The
Constitutional Commission has presented the final draft of the new Constitution
to the Head of State. President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received Chair of the Constitutional Commission and Chair
of the Constitutional Court Elvira Azimova, Deputy Chair of the Constitutional Commission
and State Counselor Erlan Karin, and Constitutional Commission member and
Assistant to the President on Legal Issues Yerzhan Zhienbayev. The
final draft of the new Basic Law was developed following 12 Commission
meetings. The text of the new Constitution was prepared based on citizen and
expert proposals submitted through the eGov and e-Otinish platforms since
October of last year. The draft also takes into account the approaches formulated
by the working group on
parliamentary reform from October to January. Azimova noted that, following the
discussion, the Constitutional Commission proposed submitting the draft new
Constitution to a national referendum. Tokayev emphasized the Commission’s
extensive work, stating that the provisions of the new fundamental
document mark a transition to an entirely new constitutional model. He also
announced that he will soon sign a decree on holding a national referendum on
the adoption of a new Constitution.
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