held NA 1999); results -
percent of vote by party NA; seats - (177 total) Union Peoples' Unity
of Kazakhstan 33, Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of
Kazakhstan 11, People's Congress of Kazakhstan Party 9, Socialist
Party of Kazakhstan 8, Peasant Union of the Republic Kazakhstan 4,
Social Movement "LAD" 4, Organization of Veterans 1, Union of Youth of
Kazakhstan 1, Democratic Committee for Human Rights 1, Association of
Lawyers of Kazakhstan 1, International Public Committee
"Aral-Asia-Kazakhstan" 1, Congress of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan 1,
Deputies of the 12th Supreme Soviet 40, independents 62
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders:
Peoples Unity Movement (PUU), Kuanysh SULTANOV, chairman; Peoples
Congress, Olzhas SULEYMENOV, chairman; Kazakhstan Socialist Party
(SPK; former Communist Party), Piotr SVOIK, co-chairman; Republican
Party (Azat), Kamal ORMANTAYEV, chairman; Democratic Progress
(Russian) Party, Alexandra DOKUCHAYEVA, chairman; Union Peoples' Unity
of Kazakhstan (SNEK); Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of
Kazakhstan; Peasant Union of the Republic Kazakhstan; Social Movement
LAD (Slavic Rebirth Society), V. MIKHAYLOV, chairman; Union of Youth
of Kazakhstan; Democratic Committee for Human Rights; Association of
Lawyers of Kazakhstan; International Public Committee
"Aral-Asia-Kazakhstan"; Congress of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan;
Deputies of the 12th Supreme Soviet
Other political or pressure groups:
Independent Trade Union Center (Birlesu; an association of independent
trade union and business associations), Leonid SOLOMIN, president
Member of:
CCC, CIS, CSCE, EBRD, ECO, ESCAP, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFC, ILO, IMF,
INTELSAT (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOD, NACC, OIC (observer), UN,
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Tuleutai SULEYMENOV
chancery:
3421 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20007
telephone:
(202) 333-4504/7
FAX:
(202) 333-4509
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission:
Ambassador William H. COURTNEY
embassy:
99/97 Furmanova Street, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan 480012
mailing address:
American Embassy Almaty, c/o Department of State, Washington, DC,
20521-7030
telephone:
(7) (3272) 63-17-70, 63-24-26, 63-28-80, 63-34-05
FAX:
(7) (3272) 63-38-83
Flag:
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