Mäjilis

*Mäjilis of the Parliament*

Parlamenti Mäjilisi
Парламенті Мәжілісі
Mäjilis of the Parliament ; Parlamenti Mäjilisi; Парламенті Мәжілісі
8th convocation
Type
Type	Lower house of the Parliament of Kazakhstan
History
Founded	30 January 1996
Preceded by	Supreme Council
Leadership
Chairman	Erlan Qoşanov, Amanat ; since 1 February 2022
Deputy Chairwoman	Dania Espaeva, Aq Jol ; since 29 March 2023
Deputy Chairman	Albert Rau, Amanat ; since 29 March 2023
Structure
Seats	98
Political groups	Government (62) Amanat (62); Others (36) Auyl (8); Respublica (6); Aq Jol (6); People's Party (5); Nationwide Social Democratic Party (4); Independents (7);
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	Mixed-member majoritarian representation; ; Closed party-list proportional representation (largest remainder method): 69 seats; First-past-the-post: 29 seats
Last election	19 March 2023
Meeting place
	Astana, Kazakhstan
Website
	www.parlam.kz/en/mazhilis

The Mäjilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасы Парламенті Мәжілісі, romanized: Qazaqstan Respublikasy Parlamentî Mäjîlîsî, also transliterated as Mazhilis; "Assembly" in Kazakh) is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Kazakhstan. The upper house of Parliament is the Senate of Kazakhstan. There are 98 directly-elected seats in the chamber. Members of Parliament are elected to five-year terms.

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