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Public Opinion in Kazakhstan 1996
This report analyzes the public opinion environment in Kazakhstan – the views of the public on political and economic developments, the performance of the government, and civic and political organizations. Findings are based on the IFES country-wide opinion survey fielded in Kazakhstan in November-December 1996. The Executive Summary provides an overview of the survey data and the Interpretation and Forecast section discusses the data in terms of the processes of political change underway and the likely implications for assistance in promoting democracy and development. The presentation of the survey results is organized thematically, reporting opinion on: • Conditions in the Country • Economy • Government • Civil Society • Information • Ethnic Relations The Appendix includes the complete question text and the marginal results in tabular form with comparisons, where applicable, to data from an IFES-sponsored nationally representative public opinion survey fielded in July, 1995.
March 31, 1997
Election Material
Ballot
Puerto Rico Legislative Ballot 1996
Ballot used in the 1996 Legislative elections in Puerto Rico. The main parties in the election were the Partido Nuevo Progresista, the Partido Popular Democratico, and the Partido Independentista Puertorriqueno. This ballot was used in San Juan, in Senate district 1, and Representative district 5.
Election Material
Ballot
Puerto Rico General Election Ballot 1996
Ballot used for the 5 November 1996 Puerto Rico General Election. This ballot was used to elect the Governor of Puerto Rico and the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. Voters could either vote for a party list or individual candidates. The main parties in the election were the Partido Nuevo Progresista, the Partido Popular Democratico, and the Partido Independentista Puertorriqueno.
Election Material
Ballot
Puerto Rico Municipal Ballot 1996
Ballot used in municipal elections in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico on 5 November 1996. This ballot was used to elect the Mayor and the members of the Municipal Assembly.
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Regulation on Vote Counting and General Elections
Regulation on Vote Counting and General Elections
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Policy, Politology, Student School of Leadership
The article “Policy, Politology, Student School of Leadership” written by Ivan Prokopov and translated into English discusses the significance of the creation of the Academy of Management on the campus of the Institute of Economy in Kazakhstan. Printed on May 22nd, 1996 in the Kazakhstani newspaper Kazakstanskya Pravda, Prokopov’s article emphasizes the importance of analyzing political parties and their effect on the country’s economy as well as the economy of other nations in the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
How Students Elected a president
In May of 1996, Altay Kozhaev wrote this article in the New Generation, entitled “How Students Elected a President,” which discusses a political game played by Kazakh first and second graders in a local school. Kozhaev explains the game, conducted in the frame “Days of Political Science,” and continues to present the election process of these students as a serious one, emphasizing to the Kazakh people the importance of political education in Kazakh youth. This article is provided in both English and Russian.
Election Material
Election and Political Party Law
Regulations on Absent Voters
Regulations on Absent Voters
Election Material
Civic Education Material
We do not want to be non-political
“We do Not Want to be Apolitical” is an article, originally available in Russian and translated into English, written in 1996 by Natalya Vorobtsova, Aliya Rustemova in the “Kazakhstanskaya Pravda” newspaper in Kazakhstan and which briefly describes a political science game organized by Gulnara Kanapievna in Kazakhstan. The article also touches on the importance of having young people actively participate and understand the political life of the country.