Democratic Party (Kazakhstan, 1995)

Democratic Party of Kazakhstan
Қазақстан демократиялық партиясы
AbbreviationQDP
LeaderAltynbek Sarsenbaiuly
Founded1 July 1995 (1995-07-01)
Dissolved1 March 1999 (1999-03-01)
Merged intoOtan
IdeologyCentre to centre-right

The Democratic Party of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан демократиялық партиясы, romanized: Qazaqstan demokratiialyq partiiasy) was a political party formed on 1 July 1995 at the initiative of a group of representatives of the state apparatus. It was led by Altynbek Sarsenbaiuly who was Minister of Press and Mass Media at the time. The party won 12 seats in the 1995 legislative elections. It merged into a newly created pro-presidential party Otan in its 1st Congress on 1 March 1999.