Tokayev Announced A Major Restructuring Of The Government In Kazakhstan

The modernization of public administration will begin on July 1.

A large-scale reform of the government system will begin in Kazakhstan on July 1, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced at a joint session of the two chambers of parliament, according to Kazakhstan Today.

“Starting tomorrow, Kazakhstan will embark on a large-scale modernization of its public administration system <...> We plan to carry out a complete overhaul of the entire ‘structure’ of Kazakh statehood,” Tokayev said.

According to the President of Kazakhstan, the country’s independence and sovereignty will remain the foundation of the transformations, and the main goal of the reforms will be to improve the efficiency of public administration.

He noted that as a result of the reforms, the institutional framework will take the form of “a strong president—an influential Kurultai—an accountable government.” With this updated balance of powers, Kazakhstan will retain a presidential form of government, and the head of state will continue to play a key role as the guarantor of the Constitution, independence, and national unity.

Tokayev clarified that the president remains the highest-ranking official and supreme commander-in-chief, appoints the heads of all law enforcement agencies, determines the main directions of domestic and foreign policy, and represents Kazakhstan on the international stage.

The modernization also calls for further reform of the parliamentary system. The head of state stated that the Kurultai, Kazakhstan’s new unicameral parliament, must eliminate excessive bureaucratic procedures.

According to Tokayev, elections to the Kurultai will be held in August 2026. “Immediately after the Constitution enters into force, I will sign a decree calling for elections to the unicameral Kurultai,” he said.

Kazakhstan’s new Constitution takes effect on July 1, 2026. It was approved in a national referendum on March 15: according to the Central Election Commission, voter turnout was 73.12%, and 87.15% of voters supported the document.

One of the key changes will be the transition from a bicameral to a unicameral parliament. The new legislative body will consist of 145 deputies, elected exclusively from party lists. Kazakhstan’s new Constitution also introduces the office of vice president and revises the status of the Russian language.

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