Parliament of Kazakhstan

Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Қазақстан Республикасының Парламенті (Kazakh)
Парламент Республики Казахстан (Russian)
Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan ; Қазақстан Республикасының Парламенті (Kazakh); Парламент Республики Казахстан (Russian)
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate (upper); Mazhilis (lower)
History
Founded	1996; 28 years ago
Preceded by	Supreme Council of Kazakhstan
Leadership
Chairman of the Senate	Mäulen Äşimbaev, Amanat
Chairman of the Majilis	Erlan Qoşanov, Amanat
Structure
Seats	Senate: 49 (34 elected and 15 appointment by the president); Mäjilis: 98
Senate political groups	Government (49) Nonpartisan (49);
Mäjilis political groups	Government (62) Amanat (62); Others (36) Auyl (8); Respublica (6); Aq Jol (6); People's Party (5); Nationwide Social Democratic Party (4); Independents (7);
Elections
Senate voting system	Indirectly elected by regional legislatures; Appointment by the President and Assembly of People of Kazakhstan
Mäjilis voting system	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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