Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan

Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan
Қазақстанның демократиялық таңдауы
AbbreviationQDT[1] (Kazakh)
ДВК[2] (Russian)
LeaderMukhtar Ablyazov
Founded
  • 18 November 2001 (2001-11-18)
  • 20 April 2017 (2017-04-20) (re-establishment)
HeadquartersKyiv, Ukraine
IdeologyLiberalism
Populism
Civic nationalism
Decentralization
Parliamentarism
Liberal democracy
E-democracy
Civil libertarianism
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre-right
Colors  Blue
Website
sites.google.com/view/kazdvk/

Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстанның демократиялық таңдауы, romanized: Qazaqstannyñ demokratialyq tañdauy, QDT; Russian: Демократический выбор Казахстана, ДВК, romanized: Demokraticheskiy vybor Kazakhstana, DVK) is a political party in Kazakhstan.[3] It was founded by Mukhtar Ablyazov, a businessman and a former minister and Galymzhan Zhakiyanov, who was the akim of Pavlodar Region. The QDT embraced a number of influential politicians and wealthy businessmen of the country who grew disillusioned with the inner circles of President Nazarbayev. The movement adopted a strong anti-Nazarbayev stance and criticized the corruption and nepotism of the president and his clique. The party seeks to peacefully topple the current Kazakh regime and to transform Kazakhstan into a parliamentary republic.[4]

  1. ^ "Саяси тұғырнама". www.ablyazov.org.
  2. ^ "Политическая платформа". www.ablyazov.org (in Russian).
  3. ^ "Fugitive Tycoon's Political Movement Found 'Extremist' In Kazakhstan". RadioFreeEuropeRadioLiberty.
  4. ^ "Мухтар Аблязов: Все диктаторские режимы будут стремительно падать – Хартия'97 :: Новости Беларуси – Белорусские новости – Новости Белоруссии – Республика Беларусь – Минск". charter97.org.