Mazhilis

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The Mazhilis is the lower house of Kazakhstan’s bicameral Parliament, responsible for initiating and passing national legislation alongside the Senate.

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Mazhilis canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
lower house of parliament
canDissolve itself under certain constitutional conditions
chamberOf Parliament of Kazakhstan
coLegislativeWith Senate of Kazakhstan
country Kazakhstan
electoralBody citizens of Kazakhstan
establishedBy Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan
surface form: Constitution of Kazakhstan
hasPart Mazhilis self-linksurface differs
Senate of Kazakhstan
houseType lower house
jurisdiction Kazakhstan
surface form: Republic of Kazakhstan
languageUsed Kazakh
Russian
legislativeFunction initiating legislation
passing national legislation
levelOfGovernment national
location Astana
meetsFrequency regular sessions
meetsIn Parliament building in Astana
nativeNameLanguage kk
ru
numberOfMembers 98
partOf Parliament of Kazakhstan
power approval of the government’s program
approval of the state budget
consideration of draft laws
initiating parliamentary inquiries
participation in appointment of the Prime Minister
responsibility national legislation
supervises Government of Kazakhstan
system bicameral parliament
termLength 5 years
typeOfLegislature professional legislature
votingSystem mixed electoral system
worksAlongside Senate of Kazakhstan

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Parliament RK hasChamber Mazhilis
Parliament RK lowerHouse Mazhilis
Mazhilis hasPart Mazhilis self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Parliament of Kazakhstan