BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 30. Kazakhstan’s new
Constitution will enter into force tomorrow, the press service of
the President of Kazakhstan reported.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev made the remarks during the
final joint session of the chambers of Kazakhstan’s Parliament.
“Our meeting today can, without exaggeration, be called an event
of historic significance. We are not simply concluding another
parliamentary session – we are drawing a line under an entire era
in the development of independent Kazakhstan and opening a
fundamentally new chapter in the history of our statehood.
Tomorrow, our country’s new Constitution enters into force.
Alongside the Basic Law, the system of state governance will
undergo a fundamental transformation. The bicameral Parliament will
be replaced by a unicameral Kurultai. Overall, these changes
clearly reflect continuity in Kazakhstan’s historical development,”
Tokayev said.
The president noted that 30 years ago the country’s first
professional Parliament was established. In its new institutional
format, the legislative body played an important role for more than
a quarter of a century in strengthening statehood, building the
national legal framework, and supporting the development of a
market economy.
According to Tokayev, the scale of the work carried out over the
past three decades has been significant, with around 3,500 laws
adopted, including every tenth law initiated by members of
Parliament.
“Parliament has always been a constructive institution –
responding to the demands of the time and the expectations of
society. The country’s highest legislative body brought together
professionals from different sectors in pursuit of common
goals.
Thanks to this synergy, Kazakhstan succeeded in developing a
strong parliamentary culture both politically and legislatively.
This is one of the key indicators confirming Kazakhstan’s maturity
as a developed state. Each new parliamentary convocation became
another confident step forward, reflecting the evolutionary
progress of our nation,” Tokayev said.
The country’s Constitution was adopted following a national
referendum held on March 15, 2026. Under the new Constitution, the
bicameral Parliament will be dissolved and replaced by a unicameral
Kurultai consisting of 145 deputies.
