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Kazakhstani legislative election, 2012

2017-01-13T03:29:33Z

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{{infobox election
| election_name = Kazakhstani legislative election, 2012
| country = Kazakhstan
| type = Parliamentary
| previous_election = Kazakhstani legislative election, 2007
| previous_year = 2007
| ongoing = no
| election_date = 15 January 2012
| next_election = Kazakhstani legislative election, 2016
| next_year = 2016
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| leader1 = [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]]
| party1 = [[Nur Otan]]
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| seats_before1 = 98
| seats1 = 83
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}15
| popular_vote1 = 5,621,436
| percentage1 = 80.99%
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| leader2 = [[Azat Peruashev]]
| party2 = [[Ak Zhol Democratic Party|Ak Zhol]]
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| seats2 = 8
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}8
| popular_vote2 = 518,405
| percentage2 = 7.47%
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| party3 = [[Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan|CPPK]]
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}}{{Politics of Kazakhstan}}

'''Parliamentary elections''' were held in [[Kazakhstan]] on 15 January 2012. The result was a victory for the [[Nur Otan]] party, which won 83 of the 98 seats in the [[Mazhilis]]. However, the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] (OSCE) stated that the election "did not meet fundamental principles of democratic elections."<ref name=RFE>[http://www.rferl.org/content/kazakhstan_three_parties_win_entry_to_parliament/24452861.html OSCE Monitors Criticize Kazakh Vote Failings] [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]], 16 January 2012</ref>

==Background==
The elections marked the first time that the second-placed party would gain parliamentary seats irrespective of whether it cleared the 7% [[electoral threshold]].<ref name="referl"/> Due to the [[2011 Mangystau riots]] and the resulting state of emergency there, the election was not planned to be held in [[Zhanaozen]].<ref>[http://www.rferl.org/content/parliamentary_elections_canceled_in_restive_kazakh_city/24443761.html Parliamentary Elections Canceled in Restive Kazakh City] [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]], 10 January 2012</ref> However, this decision was overturned on 10 January 2012.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16492780 Kazakhstan riot town Zhanaozen can go to the polls] BBC News, 10 January 2012</ref>

==Campaign==
Seven parties ran in the election: [[Nur Otan]], [[Democratic Party of Kazakhstan Ak Zhol]], [[Kazakhstani Social Democratic Party Auyl]], [[Democratic Party Adilet]], [[Nationwide Social Democratic Party]] (OSDP), [[Party of Patriots of Kazakhstan]] and the [[Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan]]. The OSDP was the only party considered to be in opposition to long-time president [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]].<ref name="referl">[http://www.rferl.org/content/kazakhstan_voting_parliamentary_elections_multiparty_rule/24452125.html At Least One Party To Enter New Kazakh Assembly] [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]], 16 January 2012</ref>

==Results==
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!Party
!Votes
!%
!Seats
!+/–
|-
|align=left|[[Nur Otan]]||5,621,436||80.99||83||–15
|-
|align=left|[[Democratic Party of Kazakhstan Ak Zhol]]||518,405||7.47||8||+8
|-
|align=left|[[Communist People's Party of Kazakhstan]]||498,788||7.19||7||+7
|-
|align=left|[[Nationwide Social Democratic Party]]||116,534||1.68||0||0
|-
|align=left|[[Kazakhstani Social Democratic Party Auyl]]||82,623||1.19||0||0
|-
|align=left|[[Party of Patriots of Kazakhstan|Party of Patriots]]||57,732||0.83||0||0
|-
|align=left|[[Democratic Party Adilet]]||45,702||0.66||0||New
|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||77,707||–||–||–
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''7,018,927'''||'''100'''||'''98'''||'''0'''
|-
|align=left|Registered voters/turnout||9,303,693||75.44||–||–
|-
|align=left colspan=5|Source: [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/k/kazakhstan/kazakhstan2012.txt Adam Carr]
|}

==Reactions==
The opposition claimed there was widespread irregularities and fraud. The OSCE and [[United States Department of State|US Department of State]] did not recognise the elections as democratic.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/news/688526/kazakh-ruling-party-wins-80-74-per-cent-in-vote-early-result Kazakh ruling party wins 80.74 per cent in vote: early result] [[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]], 16 January 2012</ref>

Miklos Haraszti, the head of the OSCE's long-term election-observation mission, criticized what he called a "tightly controlled campaign environment in which the electoral rights of the citizens were seriously limited." "There was limited public debate and the media, the mass media operates in an environment characterized by self-censorship and in which there is no room for editorial independence in the broadcast media." Haraszti said the "results of the election, including the presence of two parties apart from the state party, can be described as an orchestrated election."<REF NAME=RFE/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Kazakhstan elections}}

[[Category:2012 elections in Asia]]
[[Category:Elections in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:2012 in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:January 2012 events]]

2012 Kazakhstan Antonov An-72 crash

2016-12-31T18:30:54Z

FallingGravity: added Category:December 2012 events using HotCat

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{{Infobox aircraft occurrence
|name = 2012 Kazakhstan Antonov An-72 crash
|occurrence_type = Accident
|image = Kazakhstan Border Guards Antonov An-72-100 Batuzak-1.jpg
|image_size = 250px
|alt =
|caption = The Kazakhstan Air Force Antonov An-72 involved in the accident
|date = {{Start-date|25 December 2012}}
|type = Crashed on descent short of runway in bad weather
|site = [[Shymkent]], Kazakhstan
|coordinates =
|aircraft_type = [[Antonov An-72|Antonov An-72-100]]
|aircraft_name =
|operator = [[Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan]]
|tail_number = UP-72859
|origin = [[Astana International Airport]], [[Astana]], Kazakhstan
|stopover0 =
|stopover1 =
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|destination = [[Shymkent International Airport]], [[Shymkent]], Kazakhstan
|crew = 7
|passengers = 20
|injuries = 0
|fatalities = 27 (all)
|survivors = 0
}}
On 25 December 2012, an [[Antonov An-72|Antonov An-72-100]] ([[aircraft registration|registration]] UP-72859) operated by the [[Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan]], crashed about {{convert|20|km|mi}} from the [[Kazakhstan|Kazakh]] city of [[Shymkent]], where the aircraft was preparing to land.<ref name=ASN>{{cite web |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20121225-1 |title=Accident description |publisher=Aviation Safety Network |accessdate=26 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="afp">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g8Le2EXtf2MH7MU7Z38cQTXwj1gQ?docId=CNG.1a962f08fb17905ad4726d7afedc5cd8.e1 |title=Military plane carrying 27 crashes in Kazakhstan |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=25 December 2012 |accessdate=25 December 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6DB6wMIWk?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fhostednews%2Fafp%2Farticle%2FALeqM5g8Le2EXtf2MH7MU7Z38cQTXwj1gQ%3FdocId%3DCNG.1a962f08fb17905ad4726d7afedc5cd8.e1 |archivedate=25 December 2012 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="BBC News">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20842116 |title=Kazakhstan military plane crash 'kills 27' near Shymkent |accessdate=25 December 2012|publisher=BBC News}}</ref>

The aircraft had been flying from Kazakhstan's capital of [[Astana]] to Shymkent and was carrying 27 people – seven crew and twenty members of the Kazakh border patrol, including its leader, the acting Director of the Kazakhstan Border Guard Service, [[Colonel]] Turganbek Stambekov.<ref name="afp"/>

The accident occurred at about 19:00 local time (1300 UTC) as the aircraft was descending to land.<ref name="reuters"/> According to local media, the aircraft had been flying at an altitude of about {{convert|800|m|ft}} when it suddenly crashed to the ground.<ref name="reuters">{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/25/kazakhstan-aircrash-idUSL5E8NP2P520121225 |title=UPDATE 2-Kazakh military plane crashes, all 27 on board killed |agency=Reuters |date=25 December 2012 |accessdate=25 December 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6DB7GsZE5?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2F2012%2F12%2F25%2Fkazakhstan-aircrash-idUSL5E8NP2P520121225 |archivedate=25 December 2012 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref> Emergency crews were dispatched from Shymkent in response. However, the head of the local emergency services department stated that "the plane was destroyed by fire. Only fragments [were] left."<ref name="ria">{{cite web|url=http://en.ria.ru/world/20121225/178396877.html |title=Border Guard Plane Crashes in Kazakhstan, 27 Dead |agency=RIA Novosti |date=25 December 2012 |accessdate=25 December 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6DB87VSxZ?url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.ria.ru%2Fworld%2F20121225%2F178396877.html |archivedate=25 December 2012 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref> Kazakhstan's [[National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan|National Security Committee]] issued a statement confirming that all 27 people on board had died in the crash,<ref name="ria"/> and also said that an investigation into the incident has begun.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/kazakhstan-military-plane-crashes-killing-27-near-border-with-uzbekistan/2012/12/25/e28fb450-4eab-11e2-835b-02f92c0daa43_story.html |title=Kazakhstan military plane crashes, killing 27 near border with Uzbekistan |work=The Washington Post |date=25 December 2012 |accessdate=25 December 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6DB89K5Ca?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fkazakhstan-military-plane-crashes-killing-27-near-border-with-uzbekistan%2F2012%2F12%2F25%2Fe28fb450-4eab-11e2-835b-02f92c0daa43_story.html |archivedate=25 December 2012 |deadurl=no |df=dmy }}</ref>

The investigation commission found out that failure of the autopilot and radio altimeter combined with poor visibility, and the pilot failing to follow instruction to use the barometric altimeter caused the crash.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pilot Error, Bad Weather Caused Shymkent Plane Crash|url=http://www.satrapia.com/news/article/pilot-error-bad-weather-caused-shymkent-plane-crash/|newspaper=The Gazette of Central Asia|date=22 January 2013|publisher=Satrapia}}</ref>

==References==
{{Portal|2010s|Kazakhstan|Aviation|Disasters}}
{{reflist}}

{{Aviation accidents and incidents in 2012}}

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[[Category:2012 in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2012]]
[[Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:South Kazakhstan Region]]
[[Category:December 2012 events]]