General election in Kazakhstan 2012

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75.4% turnout (+ 10.8% p)

 %

90

80

70

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

80.99

7.47

7.19

1.68

1.19

0.83

0.66

n. k.

Otan

Ak Schol

KVK

Asat

Auyl

PP

Adilet

Ruch.

Gains and losses

compared to 2007

 % p

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

  -8th

-7.42

+4.38

+5.90

-2.86

-0.32

+0.05

+0.66

-0.37

Otan

Ak Schol

KVK

Asat

Auyl

PP

Adilet

Ruch.

The early parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan 2012 took place on January 15, 2012. However, according to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the election to the Kazakh parliament ( Maeschilis ) violated fundamental principles of democratic elections.

background

Due to a constitutional amendment, it was already clear in the run-up to the election that at least two parties would be represented in parliament for the first time. The relatively high threshold of 7 percent for entry into parliament was retained. However, the change of the second-placed party guarantees parliamentary seats according to their share of the vote even without overcoming this hurdle. Since Kazakhstan's independence, President Nursultan Nazerbayev's party has always occupied all the seats.

Due to the Schangaosen massacre in 2011 and the state of emergency imposed there, the election in Schangaösen was not planned. However, this decision was revoked on January 10, 2012.

Parties

Seven parties stood in the election: Nur Otan , Democratic Party Ak Zhol , Social Democratic Party Auyl , Democratic Party Adilet , Nationwide Social Democratic Party (OSDP), Party of Patriots of Kazakhstan and the Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan . However, the OSDP was the only party in opposition to long-term president Nursultan Nazarbayev . Opposition politicians were excluded from the election in advance.

Results

Political party		be right	proportion of	Seats	7th 83 8th 7th 83 8th  A total of 98 seats KVK : 7 Otan only : 83 Ak Schol : 8
	National Democratic Party "Nur Otan" ("Light of the Fatherland")	5,621,436	80.99%	83
	Democratic Party Ak Schol ("Enlightened Path")	518.405	7.47%	8th
	Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan (KVK)	498,788	7.19%	7th
	National Social Democratic Party ( Asat )	116,534	1.68%	0
	Social Democratic Party Auyl ("village")	82,623	1.19%	0
	Party of Patriots of Kazakhstan (PP)	57,732	0.83%	0
	Democratic Party ( Adilet )	45,702	0.66%	0
Total (turnout 75.4%)		7,018,927	100.00%	98

Source: KazInform

Reactions

The opposition spoke of widespread irregularities and massive electoral fraud. The OSCE and the US Department of State did not recognize the election as democratic.

Miklos Haraszti, head of the OSCE long-term election observation mission, criticized what he called a tightly controlled “campaign environment” in which citizens' voting rights were severely restricted. "There has been little public debate in the media, the mass media operate in an environment that is self-censored and where there is no room for editorial independence in the broadcast media." Haraszti said that the "results of the election, including attendance by two parties other than the state party, can be described as a rigged election. "

Individual evidence

1. ↑ KAZAKHSTAN (Mazhilis), Last elections . In: IPU PARLINE database . Retrieved November 7, 2015.
2. ↑ ^{a b} RFE / RL: OSCE Monitors Criticize Kazakh Vote Failings . In: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty , January 16, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2015. 
3. ↑ ^{a b} RFE / RL: At Least One Party To Enter New Kazakh Assembly . In: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty , January 16, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2015. 
4. ↑ Parliamentary Elections Canceled in Restive Kazakh City . In: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty , January 6, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2015. 
5. ↑ Kazakhstan riot town Zhanaozen can go to the polls BBC , January 10, 2012.
6. ↑ Kazakh ruling party wins 80.74 per cent in vote: early result ( Memento from January 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) In: Dawn January 16, 2012.