Banu MARAT
ASTANA, June 21
(THE GLOBE)
The sadly known article in the Code of Administrative Infringements preventing participation in the activity of unregistered public movements has been abandoned from the Code currently in force.
The bill regarding changes to the constitutional law of the RK �On elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan� has been considered and approved at the joint meeting of the two Houses of Parliament. It is known that in the last week, the President of the country proposed changes to the constitutional law on elections for the consideration of the Parliament. Sarybai Kalmurzaev, the head of the President�s administration announced another Presidential proposal concerning the abandonment of the article concerning administrative infringements for participation in unregistered associations.
According to a note from the Kazakh Prime Minister, the bill will change the former provision that election fees contributed by Presidential, Mazhilis and Senate candidates should be considered revenue for the national budget. According to the new provision, the contributed election fee is to be returned to a candidate, if i) the candidate has been elected the President of the republic, a deputy of the Senate or Mazhilis or ii) if the candidate receives not less than seven percent of the votes.
In all other cases the contributed fee will not be returned and is to be considered revenues for the national budget. As far as the election fees of parties are concerned, the contributed fee of a political party is to be returned if the political party received not less than seven percent of electors� votes. In all other cases, the contributed fee is not to be returned and to be revenues for the national budget.
In addition the bill halves the election fee of candidates for the Senate and Mazhilis from fifty to twenty-five rates of minimal salary.
The bill was approved in the first and second reading.
by Yeldes Seitkemelev, expert of ASaP
ALMATY, June 23 (Spesially for the GLOBE)
1-10 of June, 1999
705 persons were questioned
1. What is the aim of �the Gold Fund�?
| 1 Replenishment of the gold and hard currency reserve of RK | 3.6 |
| 2 Support of the economic reforms | 11.9 |
| 3 Expression of loyalty to the authorities (�Let�s support our President!�) | 4.8 |
| 4 The authorities� test of loyalty of the population (�Who gives is with us!�) | 8.9 |
| 5 Trial to restore the Bolsheviks� �great innovations� | 10.7 |
| 6 Search for a saving �straw� which the sinking economy may catch | 23.2 |
| 7 To distract the attention of the society from the unsuccessful economic policy | 19 |
| 8 It�s difficult to answer | 19 |
| 9 Others | 8.3 |
2. What are the tasks of the �Gold Fund�?
| 1 To keep the tenge�s rate at a stable level and to check inflation | 8.3 |
| 2 Timely payment of pensions and grants | 2.4 |
| 3 Paying off debts towards salary | 11.3 |
| 4 Veiled collections from the population to replenish the emptying Treasury | 33.3 |
| 5 Establishment of one more �Gold pyramid�, which as the others will settle in western banks | 20.8 |
| 6 Establishment by the authorities of the so-called �Party�s Gold� fund | 5.4 |
| 7 Creation of a new image of the President as �the father of the nation� | 4.2 |
| 8 It�s difficult to answer | 21.4 |
| 9 Others | 2.4 |
3. What are the most suitable �pluses�� and �minuses� of �the Gold Fund�?
| �Plus� | �Minus� | ||
| 1 The action will become �a national initiative� | 4.2 | 1. Contribution or non-contribution of gold will divide the society into �pure� and �non-pure� people | 2.5 |
| 2 The action will consolidate the society to withs tand the economic crisis | 8.9 | 2 Collection of gold will be the next �campaign� with �defects� and �extremes� | 41.7 |
| 3 The action is a test of citizenship | 8.9 | 3 In regions the voluntary contribution of gold will become �forced� contribution | 41.1 |
| 4 The action will have a wide international resonance, as the �gold tortoises� in South Korea | 0.6 | 4 The international image of Kazakhstan will be seriously damaged (�The Republic of Lombartan�) | 16.7 |
| 5 The action will help to avoid default to the foreign contribution of creditors, and the debts will be paid | 2.4 | 5 Investors will interpret the action as �grandmother�s ear-rings� as an act of government desperation and postpone their investments | 11.3 |
| 6 Others | 1.8 | 6 Others | 2.4 |
4. During the Great Patriotic war there was a practice to arm the army (with tanks, planes, etc.) at private people�s expense. Do you think that it was caused by:
| 1 | Sincere wish to help the Red Army | 58.3 |
| 2 | Requirement to fulfil the civil duty | 19 |
| 3 | Limitless love to comrade Stalin | 10.1 |
| 4 | Fear of repression | 10.7 |
| 5 | Wish to get �absolution� from the repressive organisations | 4.2 |
| 6 | Hatred of fascism and belief in ideals of communism | 31.5 |
| 7 | National idea (�we are the soviet people�) | 29.2 |
| 8 | It�s difficult to answer | 5.4 |
| 9 | None of the above | 0.6 |
| 10 | Others | 0.6 |
5. Will you take part in the voluntary contribution of gold?
| Yes | 1.2 |
| No | 84.5 |
| It�s difficult to answer | 9.5 |
by Yeldes Seitkemelev, expert of ASaP
ALMATY, June 23 (Spesially for the GLOBE)
1-10 of June, 1999
705 persons were questioned
These terms are the basis of two oriental single combats: in karate �Os!� means �Bear!�, while in judo �Dzyos!� declares �Yield!� to win at last. Both of these calls-mottoes are the most appropriate to be the index of the social condition of Almaty�s citizens.
The Association of Sociologists and Politologists of Almaty conducted the latest social poll of the population in the southern capital. Now we may the compare data of the first and second quarters of this year. The following are the answers to the same question of the questionnaire:
What phrase complies with the current situation in RK? (% in the column)
| March | June | |
| Everything is not too bad, it is possible to live | 8.6 | 3.7 |
| It is difficult to live, but it is possible to bear | 24.5 | 12.8 |
| It is possible to bear, but not for a long time | 39.1 | 47.6 |
| It is impossible to bear our poor situation | 15.1 | 29.3 |
| It�s difficult to answer | 12.7 | 6.7 |
How do you evaluate the condition of the Kazakhstan society?(% in the column)
| March | June | |
| Stable | 10.5 | 1.2 |
| Crisis | 52.9 | 53.9 |
| Catastrophic | 14.5 | 35.8 |
| It�s difficult to answer | 22.2 | 9.1 |
Do you believe in the final success of the market reforms? (% in the column)
| March | June | |
| Yes | 8.8 | 3.0 |
| No | 62.3 | 72.6 |
| It�s difficult to answer | 28.9 | 24.4 |
Well, figures say everything. We can just recall that according to legend, one of the founders of judo, an old teacher found the formula of victory in the following way. In the winter evening he went out to the orchard and saw a cherry twig bowing under heavy snow. When it seemed that the twig would break, it suddenly behaved like a spring and threw a burden. �Dzyos!� the master exclaimed, � yield to win!
�Os!� All of us add: Os! Bear! Difficult times do not last for long. The main thing is to determine that the difficult time has come. But it seems that these times will never come: the endurance of our people is so limitless as it strives for perfection in patience.
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