Respublika (Kazakh activist organisation)

, one of the leaders of Respublika is Bella Orynbetova. Membership The group was founded by Kazakh-language bloggers. , Respublika had 100 members, mainly former members of the civil service. ==Ideology==

At a press conference on 19 June 2019, Respublika representatives called for a review of the 2019 Kazakh presidential election, the release of imprisoned election protestors, and for Nur-Sultan's name to be restored to Astana, as it was prior to March 2019. ==Actions==

In July 2019, when the National Council of Public Confidence was created by the Kazakh authorities as a compromise in relation to the presidential election protests, Respublika was not offered any seats on the 44-person council. Orynbetova stated that Respublika had communicated its "conditions for dialogue" to the authorities. On 9 November 2019, 24 Respublika activists protested in a park in Nur-Sultan against the presidential system of government after gaining permission from the authorities. ==See also==