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The article examines Kazakhstan's upcoming March 15 referendum on a new constitution proposed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, promoted as shifting from super-presidential rule toward stronger institutions but criticized as enhancing presidential power and potentially extending Tokayev's tenure.

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The article examines Kazakhstan's upcoming March 15 referendum on a new constitution proposed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, promoted as shifting from super-presidential rule toward stronger institutions but criticized as enhancing presidential power and potentially extending Tokayev's tenure.

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The article examines Kazakhstan's upcoming March 15 referendum on a new constitution proposed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, promoted as shifting from super-presidential rule toward stronger institutions but criticized as enhancing presidential power and potentially extending Tokayev's tenure.

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The article examines Kazakhstan's upcoming March 15 referendum on a new constitution proposed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, promoted as shifting from super-presidential rule toward stronger institutions but criticized as enhancing presidential power and potentially extending Tokayev's tenure.

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The article examines Kazakhstan's upcoming March 15 referendum on a new constitution proposed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, promoted as shifting from super-presidential rule toward stronger institutions but criticized as enhancing presidential power and potentially extending Tokayev's tenure.

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Kazakhstanis are voting Sunday in a referendum on a new constitution that would strengthen President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s hold on power.

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Kazakh voters in a referendum on Sunday approved a new constitution that may provide President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with a loophole allowing him to stay in power in the Central Asian energy and minerals giant beyond 2029, exit polls showed.

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The proposal merges the Kazakhstani parliament’s two chambers into one and gives the president the right to appoint key government officials with parliament’s approval, including the restoration of the post of vice president.

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The new constitution streamlines the country's parliament, and recreates the office of vice president, which was abolished in 1996. It gives the president the right to appoint the vice president, as well as a host of other key officials.

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Конституция, принятая в 1995 году, сыграла свою роль. Наша страна жила по этому документу 35 лет, но время не стоит на месте. Настал момент принять новый Основной закон.

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The constitution's swift drafting had prompted some analysts in Kazakhstan to suggest that Tokayev may be looking to anoint a successor as vice president and leave office early.

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Я также активно участвовал в его подготовке, лично предложил формулировки преамбулы Конституции и ряда других норм.

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Both the old and new constitutions limit presidents to one, seven-year term, a limit introduced by Tokayev himself in 2022.

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Opposition to the constitutional rewrite had been marginal, with state-approved pollsters showing little dissent.

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Once Tokayev's political patron, Nazarbayev was stripped of his remaining official posts and influence following a wave of violent unrest in January 2022 that killed at least 238 people.

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Tokayev has said that the unrest represented a coup attempt by elements of the security services loyal to Nazarbayev, though the former president has denied any involvement in the violence.

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On 15 March, voters in Kazakhstan approved the most comprehensive overhaul of its constitution since its adoption in 1995 under former president Nursultan Nazarbayev. This radical revamp of 80 per cent of the constitution will lay out the future trajectory for Kazakhstan – and provide a legacy for President Kassym Zhomart Tokayev.

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Kazakh voters have approved a new constitution that may provide President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with a loophole allowing him to stay in power in the Central Asian energy and minerals giant beyond 2029, exit polls from a referendum on Sunday show.

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Президент Кыргызстана отметил, что итоги голосования по новой Конституции в полной мере отражают широкую поддержку казахстанцами проводимого Касым-Жомартом Токаевым курса на политическую и социально-экономическую модернизацию страны.

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Касым-Жомарт Токаев заявил, что общенациональный референдум прошел на самом высоком уровне, открыто и справедливо.

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Я ознакомился с конституциями многих стран и могу с уверенностью сказать, что наш Основной закон стоит в ряду самых прогрессивных

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The constitutional changes include a transition to a unicameral parliament, the Kurultai, and the creation of the Halyk Kenesi, a new representative body of citizens.

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The new constitution streamlines the country's parliament and re-creates the office of vice president, which was abolished in 1996. It gives the president the authority to appoint the vice president and a host of other key officials.

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The president’s new powers mean he will be able to appoint all candidates for the Supreme Court, as well as members of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Audit Chamber and the Central Election Commission, subject to Kurultai approval.

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Furthermore, constitutional amendments will now only be approved through a referendum, rather than by parliament, which the president says will prevent ‘certain political groups’ from amending the constitution.

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The constitution's swift drafting had prompted some analysts in Kazakhstan to suggest that Tokayev may be looking to anoint a successor as vice president and leave office early, or to stay in his post with a new constitution resetting his term limits.

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The constitutional changes strengthen the power of the presidency and present several possible scenarios for succession.

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President Tokayev could use the results of the constitutional referendum as justification for a new seven-year term.

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Or he could step down early and assume the position of vice president, with his successor installed as president.

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Both the old and new constitutions limit presidents to one, seven-year term, a limit introduced by Tokayev in 2022.

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