The draft of Kazakhstan’s new Constitution has been
submitted for public discussion. The text of the country’s new Basic Law has
been published in the newspapers Egemen Qazaqstan and Kazakhstanskaya Pravda,
as well as on the official website of the Constitutional Court. The draft was
prepared by a specially established Constitutional Reform Commission comprising
more than 120 members, including members of Parliament, legal experts,
representatives of public organizations and the expert community. The draft of
the country’s new Basic Law was developed through a comprehensive analysis of
proposals from citizens, political parties, public organizations, and experts,
as well as open public discussions. The proposals affected all sections and 77
articles of the Constitution or 84% of the Basic Law’s text. For the first
time, the new Preamble proclaims human rights and freedoms as the state’s
highest priority. Unity and solidarity, interethnic and interfaith harmony are
defined as the foundations of Kazakhstan’s statehood. Sovereignty and
independence, unitary statehood, and territorial integrity are designated as
immutable values. A key innovation is the creation of a unicameral Kurultai
with expanded powers. Principles such as Justice, Law and Order, and respect
for nature are also enshrined at the constitutional level for the first time.
Furthermore, education and science, culture and innovation are defined as the
core ideas of the new text of the Basic Law. This fundamentally important point
emphasizes that the state’s future is shaped by the achievements of Kazakh
citizens. The first draft of the new Constitution proposes to enshrine the
Preamble, 11 sections, and 95 articles. The collection of proposals continues
via the e-Otinish and eGov platforms. The final decision on the new
Constitution will be made by citizens in a national referendum.
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