ASTANA, Kazakhstan, May 8. The Parliament of
Kazakhstan has approved in the first reading the draft
Constitutional Law “On the Kurultai of the Republic of Kazakhstan
and the Status of its Deputies” during a joint session of the
Senate and the Mazhilis, Trend reports via the Mazhilis.
The draft Constitutional Law defines the status, structure, and
powers of the Kurultai of the Republic of Kazakhstan as the
country’s supreme representative body exercising legislative
authority.
The Kurultai will consist of 145 deputies elected for a
five-year term under a proportional system within a single
nationwide constituency. Its activities will be based on the
principles of legality, transparency, and political diversity.
The body’s main competencies include the adoption of
constitutional laws and ordinary legislation regulating key public
relations, ranging from citizens’ rights and property regimes to
budgetary policy, taxation, and national security.
The transition from a bicameral parliament to a unicameral
system is envisaged under the new Constitution of Kazakhstan,
adopted following a nationwide referendum held on March 15, 2026,
initiated by President Tokayev.
Elections to the new unicameral Kurultai are scheduled to take
place in August this year.
