2023 Chairman of the Mäjilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan election
A chairmanship election for the Mäjilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan was held at the first plenary session on 29 March 2023 in order to elect the chairman of the Mäjilis. Erlan Qoşanov, leader of the Amanat who previously served his term as Mäjilis chairman of its previous convocation since February 2022, was reelected to the post as a single candidate in a unanimous vote from all the sitting deputies. Background In the aftermath of the 2023 Kazakh legislative election, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on 27 March 2023 signed a decree in convening the 8th Parliament of Kazakhstan for 29 March, to which the first plenary session Mäjilis was scheduled to be held that same day. Procedure Conduct Under Section 2(1) of the Procedure of the Mäjilis, the chairman of the Central Election Commission (Nurlan Äbdirov) opens and convenes the first plenary session of the newly elected Mäjilis. From there, the Mäjilis deputies in an open vote elect members of the Commission for Control over the Use of the Electronic System by a majority vote before the election of a Mäjilis chairman takes place. Electoral system According to Article 58(1) of the Constitution of Kazakhstan, the chairpersons of both chambers under