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Agrarian-Industrial Union of Workers
Political party in Kazakhstan
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The Agrarian-Industrial Union of Workers (Kazakh: Еңбекшілердің аграрлық-индустриялық одағы, romanized: Eñbekşılerdin agrarlyq-industrialdyq odağy; Russian: Аграрно-индустриальный союз трудящихся, romanized: Agrarno-industrial'nyy soyuz trudyashchikhsya, AIST) was a political alliance in Kazakhstan, formed by the Agrarian Party of Kazakhstan and the Civic Party of Kazakhstan on 28 July 2004. The bloc was led by Agrarian Party chairman, Romin Madinov, who served as Mäjilis deputy.
| Abbreviation | AIST |
|---|---|
| Leader | Romin Madinov |
| Founded | 28 July 2004 |
| Dissolved | 10 November 2006 |
| Merged into | Nur Otan |
At the 2004 legislative election, 19 September and 3 October 2004, the AIST bloc won 7.1% of the popular vote and 11 out of 77 seats.[1][2]
Following the election, the AIST continued its political activities in the Mäjilis until both member Agrarian and Civic parties in the bloc were absorbed into the ruling Nur Otan party in late 2006.[3]