Parliamentary election to be held in Kazakhstan in August, president says
Parliamentary election to be held in Kazakhstan in August, president says
ReutersFri, April 10, 2026 at 9:11 AM UTC
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FILE PHOTO: Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addresses participants of the 21st Russia–Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum via a video link during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, November 12, 2025. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS/ File Photo
ALMATY, April 10 (Reuters) - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the president of Kazakhstan, said on Friday that a parliamentary election in the resource-rich Central Asian country would take place in August, but stopped short of naming an exact date.
Kazakhs in March voted overwhelmingly in favour of adopting a new constitution to streamline the country's parliament and recreate the office of vice president.
The changes also reduce the number of chambers in the parliament from two to one.
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The new single-chamber parliament will be called the Kurultai, which means "gathering" in Kazakh and is a nod to the country's steppe traditions. It will host 145 deputies elected for five-year terms.
The current parliament is due to dissolve itself on July 1.
(Reporting by Mariya Gordeyeva; Writing by Lucy PapachristouEditing by Andrew Osborn)
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