Auyl

The Auyl Party is a political party in Kazakhstan. It was originally founded by Gani Qaliev on 30 January 2000 before eventually merging with the Party of Patriots of Kazakhstan on 5 September 2015. The party is led by Qairat Aituğanov. With a membership of around 300,000 people, Auyl has participated in every Kazakh parliamentary election since 2004 and nominated presidential candidate Toleutai Raqymbekov in the 2019 presidential election. It first entered the Mäjilis at the 2023 legislative election, winning eight seats and becoming the largest opposition party. The Auyl declared its main values of spirituality, patriotism, loyalty, equality, cooperation. Basing its principles of social democracy, the party spoke out in favour of the rural population's interests by seeing its priorities as strengthening state regulation and supporting the agricultural economy, protecting the interests of rural workers, actively promoting the implementation of economic and political reforms aimed at further democratization of society, the implementation of justified forms of market relations in all sectors of the economy, improving the living standards of citizens, as well as the formation of patriotic education of the population. It is supportive of incumbent President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and has been accused of being controlled opposition and a front for agribusiness. The party outlined its goal to promote the construction of an independent strong and prosperous Kazakhstan, with a high standard of living for all Kazakhstanis, in order to embark on the path of globalization, preserve the national spirit, cultural and spiritual potential and traditions, language and religion, as well as be open to new technologies.