[2] KPK largely appealed to above-middle age segment of the population especially in urban areas who have a nostalgia for the Soviet Union.

[3] The leader of the KPK was Serikbolsyn Abdildin, a respected, old generation politician in Kazakhstan.

In the mid 1990s, the KPK participated in opposition coalition movements Azamat and Pokolenie ("Generation").

[6] The KKE delegation in the European Parliament denounced the ban to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, asking her opinion about the ban of the party and the restrictions to political activities in Kazakhstan.

[7] However, the legality of the sentence was defended by the People's Party of Kazakhstan (KNPK), whose leadership accused the QHP of ignorance of the law.