The third congress of the Kazakh opposition party Ak Zhol (Bright Path) on 9 November elected Altynbek Sarsenbaev, the recently recalled Kazakh ambassador to Russia, to the post of party co-chairman, along with four others. Before he represented Kazakhstan in Moscow, Sarsenbaev served as secretary of the Kazakh Security Council. He has reportedly described his return to Kazakhstan as the return of a \"heavyweight\" to the domestic political scene. Ak Zhol was formed in early 2002 by members of the opposition coalition Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan. It is legally registered as a political party, while its parent organization is not. (centrasia.ru)