Theses - Касым-Жомарт Токаев (8)
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1. «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.»
   – March 15, 2026, Reuters: Kazakhstan approves new constitution in referendum, exit polls say
   Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kazakhstan-approves-new-constitution-referendum-exit-poll-says-2026-03-15/
   https://qaz.vision/tezis/525

2. «Two exit polls said around 87% of voters had backed the new constitution. Turnout stood at 73%, the electoral commission earlier said.»
   – March 15, 2026, Reuters: Kazakhstan approves new constitution in referendum, exit polls say
   Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kazakhstan-approves-new-constitution-referendum-exit-poll-says-2026-03-15/
   https://qaz.vision/tezis/526

3. «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.»
   – March 15, 2026, Reuters: Kazakhstan approves new constitution in referendum, exit polls say
   Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kazakhstan-approves-new-constitution-referendum-exit-poll-says-2026-03-15/
   https://qaz.vision/tezis/527

4. «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.»
   – March 15, 2026, Reuters: Kazakhstan approves new constitution in referendum, exit polls say
   Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kazakhstan-approves-new-constitution-referendum-exit-poll-says-2026-03-15/
   https://qaz.vision/tezis/528

5. «Both the old and new constitutions limit presidents to one, seven-year term, a limit introduced by Tokayev himself in 2022.»
   – March 15, 2026, Reuters: Kazakhstan approves new constitution in referendum, exit polls say
   Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kazakhstan-approves-new-constitution-referendum-exit-poll-says-2026-03-15/
   https://qaz.vision/tezis/529

6. «Opposition to the constitutional rewrite had been marginal, with state-approved pollsters showing little dissent.»
   – March 15, 2026, Reuters: Kazakhstan approves new constitution in referendum, exit polls say
   Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kazakhstan-approves-new-constitution-referendum-exit-poll-says-2026-03-15/
   https://qaz.vision/tezis/531

7. «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.»
   – March 15, 2026, Reuters: Kazakhstan approves new constitution in referendum, exit polls say
   Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kazakhstan-approves-new-constitution-referendum-exit-poll-says-2026-03-15/
   https://qaz.vision/tezis/533

8. «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.»
   – March 15, 2026, Reuters: Kazakhstan approves new constitution in referendum, exit polls say
   Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kazakhstan-approves-new-constitution-referendum-exit-poll-says-2026-03-15/
   https://qaz.vision/tezis/534