Democratic Party (Kazakhstan, 1995) Explained

Democratic Party of Kazakhstan
Native Name:Қазақстан демократиялық партиясы
Abbreviation:QDP
Leader:Altynbek Sarsenbaiuly
Ideology:Centre to centre-right
Merged:Otan
Country:Kazakhstan

The Democratic Party of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан демократиялық партиясы) was a political party formed on 1 July 1995 at the initiative of a group of representatives of the state apparatus.[1] It was led by Altynbek Sarsenbaiuly who was Minister of Press and Mass Media at the time.[2] The party won 12 seats in the 1995 legislative elections.[3] It merged into a newly created pro-presidential party Otan in its 1st Congress on 1 March 1999.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ЦЕНТРАЛЬНАЯ АЗИЯ И КАВКАЗ Общественно политический журнал . www.ca-c.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030905142245/http://www.ca-c.org/journal/08-1997/st_19_par_kaz.shtml . 2003-09-05.
  2. Web site: Партии и движения: что есть что, 22 мая 1998 года.
  3. [Dieter Nohlen]
  4. Web site: Партия "Нұр Отан" - этапы большого пути. 2020-03-06. 2020-02-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20200228215237/http://www.kisi.kz/index.php/ru/publikatsii/56-buluktaev-yurij-ochirovich/1831-partiya-n-r-otan-etapy-bolshogo-puti. dead.