ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 11. Speaker of
the Kazakh Senate Maulen Ashimbayev laid his cards on the table
regarding his vision for a unicameral parliament in Kazakhstan,
Trend reports.
According to the Speaker, this represents not just a procedural
modification but the establishment of a novel, cohesive unicameral
legislative body with integrated authorities, an overhauled
methodology for the election of representatives, and a prospective
adjustment in the total count of legislators.
“This will be a new institution within our political system. And
we are confident that following nationwide discussions and a
referendum—if the relevant decisions are approved by our
citizens—this will form a new institution that will be very
important for the further democratic development of our country,”
Ashimbayev said in the Senate’s corridors.
On September 8, while delivering an address to the people of
Kazakhstan, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed making the
country’s parliament unicameral. A referendum on abolishing the
Kazakh Senate could be held in 2027. Tokayev believes that
elections to the unicameral parliament should be conducted via
party lists.
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