Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan
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Official sourceArticle 50
1. The Parliament shall consist of two Chambers: the Senate and the Mazhilis, which act
on a permanent basis.
2. In the manner prescribed by the constitutional law, the Senate is formed by the deputies
for two persons out of each region, city of republican significance and the capital of the
Republic of Kazakhstan. Ten deputies of the Senate are appointed by the President of the
Republic, five of them - at the recommendation of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan.
3. The Mazhilis consists of ninety-eight deputies elected in the manner prescribed by the
constitutional law under a mixed electoral system: according to the system of proportional
representation in the territory of a single nationwide constituency, as well as in
single-mandate territorial constituencies.
4. A deputy of Parliament may not be a member of both Chambers at the same time.
5. The term of powers of the Senate’s deputies shall be six years, and the term of the
deputies of the Mazhilis shall be five years.
Footnote. See the resolutions of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan
No.1/2 dated March 15, 1999; No.24/2 dated November 29, 1999; No.1 dated February 11,
2003; No.1 dated February 12, 2004.
Footnote. Article 50 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated No. 284
-I dated October 7, 1998; No. 254-III dated May 21, 2007 (shall be applied from the date of
its official publication); dated 08.06.2022 (shall be enforced from 08.06.2022).
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