2000–2015 The Auyl party formed in its 1st Congress on 30 January 2000 as the
Auyl Peasant Social Democratic Party where
Mazhilis MP
Gani Qaliev was elected as the party's chairman. There were over 10,000 party members, mainly agriculture workers and farm managers. The party was eventually renamed into the
Auyl Kazakhstani Social Democratic Party.''' In the
2007 general elections, the Auyl campaigned on the issues of low standard of living, pointing out that residents in rural areas' incomes are two to three times lower than average salary; from there, the Auyl called for increase of monthly income of more than 30,000 tenge per person. The party pledged to implement policies that would make every person in Kazakhstan feel like a "full citizen". But the party subsequently did not participate in these elections. On 2 December 2011, at the eighth Auyl Extraordinary Congress held in
Astana which was attended by over 120 delegates. The party list as candidates for MP's of the Mazhilis for the
2012 general elections included 23 people who were cultural figures, academicians, scientists, heads of farms. According to the approved platform of the party, the main tasks were “a food basket for rural residents and the provision of clean drinking water along with the development of rural infrastructure (construction and repair of housing, schools, hospitals, roads)”. On 10 December, the
Central Election Commission (OSK) registered the party list, which included 18 people. On 17 January 2012, the OSK announced the final results of the elections where the Auyl gained 1.19% and did not enter the
Parliament. In a statement signed by the chairman of the Auyl, Gani Qaliev, it was noted that the elections were held without surprises. “Everyone knew that the Nur Otan party of power, headed by the Leader of the Nation [Nursultan Nazarbayev] would win." On 26 August 2015, at the tenth Extraordinary Congress,
Gani Qaliev resigned as chairman and was succeeded by
Äli Bektaev who was elected as the new chairman of Auyl.
2015–present: Merger with QPP and recent activities On 5 September 2015, the 11th Auyl Extraordinary Congress was held in
Astana where a proposal made by the
Party of Patriots of Kazakhstan (QPP) regarding the merger of both parties was adopted, forming the '''Auyl People's Democratic Patriotic Party''' (; "Auyl" HDDP). According to Auyl chairman
Äli Bektaev, the decision on uniting parties would give impetus to their work, solve the problems of their supporters more effectively, and protect the interests of ordinary Kazakhstanis at all levels of government, and respond more effectively to the needs of citizens. Bektaev himself was elected as the new party's leader while former QPP chairman
Tolymbek Gabdilashimov became the first deputy chairman of the Auyl. Following the party's formation in result of a merger, it was speculated that the decision was a sign of a potential upcoming
snap election that would be held for
Mazhilis with political scientist claiming that the Auyl's decision in unifying with the QPP was made based on the merits by the Kazakh authorities. During the
2016 legislative elections, the party held its 12th Extraordinary Congress where the Auyl unveiled its list of 19 candidates and the electoral platform called
"Ауыл дәстүріне қайта оралайық" (''"Let's go back to rural traditions"'') which stressed problems regarding the effective land use, the weak use of modern innovative technologies, and the development of new varieties and breeds in animal husbandry. The party also proposed to merge all loan programs into one–for the development of agricultural production. The Auyl acknowledged the results, with party chairman
Äli Bektaev saying that "the elections were held in equal competition. All political parties had equal opportunities to conduct an agitation campaign." In April 2019, the Auyl for the first time nominated
Toleutai Raqymbekov as a candidate for the
2019 presidential elections. Raqymbekov won 3.04 of the vote and earned fourth place in the race. Shortly after the election, the Auyl, along with other members of the National Coalition of Democratic Forces, highly appreciated the open and competitive nature of the presidential election. At its 16th Ordinary Congress held on 27 November 2019 in
Nur-Sultan, the Auyl discussed its work that had done in 2015–2019 as well as problems within agro-industrial complex, the social sphere, science and production. An election was held for the chairman of the party, members of the political council, and changes and additions were made to its charter. On 9 September 2020, the Auyl held its 17th Extraordinary Congress on regarding the proposal by the
Birlik to unite with the party where a majority of Auyl delegates voted against in which according to Quanyş Setijanov the decision by the party was made due to Birlik's low political activity and inconsistency in the party's branches as well as lack of change in Birlik's platforms, stressing that uniting with the party would not add popularity to Auyl. Birlik chairman
Serik Sūltangali slammed Auyl's decision, criticising it for improving the situation within the agricultural sector nor becoming a "think tank" or "manifesting" itself during the
COVID-19 pandemic. At the
2021 legislative elections, the 18th Auyl Extraordinary Congress took place on 18 November 2020 where chairman
Äli Bektaev stressed the need for the party to enter the
Parliament in order to raise rural issues where he pointed out the low quality of life within it. From there, the Auyl proposed to create long-term loan towards agricultural producers with an annual payment of 2% in an attempt to increase agricultural production. In the results, the Auyl fared better than before, sweeping 5.3% of the vote although still unable to reach 7%
electoral threshold. In result of the exit polls, Bektaev proclaimed that the legislative elections were held legally, noting that they should help the furthering development and prosperity of Kazakhstan. At the opening of the
7th Parliament on 15 January 2021, President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed to reduce the electoral threshold from 7% to 5% in which the proposed law was later ratified in May 2021, and would have given the Auyl chance to win seats in the
Mazhilis had the threshold barrier reduction to 5% been adopted before the elections. In the
2023 Kazakh legislative election, the Ayul won 10.90% of the vote with 8 seats, the first time in the party's history it was able to enter the Mäjilis. At the XXIV Party Congress on 21 June 2024, the party's name was changed to simply "
Auyl Party". A new logo and visual style for the party were also presented. == Ideology ==