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Проведена конституционная реформа. По итогам общенационального референдума в Конституцию внесены важнейшие поправки. Расширены полномочия Парламента, усилена ответственность Правительства, возросла роль политических партий. Создан Конституционный суд.

В случае поддержки со стороны граждан мы сформируем однопалатный профессиональный Парламент. Уверен, что такой шаг будет полезным и эффективным для нашего государства.

Любая значимая реформа должна начинаться с подтверждения приверженности Уставу ООН. Его основные принципы – суверенитет, территориальная целостность и мирное урегулирование споров – должны соблюдаться неукоснительно и без каких-либо исключений.

Глава государства еще раз подчеркнул важность и значимость предстоящей парламентской реформы, которая станет новым этапом политических преобразований в стране.

Касым-Жомарт Токаев поручил всесторонне рассмотреть все поступившие инициативы и на их основе выработать конкретные рекомендации по модернизации парламентской системы.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev may still have four years left as president of Kazakhstan, but discussions about a possible power transfer have already begun in earnest. The trigger was Tokayev’s proposal to abolish Kazakhstan’s upper chamber of parliament (the Senate) and strengthen the lower chamber (the Mazhilis).

In his annual state-of-the-nation address on September 8, 2025, Tokayev proposed a unicameral parliamentary system that would be put to a referendum in 2027.

He said the aim was to strengthen the legislative branch and move away from a hyper-presidential system.

Nevertheless, Tokayev now argues that the upper chamber is no longer needed. He says that in the years after Kazakhstan’s declaration of independence in 1991—when the Senate was made up of representatives from Kazakh regions—it had helped maintain a balance between different parts of the country and solidify loyalty to the center. However, he asserts that now Kazakhstan is stable, and the interests of different regions are adequately represented in the Mazhilis.

Some officials have characterized increasing the powers of the Mazhilis as a step toward democratization. This is unlikely, though, to be the reason for Tokayev’s proposal. The system Tokayev wants to create is one in which Mazhilis deputies are only elected via party lists. But all of Kazakhstan’s political parties are controlled by the authorities, and an end to single-mandate districts and more independent candidates will only strengthen the executive branch’s hold.

In reality, the Mazhilis will only become more powerful if Tokayev takes up the role of speaker when his presidential term ends. This is exactly how many in Kazakhstan interpreted the unicameral reform proposal.

After all, Tokayev’s own amendments to the constitution stipulate he must step down in 2029 at the end of his seven-year term.