Parliament of Kazakhstan

Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Қазақстан Республикасының Парламенті (Kazakh)
Парламент Республики Казахстан (Russian)
Type
Type
HousesSenate (upper)
Mazhilis (lower)
History
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
Preceded bySupreme Council of Kazakhstan
Leadership
Chairman of the Majilis
Structure
SeatsSenate: 49 (34 elected and 15 appointment by the president)
Mäjilis: 107 (98 from party lists and 9 from the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan)
Senate political groups
Government (49)
  •   Nonpartisan (49)
Mäjilis political groups
Government (62)

Others (36)

Elections
Indirectly elected by regional legislatures
Appointment by the President and Assembly of People of Kazakhstan
Mixed-member majoritarian representation
Last Mäjilis election
19 March 2023
Meeting place
House of the Parliament, Astana
Website
www.parlam.kz

The Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan[a] is the bicameral legislature of Kazakhstan. The lower house is the Mäjilis, with 98 seats which are elected to five-year terms. The upper house is the Senate, which has 50 members.
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