36. Is the provision of direct public funding to political parties tied to gender equality among candidates?

VII. CANDIDATE REGISTRATION

The Election Law does not contain a gender quota or other temporary special measures to enhance participation of women in the elections. There were 28 (26.1 per cent) women deputies in the outgoing Majilis and 3 (6.4 per cent) women in the Senate. Twenty seven women (25.2 per cent) were elected deputies in the new Majilis. Consideration should be given to adopting temporary special measures to enhance participation of women.

(OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report, Republic of Kazakhstan, Early Parliamentary Elections 20 March 2016, available at http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/kazakhstan/248781?download=true accessed January 2018).