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00:31March 15
00:32will now be marked in the history of Kazakhstan.
00:35The country voted for its new constitution
00:37in a national referendum.
00:39The turnout amounted to 73%
00:42and 87% of them
00:43voted yes, making the referendum
00:45pass.
01:11More than 12 million of eligible population
01:14voted across 10,000 polling stations
01:17in Kazakhstan and abroad.
01:19The three main changes in the new constitution
01:21are the unicumeral parliament,
01:23the reestablishment of the vice-president position
01:25and empowering the People's Council.
01:49Initially, the government planned to amend
01:51around 40 articles as part of the parliamentary reform,
01:54but soon realized
01:55that they would have to change more than 80%.
01:57Since it would effectively mean
01:58since it would effectively mean
01:59a new main document, the president decided to take the issue to the national referendum.
02:03If you look at history, the Constitution is a logical continuation of the reforms that began in 2019.
02:10So, all the political modernization that followed, led to the fact that we need to take a new Constitution.
02:20It is very happy that in the discussion of this project, almost 12,000 people participated.
02:27Kazakhstan has been using the previous Constitution for the past 30 years.
02:31To move away from the Soviet past, the country adopted a new Constitution in 1993 and then changed it again
02:37in 1995.
02:39Now, the country has decided to take another step into the future and consider the challenges of today.
03:03The Bulletin has only one question – are you for or against the new Constitution?
03:08Today, citizens exercise their right to vote and determine the future of their country.
03:15Some voters showed up as early as 7 a.m., while others turned voting into a family activity,
03:20showing their children the significance of casting a vote.
03:23If we come to the country, if we come to the country, if we come to the country, we will
03:29be able to take a new vote for each person.
03:32If we come to the country, we will be able to take a new vote for each person.
03:48In the United States, as you know, there are a lot of issues focused on human rights, democracy, civil society,
03:58the rule of law.
03:59Having these issues addressed in the referendum reflects the knowledge, the belief that Kazakhstan understands how important it is to
04:11have a transparent and open legal process.
04:13They also noted active participation of civil society and the willingness of Kazakh citizens to become legal observers.
04:20And I was quite impressed about the number of these observers, because regularly in Poland there is one, two, maybe
04:26three people.
04:27And here is like crowds, around ten people on each polling station, so that's a lot.
04:33And I was quite impressed about that, and that also is a sign that the society is aware how important
04:40this referendum is.
04:41Until July 1st, the current parliament will have to adopt five new constitutional laws and amend eight existing, after which
04:48it will be dissolved.
04:49The country will have new parliamentary elections after that, which should be finished by the time the new political season
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