BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 30. Kazakhstan plans to
continue transforming its parliamentary system, 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 Parliament.
According to Tokayev, the Kurultai will be tasked with
eliminating bureaucratic barriers, improving the speed and quality
of lawmaking, and ensuring the effective work of qualified experts
and advisers.
“In the era of total digitalization and artificial intelligence,
the Kurultai will have to operate at an accelerated pace in order
to promptly adapt national legislation to rapidly changing
realities in the digital environment. This is a critically
important task because it will determine Kazakhstan’s readiness to
compete globally,” Tokayev said.
The president expressed confidence that the new legislative
institution could become a key driver of technological progress.
Tokayev recalled that during the first meeting of the parliamentary
reform working group in October last year, he raised the issue of
introducing a full-scale e-Parliament system.
He noted that while Kazakhstan already ranks among the world’s
top 25 countries in e-Government development, building and
advancing an Electronic Parliament will require substantial
efforts.
According to the president, newly elected deputies will need to
adopt new approaches to lawmaking based on predictive analytics,
modeling of economic impacts and social risks, and the use of Big
Data tools.
Tokayev also stressed the importance of opening discussions on
key draft laws to experts and civic representatives. At the same
time, he said digital tools should be actively used to expand
participation and turn legislative discussions into genuine public
debate.
“The Kurultai is expected to become a platform for open
nationwide dialogue and respond quickly to issues of public
concern. This means that the specific needs of citizens must be
prioritized when assigning tasks to state bodies through concrete
legislative acts,” 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.
