Theses - Касым-Жомарт Токаев (4) ======================================== 1. «The key goal of the country’s political modernisation is to increase the role of citizens in the state government through electoral processes.» – March 17, 2022, EURACTIV.COM: Kazakh President lays out constitutional reforms following January unrest Source: https://ortcom.kz/ru/world-smi/1647509886 https://qaz.vision/tezis/1381 2. «The Mazhilis electoral system will transform to a mixed proportional-majoritarian model, where a proportional model will elect 70% of deputies and 30% by a majoritarian rule.» – March 17, 2022, EURACTIV.COM: Kazakh President lays out constitutional reforms following January unrest Source: https://ortcom.kz/ru/world-smi/1647509886 https://qaz.vision/tezis/1382 3. «A proposed reform would make it easier to register new political parties by reducing the number of people required to establish one to 5,000 from 20,000.» – March 17, 2022, EURACTIV.COM: Kazakh President lays out constitutional reforms following January unrest Source: https://ortcom.kz/ru/world-smi/1647509886 https://qaz.vision/tezis/1384 4. «The presidential quota in the Senate should not be seen as a means of control, but as a mechanism for taking into account the voices and opinions of social groups poorly represented in parliament.» – March 17, 2022, EURACTIV.COM: Kazakh President lays out constitutional reforms following January unrest Source: https://ortcom.kz/ru/world-smi/1647509886 https://qaz.vision/tezis/1385