Senate of Kazakhstan

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The Senate of Kazakhstan is the upper chamber of the country's bicameral parliament, representing regional interests and sharing legislative authority with the lower house.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
upper house of parliament
appointingAuthorityForSomeMembers President of Kazakhstan
buildingLocation left bank of the Ishim River in Astana
constitutionalStatus one of the two chambers of the Supreme Representative Body of the Republic of Kazakhstan
country Kazakhstan
electoralConstituencies capital city of Kazakhstan
cities of republican significance
regions of Kazakhstan
establishedInYear 1995
governmentBranch legislative branch of Kazakhstan
hasChamberType upper chamber
hasCommitteeType standing committees
temporary committees
hasLegislativeFunction adopts laws
approves amendments to the Constitution of Kazakhstan
approves appointments in certain high state offices
approves or rejects bills passed by the Mazhilis
ratifies international treaties
hasMemberSelectionMethod indirect election by local representative bodies
presidential appointment
hasNumberOfMembers 50
hasPower initiates legislation
participates in impeachment procedures as defined by the Constitution
hasPresidingOfficerTitle Chairman of the Senate
hasRenewalPattern half of the elected members are renewed every 3 years
hasTermLength 6 years
hasVotingSystem indirect election by maslikhats for elected members
jurisdiction Kazakhstan
surface form: Republic of Kazakhstan
languageUsed Kazakh
Russian
legalBasis Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan
surface form: Constitution of Kazakhstan
legislativeSystem bicameral parliament
meetsIn Astana
Parliament building in Astana
nativeNameLanguage kk
ru
oversees implementation of laws within its competence
partOf Parliament of Kazakhstan
represents regional interests
regions of Kazakhstan
roleInGovernment provides regional balance in lawmaking
represents territorial units at the national level
sharesLegislativeAuthorityWith Mazhilis
lower house of the Parliament of Kazakhstan
typeOfParliamentaryBody chamber of parliament

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Kazakhstan hasPart Senate of Kazakhstan
subject surface form: Parliament of Kazakhstan
Parliament of Kazakhstan hasPart Senate of Kazakhstan
Parliament of Kazakhstan house Senate of Kazakhstan
Parliament of Kazakhstan upperHouse Senate of Kazakhstan
Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan establishes Senate of Kazakhstan
this entity surface form: Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan
Parliament RK hasChamber Senate of Kazakhstan
this entity surface form: Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Parliament RK upperHouse Senate of Kazakhstan
this entity surface form: Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Mazhilis of Kazakhstan otherChamber Senate of Kazakhstan
Mazhilis hasPart Senate of Kazakhstan
subject surface form: Parliament of Kazakhstan
Mazhilis worksAlongside Senate of Kazakhstan
Mazhilis coLegislativeWith Senate of Kazakhstan
Parliament building in Astana occupant Senate of Kazakhstan
this entity surface form: Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan