Adal (political party)
Adal (Kazakh: Адал, lit. 'Faithful'; stylised as ADAL), previously known as Birlik (Kazakh: Бірлік, lit. 'Unity') until 2020, was a centre-right political party in Kazakhstan that was formed as a result of merger between Rukhaniyat Party and Democratic Party Adilet on 26 April 2013. The party is led by Serik Sultangali, a Kazakh businessman and has a membership of over 300,000 people as of 2021. Since its creation, the Adal has participated in every parliamentary election, often taking last place in terms of vote share and has not never nominated a presidential candidate for the elections. On 26 April 2022, Adal merged with the Amanat party.
Adal Адал | |
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| Chairman | Serik Sultangali |
| Founded | 26 April 2013 (as Birlik) 5 November 2020 (as Adal) |
| Dissolved | 26 April 2022 |
| Merger of | Rukhaniyat Party Democratic Party Adilet |
| Merged into | Amanat |
| Membership (2021) | 300,000 |
| Ideology | Social market economy Environmentalism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Website | |
| adalpartiyasy | |
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The party positioned itself as a pro-government by maintaining its support for continued nationwide reforms and called for large-scale modernisation of all spheres of society based on the principles of justice for people, accountability of government and competitiveness of business.