Kurultai elections to be held in August, Tokayev says

Tengrinews.kz — Elections to Kazakhstan’s new Parliament, the Kurultai, will take place in August. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced this today in Astana at an award ceremony for scientists, citing Akorda.

“As Head of State, I consider it extremely important to inform the public in advance about events of major significance for our country. Therefore, immediately after the Constitution enters into force, I will sign a decree calling elections to the unicameral Kurultai. The elections will take place in August of this year. I am deliberately announcing this in advance so that the parties have a clear planning horizon and sufficient time to prepare properly for the election campaign. In this way, the parties will have enough time — about five months — to carry out the necessary work with voters,” the Head of State said.

The President noted that the elections to the Kurultai would mark the beginning of a large-scale “restructuring” of Kazakhstan’s entire political system.

“At the same time, as I have repeatedly stated, it is extremely important that the political and economic reforms we are carrying out be closely linked with positive ‘mental’ changes in society,” he added.

Context
On March 17, a ceremonial event dedicated to the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held in Astana. In his speech, the Head of State noted that the future legislative process would be synchronized with the upcoming parliamentary elections, which are planned to be held before the opening of the new session. On the same day, the President signed a decree on the implementation of the new Constitution.