Russia to build three new thermal power plants in Kazakhstan
The Kazakh Majilis will review the agreement between the Governments of Kazakhstan and Russia on the projects for the construction of coal-fired thermal …
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Kazakhstan plans to limit all gambling
The authorities of Kazakhstan intend to completely ban any gambling in the country, including lotteries and sports betting. The draft law has been submitted to the Majilis (parliament) of the republic today.
Alikhan Smailov reappointed as Kazakh PM
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a decree appointing Alikhan Smailov to the post of prime minister. The decree published on the presidential website orders that "Alikhan Askhanovich Smailov be appointed as prime …
Kazakh Parliament of 8th convocation holds first session
The first session of the Parliament of Kazakhstan of the VIII convocation was held in Astana today. It was addressed by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Tokayev said that the last year's referendum convincingly proved wide …
Kazakhstan elects new parliament
The voter turnout at Sunday’s parliamentary and local elections in Kazakhstan was 54.19% as of 10:00 p.m. (19:00 p.m. Moscow time) when all polling stations in the country were closed, Konstantin Petrov, deputy chairman of the Central …
Pre-election televised debates date named in Kazakhstan
Political parties running for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan will participate in the televised debates on March 16, according to the country's Central Election Commission. "In line with the Law On Elections, …
Kazakh president dissolves lower parliamentary chamber, sets new elections
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed a decree dissolving the Majilis (the lower chamber) of the 7th parliament and the maslikhats (local legislatures). "In line with the constitution, following consultations with the …
Kazakhstan calls elections to upper house of parliament for January 14
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree calling elections to the upper house of parliament for January 14, his press service said on Saturday. "To call elections to the Senate of the parliament of the Republic of …
Kazakh parliament adopts bill limiting presidential powers
The Kazakh Senate adopted a constitutional bill amending and augmenting certain Kazakhstan's constitutional laws in furtherance of the presidential address of March 16, 2022 at a plenary session on Thursday. The senate also passed …
Kazakhstan renames capital back to Astana
The Kazakh parliament has approved in the first reading amendments to the national constitution on the seven-year presidential term and renaming of the capital back to Astana on Friday. The bill is now set to be signed by President …
Tokayev quits Kazakh ruling party
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev quit the ruling Amanat party on Tuesday and handed over the chairmanship to an ally. Amanat, previously known as Nur Otan, dominates the former Soviet republic's parliament and local councils, …
Kazakh president lays out constitutional reform plan
Kazakhstan needs to switch from "superpresidential" rule to a presidential republic with a strong parliament, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomort Tokayev said on Wednesday, proposing constitutional reform. "I am sure that our …
Kazakhstan’s former chief of staff elected Speaker of Mazhilis
The legislators of Kazakhstan’s Mazhilis (the lower house of parliament) elected the former chief of presidential staff Erlan Koshanov as speaker of the chamber, the Mazhilis press service reported on Tuesday. "Today at a …
Kazakhstan ratifies protocol on protection of Caspian Sea from pollution
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On ratification of the Protocol on the protection of the Caspian Sea from land-based source pollution and as a result of onshore activity to the …
Ban on foreign ownership of farmland imposed in Kazakhstan
The Kazakh parliament's lower chamber has approved the bill banning the purchase and rental of farmland by foreigners in the Central Asian nation ahead of the expiration of a moratorium on land sales this summer. Current …
Dariga Nazarbayeva elected as Kazakh Senate Speaker
Daughter of former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev Dariga Nazarbayeva was elected as Senate Speaker, Chairman of the Senate’s Counting Commission Alimjan Kurtayev announced after a secret …
Kazakh parliament's chambers to hold a joint session on September 2
A joint session of the Majilis and Senate, the lower and upper chambers of the Kazakh parliament, will be held on September 2, 2019 at 11 a.m. in Nur-Sultan. Speaker of the Mazhilis of Kazakhstan Nurlan Nigmatulin …
Kazakh ambassador to Azerbaijan appointed head of Representation of President to Parliament
By the order signed by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Beibit Issabayev has been relieved of his duties as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan, according to the …
Pashinyan may join Supreme Eurasian Economic Council
The Kazakh parliament approved the ratification of the protocol on making amendments to the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). The objective of this protocol is to make an amendment to the treaty’s point with respect to …
Nazarbayev made lifelong chairman of Kazakh Security Council
The Senate of Kazakhstan supported the bill making incumbent President Nursultan Nazarbayev lifelong chairman of the Security Council. The Security Council considers main areas of state policy in national security, …
