The president appoints three of its members, including the chair. Under constitutional amendments of 1998, the president appoints a chairperson of a Higher Judicial Council, which nominates judges for the Supreme Court.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who was in office since Kazakhstan became independent, won a new 7-year term in the 1999 election that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said fell short of international standards.
His closest challenger, Amirjan Qosanov of the Ult Tagdyry party, received 16%. ==International organization participation== In 1999, Kazakhstan applied for observer status at the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly.
Under legislation approved in 2000, judges serve for life. ==Political parties and elections== Early presidential elections were held in Kazakhstan on 9 June 2019 following the resignation of long-term president Nursultan Nazarbayev.
In 2002 a law set very stringent requirements for the maintenance of legal status of a political party, which lowered the number of legal parties from 19 in 2002 to 8 in 2003.
In 2002 a law set very stringent requirements for the maintenance of legal status of a political party, which lowered the number of legal parties from 19 in 2002 to 8 in 2003.
Improvement in these areas has been made for in 2012, Kazakhstan was elected by United Nations members to serve on the UN Human Rights Council.
Bakhytzhan Sagintayev became the Prime Minister in September 2016. ==Legislative branch== The legislature, known as the Parliament (Parliament), has two chambers.
Under legislation approved in 2000, judges serve for life. ==Political parties and elections== Early presidential elections were held in Kazakhstan on 9 June 2019 following the resignation of long-term president Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Originally scheduled for 2020, seven candidates were registered to participate in the elections, including incumbent president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who had assumed the presidency three months before the elections following the resignation of Nazarbayev.
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