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By-Elections in Kazakhstan, city Maslikhat Semipalatinsk, January 26, 1997, Majilis-Mangistau Oblast March 17, 1997: A Technical Analysis with Recommendations
This technical analysis discusses the January 1997 by-elections in Kazakstan. IFES observed the elections to make recommendations for the upcoming national elections on topics ranging from the legal framework, voter registration, vote tabulation and election day preparations/procedures.
March 31, 1997
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Survey
Public Opinion in Kazakhstan 1996
This report analyzes the public opinion environment in Kazakhstan – the views of the public on political and economic developments, the performance of the government, and civic and political organizations. Findings are based on the IFES country-wide opinion survey fielded in Kazakhstan in November-December 1996. The Executive Summary provides an overview of the survey data and the Interpretation and Forecast section discusses the data in terms of the processes of political change underway and the likely implications for assistance in promoting democracy and development. The presentation of the survey results is organized thematically, reporting opinion on: • Conditions in the Country • Economy • Government • Civil Society • Information • Ethnic Relations The Appendix includes the complete question text and the marginal results in tabular form with comparisons, where applicable, to data from an IFES-sponsored nationally representative public opinion survey fielded in July, 1995.
March 31, 1997
Publication
Report/Paper
Republic of Moldova: Presidential Elections: November 17 & December 1, 1996
This report summarizes the 1996 Presidential elections in Moldova. Included in the report is a copy of the election law, various diagrams and graphs showing voter turnout/support and the documents used in the elections.
December 31, 1996
Election Material
Ballot
Moldova Presidential Ballot 1996
English translation of the ballot to elect the President of Moldova. The first round of the election was held on 17 November 1996 and the main candidates were Mircea SNEGUR (Party of Rebirth and Conciliation of Moldova), Petru LUCINSCHI (Independent) and Vladimir VORONIN (Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova). A second round of voting was held on 1 December.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Policy, Politology, Student School of Leadership
The article “Policy, Politology, Student School of Leadership” written by Ivan Prokopov and translated into English discusses the significance of the creation of the Academy of Management on the campus of the Institute of Economy in Kazakhstan. Printed on May 22nd, 1996 in the Kazakhstani newspaper Kazakstanskya Pravda, Prokopov’s article emphasizes the importance of analyzing political parties and their effect on the country’s economy as well as the economy of other nations in the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
How Students Elected a president
In May of 1996, Altay Kozhaev wrote this article in the New Generation, entitled “How Students Elected a President,” which discusses a political game played by Kazakh first and second graders in a local school. Kozhaev explains the game, conducted in the frame “Days of Political Science,” and continues to present the election process of these students as a serious one, emphasizing to the Kazakh people the importance of political education in Kazakh youth. This article is provided in both English and Russian.
Election Material
Constitution
Icl Newsletter#1, #2 (1996)
Series of newsletters providing updates on constitutions between February and March 1996.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
We do not want to be non-political
“We do Not Want to be Apolitical” is an article, originally available in Russian and translated into English, written in 1996 by Natalya Vorobtsova, Aliya Rustemova in the “Kazakhstanskaya Pravda” newspaper in Kazakhstan and which briefly describes a political science game organized by Gulnara Kanapievna in Kazakhstan. The article also touches on the importance of having young people actively participate and understand the political life of the country.
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Report/Paper
Overview: National Surveys of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
IFES conducted surveys in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in 1995. The public opinion survey is part of its election administration and voter education support project in Central Asia. The topics in the surveys include a range of issues related to development of multi-party politics, legal reform, non-governmental organizations, and the election system in each country.
November 28, 1995