The first president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, is deprived of the status of "yelbasa" ("father of the nation"), and the country will now be transformed from a super-presidential republic to a presidential republic with a strong parliament.
According to the Central Committee of Kazakhstan, amendments to the Constitution were supported by 77,18% of voters, against 18,66%. Activity was 68,06%.
The updated Constitution of Kazakhstan enshrines the status of the president as equidistant from all political parties and movements and prohibits close relatives of the head of state from holding leadership positions in the public sector.
President of Kazakhstan Tokayev spoke about reforming the Constitution after large-scale protests in January 2022.
