Article 14. Reorganization and liquidation of a political party of the Law on Political Parties

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1. The reorganization of a political party (merger, affiliation, division, separation, transformation) is carried out by decision of its supreme body in accordance with the procedure provided for by legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the charter of the political party.

Structural subdivisions (branches and representative offices) of a political party that is ceasing its activities are subject to de-registration with the registration authority on the basis of a decision of the supreme body of the political party on reorganization (liquidation).

2. Registration of a newly formed political party after the reorganization is carried out upon the expiration of a two-month period from the date of the decision on the reorganization of the political party in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2-1. When a political party is divided or separated from a political party, the total number of members of the reorganized political party and newly formed political parties must comply with the requirements of paragraph 6 of Article 10 of this Law.

3. The political party is being liquidated:

1) by decision of its highest body;

2) on the proposal of at least fifty-one percent of its members representing at least half of the regions;

3) by a court decision.

4. The liquidation of a political party is carried out by a liquidation commission appointed by the highest body of the political party or by a court in accordance with the procedure provided for by legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

5. By a court decision, a political party may be liquidated in the following cases::

1) failure to comply with the requirements of this Law;

2) failure to eliminate, within the time limit set by the court, violations that served as the basis for suspending the activities of a political party;

3) the systematic implementation of activities contrary to the charter of a political party;

4) carrying out activities prohibited by the legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or with repeated (at least twice) or gross violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

5) invalidation of the state registration of a political party upon establishing the unreliability of the information contained in the documents submitted for state registration, or cancellation of the state registration of a political party;

6) two consecutive non-participation of a political party in the elections of deputies of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

7) financing by foreign legal entities, foreign citizens and stateless persons, legal entities with foreign participation, foreign states and international organizations, and acceptance by a political party of donations prohibited by this Law;

7-1) carrying out the activities of a political party, its structural subdivisions (branches and representative offices) without re-registration in cases stipulated by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

8) in other cases stipulated by the legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 15, 2002 No. 344.

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