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| Abbreviation | QHP (Kazakh) НПК (Russian) |
| Chairman | Ermūhamet Ertısbaev |
| Deputy chairmen | |
| Parliamentary chair | Magherram Magherramov |
| Founders | Vladislav Kosarev Töleş Kenjïn Alexander Kholodkov |
| Founded | 13 April 2004 (as the Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan) |
| Registered | 21 June 2004 |
| Split from | Communist Party of Kazakhstan |
| Headquarters | Qabanbai Batyr avenue, Astana |
| Membership (2008) | 56,292 |
| Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism Left-wing populism Until 2020: Communism Marxism–Leninism |
| Political position | Left-wing Until 2020: Far-left |
| National affiliation | People's Coalition |
| Colours | Red |
| Mäjilis | 5 / 98 |
| Regional mäslihats | 7 / 489 |
| Municipal mäslihats | 79 / 2,757 |
| Website | |
| qhp halykpartiyasy | |
The People's Party of Kazakhstan[n 1] is a left-wing social democratic political party in Kazakhstan, chaired by Ermūhamet Ertısbaev. The secretaries of the central committee are Turgyn Syzdyqov, Gauhar Nugmanova, Viktor Smirnov and Jambyl Ahmetbekov.[1]
The party was founded as the Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan (QKHP)[n 2] on 13 April 2004. It was registered on 21 June 2004; the party had 90,000 members at the time of registration. Following the 2004 elections to the Mazhilis the party received 1.98% of total votes. In the 2007 elections to the Mazhilis the party won 1.29% of the votes and did not pass the electoral threshold. The QKHP was elected to parliament in the 2012 legislative election.[2]
The party is loyal to incumbent president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and is a part of the pro-Tokayev People's Coalition.[3]
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- ^ INFORM.KZ (11 November 2020). "New Chairman of People's Party of Kazakhstan elected". www.inform.kz. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Two more Kazakh parties wins parliamentary seats". British Broadcasting Corporation. BBC Online. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ "Халықтық коалиция – бұл ынтымақтастықтың жарқын үлгісі". Turkystan (in Kazakh). 7 October 2022.