Kazakhstan

In autumn 1998, the Coalition "Women's Electoral Initiatives" was established, which includes 20 women's organizations. In August 1999, the Coalition sent a memorandum to all registered parties calling for them to include at least 5 percent of women candidates in their party lists for the parliamentary elections. In June 1999, a public foundation "Women's Electoral Block" was set up to support women candidates. In the course of this active involvement of women in the 1999 electoral process, the first women's party was born - the Political Alliance of Women's Organizations.