Sources of financing of political parties of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Purpose: To study the sources of financing of political parties of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to analyze the revenue structure of the leading political party of Kazakhstan, «Nur Otan», to compare the features of its financing with the financing of Russian political parties. Methodology: Аnalysis, comparative method, formal legal were used. Results: The article identifies the main sources of funding for the Nur Ortan party and establishes the degree of participation of state funding for the party, compares it with the financing system of political parties in the Russian Federation. Novelty/originality/value: The scientific value of the article is due to the fact that, despite the presence of a number of publications, the subject of research of which are political parties of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as comparative studies of political parties of Kazakhstan and Russia, the problems of financing political parties of Kazakhstan in the literature have not yet received sufficient coverage .