The parliament of Kazakhstan legalised the parliamentary opposition. It means that the oppositionists would be entitled to speak in the lower house, introduce issues to the agenda and to promote draft laws alternative to the initiatives of the ruling majority.
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Together with the deputy of Mazhilis (lower house) of parliament, chair of Ak Zhol democratic party, Azat Peruashev, we’ll discuss why Kazakhstan needs parliamentary opposition and how it will work.
Now ministers attend the government hour and tell things they consider significant. As a result, they tell stories about how good they are and how many good things they do. The opposition may ask officials uncomfortable questions now, ask them not what they want to tell about, but what they want to conceal.
- Leads one of the committees of Mazhilis,
- Has a right to serve as secretaries of two committees of Mazhilis,
- Has a right to initiate the parliamentary hearings and to determine the agenda of a few government hours.
To have these preferences, the parliamentary opposition needs to take an active part in work. The number of votes from the opposition faction against governmental draft laws will be counted: if the number is below 50, the opposition will no longer be deemed opposition and will lose these preferences.
Thus, factions will be actively working in the parliament from the critical point of view by suggesting their vision and opposing the position implemented by the parliamentary majority. Therefore, if a party considers itself opposition, but keeps silent, it will lose the right to be named opposition.
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