Nationwide Social Democratic Party Seeks Participation in Parliamentary Election
…participated in parliamentary elections, failing on both occasions to surpass the 7-percent threshold for parties to enter the Mazhilis (4.54 percent in 2007 and 1.68 in 2012). Since November 2015,…
Chinese ‘Friendship Award’ Holder Anticipates Surge in Chinese-Kazakh Business Ties
…emotional journey back to the first time her family decided to move to the homeland. Upon their return in 2007, the family was confronted with a harsh reality. Their residence…
Capital Libraries Gaining Users Despite Digital Age
…readers with physical disabilities. The “Odna strana – odna kniga” (“One country – one book”) movement initiated by the library and held since 2007 is part of its efforts to…
Kazakh Chess Champion Dinara Saduakassova Opens Academy in Astana
…won the silver medal at the championship under the age of 12 in 2007, I decided to play professionally,” she said. Saduakassova’s book, “The first steps in chess,” was released…
Jewish Children’s Band from Kazakhstan Performs in New England
…visit by American Jewish youth performers to Kazakhstan is planned for spring 2015. The Prahim group was created at the Rimon Jewish Community Centre in Almaty in 2007 by chorus…
Nazarbayev Receives Global Islamic Finance Award
…China and Eastern Europe. Al-Halal, the first Islamic bank in Kazakhstan, was established in 2007; its capitalisation currently amounts to $176 million. Kazakhstan’s 2011 presidency of the Organisation of Islamic…
Single Term Limit for Kazakh Presidents Should Be Introduced Before Early Election, Akorda Explains
NUR-SULTAN – The Constitutional Council will convene soon to consider amending norms in the Constitution to introduce a single-term presidential tenure in Kazakhstan before the early presidential elections scheduled for…
Outstanding Kazakh Musicians to Introduce Listeners to Romantic Era
…of Music, Drama and Media in 2007 and earned her Master of Music degree from Germany’s Musikhochschule Münster in 2013. She also teaches at Kazakh National University of Arts. Aikerim…
Elections Are Barometers of Public Opinion, Monitoring Expert Says
The 10-year-old National Public Commission for the Control of Elections (ROKKV) has ramped up its activity in the weeks leading up to Mazhilis (lower chamber of Parliament) and maslikhat elections…
Almaty’s Winter Universiade 2017 Reaches Record Number of Participating Countries
…Sports Federation (FISU) Executive Committee meeting in Brussels. Registration will last until March 29. In previous winter events, there were fewer participants: Turin 2007 (Italy) – 48 countries, Harbin 2009…
