ASTANA, Kazakhstan, February 11. President of
Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree to hold a
nationwide referendum on the adoption of a new constitution on
March 15, 2026, Trend
reports via the presidential press service.
The starting point for the constitutional reform was Tokayev’s
initiative to establish a unicameral Parliament in Kazakhstan. The
president announced this idea on September 8, 2025, during his
annual Address to the Nation, aiming for a comprehensive political
system reset and a positive impact on the country’s socio-economic
development in the era of artificial intelligence.
On October 8, 2025, a decree was signed to establish a
Parliamentary Reform Working Group, which included prominent legal
scholars, experts, and representatives of political party factions
and public organizations. On January 21, 2026, the Constitutional
Commission was officially formed.
Today, Elvira Azimova, Chairperson of the Constitutional
Commission and the Constitutional Court, reported to the president
that following twelve sessions, the Commission had prepared a final
draft of the new constitution, based on citizen and expert
proposals submitted through the eGov and e-Otinish portals since
October last year. The draft also incorporated approaches developed
by the Parliamentary Reform Working Group from October through
January.
