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Kazakhstan
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance the transparency of the process, preparatory meetings of the Central Election Commission should be open to the public, and sessions of lower-level commissions should be announced well in advance to facilitate public attendance. Agendas and minutes of such sessions should be published in a timely manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Kazakhstan
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The Central Election Commission should continue its positive efforts and implement comprehensive education programmes for different groups of electoral stakeholders, including minority groups, young voters and voters with disabilities. In particular, it should cover such topics as the importance of voting by secret ballot and existing campaign and campaign finance regulations.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Kazakhstan
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure legal certainty of a candidate’s status, the verification of all documents required by law should be completed before the candidate registration deadline. In line with international good practice, law and practice should ensure the meaningful possibility for corrections of omissions in nomination documents by contestants.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Kazakhstan
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The Election Law should be revised to guarantee that candidate deregistration is applied in line with the principle of proportionality and only in extraordinary circumstances, which should be clearly and exhaustively defined in law.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Kazakhstan
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Further measures to enhance women’s participation in political life should be considered. Particularly, in line with CEDAW recommendations, the authorities should consider introducing incentives for political parties to promote women in the party’s senior positions and governing bodies and for increasing the number of women candidates in elections. To enhance the representation of women in the parliament, an efficient gender quota should be applied both to candidate lists and the allocation of mandates.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Kazakhstan
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure transparency of campaign finance, campaign finance reports should be published in a timely and detailed manner, disclosing the sources of donations to campaign funds of electoral contestants.
Recommendation # in final report:
24
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Kazakhstan
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance the diversity of available information and promote plurality, state television should be transformed into a genuine public broadcaster, with the independent appointment of management, multi-sourced funding and a clearly defined public mandate.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Kazakhstan
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Measures should be taken to ensure full transparency of media ownership and clearly identify the ultimate beneficiaries.
Recommendation # in final report:
27
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Kazakhstan
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The allocation of state advertising and subsidies should be transparent and non-discriminatory, based on clear and objective criteria, and administered by an independent body.
Recommendation # in final report:
28
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Kazakhstan
2023
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To effectively respond to the right of access to information, authorities should proactively publish institutional information of public interest in the public domain. Access to such information should be provided promptly, effectively and practically, facilitating wide-ranging inquiries. Refusals to provide information should have clear justifications and be appealable. General limitations on public information should be clearly defined and not decided ad hoc.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
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