Democratic Party (Kazakhstan, 1995)
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Democratic Party of Kazakhstan Қазақстан демократиялық партиясы | |
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| Abbreviation | QDP |
| Leader | Altynbek Sarsenbaiuly |
| Founded | 1 July 1995 |
| Dissolved | 1 March 1999 |
| Merged into | Otan |
| Ideology | Centre to centre-right |
The Democratic Party of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан демократиялық партиясы, romanized: Qazaqstan demokratiialyq partiiasy) was a political party formed on 1 July 1995 at the initiative of a group of representatives of the state apparatus.[1] It was led by Altynbek Sarsenbaiuly who was Minister of Press and Mass Media at the time.[2] The party won 12 seats in the 1995 legislative elections.[3] It merged into a newly created pro-presidential party Otan in its 1st Congress on 1 March 1999.[4]
