Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 21
By Elena Kosolapova - Trend:
Early parliamentary election in Kazakhstan will make it possible to save budgetary funds, according to the message of the Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan Jan. 21.
"In general, we believe that the combination of election of the MPs of the Majilis (lower house of the Kazakh parliament) and MPs of maslikhats [local representative bodies] in current economic conditions is an objectively reasonable solution," the Central Election Commission Chairman Kuandyk Turgankulov said at a press conference.
"This will make it possible to provide significant savings of the budget funds allocated for election campaigns, which is about 4.8 billion tenge [$1 = 374.6 tenge as of Jan. 21]," he said.
On Jan. 20, the president of Kazakhstan scheduled an early election of MPs of the Majilis of the Parliament elected on party lists to March 20, 2016 and early election of MPs of the Majilis of the Parliament elected by the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan to March 21, 2016.
Regular election of MPs of maslikhats of Kazakhstan has also been appointed to March 20, 2016 by the resolution of the Central Election Commission.
The process of nomination of candidates at the election of MPs of the Majilis of the Parliament elected on party lists will be held until February 8, and the registration of party lists will last until February 19.
Political parties can nominate candidates for MPs of the Majilis elected on party lists, while the Kazakh Assembly Council can nominate candidates for MPs of the Majilis elected by the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan.
Nomination of candidates for MPs of the Majilis from the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan will last until February 29, and their registration will be held from February 29 to March 5.
At the election of MPs of maslikhats, the nomination of candidates will last until February 19, 2016.