government of Kazakhstan External links
* [http://www.carnegieendowment.org/events/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail&id=779&&prog=zru Will Kazakhstan Be Next? - On Political Developments in Kazakstan by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]
* [http://www.centralasiacommerce.com Central Asia Commerce]
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