2021 Kazakh legislative election

Legislative elections are scheduled to be held in Kazakhstan on or before 21 January 2021.[1] First to take place after the resignation of Nursultan Nazarbayev in March 2019, however he still maintains the post as the chairman of Nur Otan.

2021 Kazakh legislative election
On or before 21 January 2021
All 107 seats to the Mazhilis
54 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Nursultan Nazarbayev Azat Peruashev Vladislav Kosarev
Party Nur Otan Ak Zhol QKHP
Leader since 1 March 1999 2 July 2011 6 June 2004
Last election 84 7 7
Seats needed 47 47
Incumbent Chairman

Nurlan Nigmatulin
Nur Otan
Kazakhstan
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Electoral system

The 107-seat Mazhilis consists of 98 members elected from a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation and nine seats elected by the Assembly of People, a body selected by the President.[2] The directly-elected seats are elected using a 7% electoral threshold and allocated using the largest remainder method. If parties have an equal largest remainder, the party that was registered first is awarded the seat. If only one party crosses the threshold, the party with the second highest number of votes is awarded at least two seats.[3]

References
  1. Kazakhstan to liberalize rules on protests and political parties Reuters, 20 December 2019
  2. Republic of Kazakhstan IFES
  3. Electoral system IPU
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