Origin
A dissident group in the Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan Movement founded Ak Zhol in March 2002. In November 2001 anti-Nazarbayev activists founded the Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan. The radical stance of the movement was dissented by a group of moderate members who split from the movement in the spring of 2002 to form the new and rather moderate party which advocate a pro-reform, pro-business party line.
The party differs from Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan in that Ak Zhol leaders refrain from openly confronting Nursultan Nazarbayev. Ak Zhol was founded by Oraz Zhandosov, Bulat Abilov and Alikhan Baimenov. Later, the ex-information minister Altynbek Sarsenbaev joined the party.
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