The elections to the sixth Parliament of Kazakhstan, namely, to the Lower Chamber of the Parliament (Majilis), was held on March 20, 2016. The parliamentary elections were held earlier than it was previously scheduled due to the initiative of the parliamentarians of the fifth Parliament, who appealed to the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, to dissolve the Majilis and to enter a new election process. The main purpose of the aforementioned initiative was to implement Nazarbayev’s program of reforms and to form a new effective Majilis, which would be able to receive a vote of confidence in order to modernize the country.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Aidarbek Amirbek completed his bachelor degree at Department of International Relations in the faculty of Economics and Public Administration in Selcuk University. He graduate from Political Science Department of International Turkish-Kazakh Khoca Akhmet Yassawi University with his master thesis named “Priorities in relations between Kazakhstan and Turkey after Cold War” in 2008. Received his PhD degree from International Relations Department of Social Science Institute in Gazi University by completing his PhD thesis named “Comparative Analysis of Near Abroad Policie