Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 13
By Elena Kosolapova - Trend:
Kazakhstan's Central Election Commission (CEC) registered candidates from all six parties intending to take part in the parliamentary election.
The country's Birlik (Unity) party was the last party registered for the election, the CEC said Feb. 12.
The Nur Otan Democratic People's Party, the Ak Zhol Democratic Party of Kazakhstan, the Aul Democratic People's Patriotic Party, the Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan, the Nationwide Social Democratic Party and the Birlik Party will participate in the election.
In total, the candidate list includes 234 registered candidates.
The previous parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan in 2012 was attended by the seven political parties, but only three of them overcame the seven percent barrier and entered the Parliament - the Nur Otan Democratic People's Party, the Ak Zhol Democratic Party of Kazakhstan and the Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan.
The parliamentary election in Kazakhstan will be held March 20.
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