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The Nomad Astana and HC Astana play in the Kazakhstan Hockey Championship. The Snezhnye Barsy of the Junior Hockey League is a junior team of the Barys Astana. [76] Astana annually hosts the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan's Cup ice hockey tournament. [77] The Astana Pro Team, founded in 2007, participates in the UCI World Tour. [78]
Kazakhstan is divided into 16 regions and the three municipal regions (cities of republican significance) of Almaty, Astana, and Shymkent. Each is headed by an akim (provincial governor) appointed by the president. Municipal akims are appointed by province akims. The Government of Kazakhstan transferred its capital from Almaty to Astana on 10 ...
The Akorda Residence (Kazakh: Ақорда резиденциясы, Aqorda rezidentsiyasy, lit.'white horde residency') is the official workplace of the president of Kazakhstan, located in the capital city of Astana. The Palace was built within three years, [ 1 ] and officially opened in 2004. It was built by the Mabetex Group, [ 2 ] founded ...
The powers of this position are described in a special section of the Constitution of Kazakhstan. The position was established on 24 April 1990, a year before the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The current president is Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who assumed office on 20 March 2019 following the resignation of the first president, Nursultan ...
v. t. e. The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan[ a ] is the head of government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the holder of its fourth highest office, after the president of Kazakhstan, Chairman of Senate and Chairman of Majilis. The prime minister heads the cabinet and advises the president in the every day execution of the functions of the ...
Politics of Kazakhstan. The Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan[a] is the bicameral legislature of Kazakhstan. The lower house is the Mäjilis, with 98 seats which are elected to five-year terms. The upper house is the Senate, which has 50 members.
In 1997, the government moved the capital to Astana, renamed Nur-Sultan on 23 March 2019, [49] from Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, where it had been established under the Soviet Union. [50] Elections to the Majilis in September 2004, yielded a lower house dominated by the pro-government Otan Party , headed by President Nazarbayev.
The Independence Palace (Kazakh: Тәуелсіздік Сарайы, Täuelsızdık Saraiy, [tʰæwʲelsɘzˈdɘk sɑrɑˈjɯ]), also known as the Palace of Independence, [1] is a palace in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is used for official state functions, including forums, meetings and conventions. [2] On December 15, 2008, the palace was ...