Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan

Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстанның демократиялық таңдауы, romanized: Qazaqstannyñ demokratialyq tañdauy, QDT; Russian: Демократический выбор Казахстана, ДВК, romanized: Demokraticheskiy vybor Kazakhstana, DVK) is a political party in Kazakhstan. It was founded by Mukhtar Ablyazov, a businessman and a former minister and Galymzhan Zhakiyanov, who was the akim of Pavlodar Region. The QDT embraced a number of influential politicians and wealthy businessmen of the country who grew disillusioned with the inner circles of President Nazarbayev. The movement adopted a strong anti-Nazarbayev stance and criticized the corruption and nepotism of the president and his clique. The party seeks to peacefully topple the current Kazakh regime and to transform Kazakhstan into a parliamentary republic.