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Kazakhstan Has a New Constitution: What Comes Next?
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2026nián3yuèhā sà kè sī tǎn哈萨克斯坦tōng guò通过lexīnxiàn fǎ宪法

In March 2026, Kazakhstan adopted a new constitution.

zhèng fǔ政府shuōzhèshìjiàn shè建设xīnhā sà kè sī tǎn哈萨克斯坦dezhòng yào重要yī bù一步

The government said this was an important step in building a “New Kazakhstan.”

dànyī xiē一些zhuān jiā专家rèn wéi认为xīnxiàn fǎ宪法méi yǒu没有jiǎn shǎo减少zǒng tǒng总统dequán lì权力fǎn ér反而ràngzǒng tǒng总统gèngqiángyì huì议会gèngruòpǔ tōng rén普通人gèngnáncān jiā参加zhèng zhì政治

But some experts believe the new constitution did not reduce the president’s power; instead, it made the president stronger, the parliament weaker, and made it harder for ordinary people to take part in politics.

xīnshè lì设立derén mín wěi yuán huì人民委员会kě néng可能yǐng xiǎng影响yì huì议会degōng zuò工作

The newly established “People’s Council” may also affect the work of parliament.

hěnduōrénduìzhè zhǒng这种zǎo yǐ早已ān pái安排hǎodezhèng zhì政治guò chéng过程gǎn dào感到pí juàn疲倦tā men他们xī wàng希望yǒugèngduōquán lì权利xī wàng希望néngcān jiā参加zhòng yào重要jué dìng决定

Many people are tired of this kind of political process that has already been decided in advance. They want more rights and want to take part in important decisions.

rú guǒ如果jīng jì经济jì xù继续biàn chà变差shè huì社会yā lì压力kě néng可能biàn dà变大shèn zhì甚至chū xiàn出现kàng yì抗议

If the economy continues to worsen, social pressure may increase, and protests could even happen.

zhuān jiā专家háishuōwèi lái未来kě néng可能yǒusān zhǒng三种qíng kuàng情况shìshùn lì顺利quán lì权力jiāo gěi交给xīnlǐng dǎo rén领导人èrshìzǒng tǒng总统guó jì国际zǔ zhī组织gōng zuò工作sānshìxiū gǎi修改guī zé规则hòujì xù继续dāngzǒng tǒng总统

Experts also say there are three possible future scenarios: first, power is smoothly handed over to a new leader; second, the president goes to work for an international organization; third, the rules are changed and he continues to serve as president.

bù shǎo不少réndān xīn担心rú guǒ如果xuǎn jǔ选举gōng tóu公投bù gòu不够gōng píng公平zhèng fǔ政府jiùhuìyuè lái yuè越来越liǎo jiě了解rén mín人民zhēn zhèng真正dexiǎng fǎ想法guó jiā国家kě néng可能chū xiàn出现gèngduōwěn dìng稳定

Many people worry that if elections and referendums are not fair enough, the government will understand less and less about what people really think, and the country may become even more unstable.

By Vlast.kz / Global Voices|CC BY 3.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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