00:00o que a gente tem que acreditá-se em todo o mundo.
00:09Nosso time de conversar com o mundo,
00:10hoje o nosso trabalho é dar-se a ver
00:12a vida do país do país com o tempo.
00:31March 15
00:32will now be marked in the history of
00:34Kazakhstan. The country voted for its
00:36new constitution in a national referendum.
00:39The turnout amounted
00:41to 73% and 87%
00:43of them voted yes,
00:44making the referendum pass.
01:11More than 12 million of
01:13eligible population voted across
01:1510,000 polling stations in
01:17Kazakhstan and abroad. The three main
01:19changes in the new constitution are the
01:21unicumeral parliament, the reestablishment
01:24of the vice-president position, and
01:25empowering the People's Council.
01:49Initially, the government planned to amend
01:51around 40 articles as part of the
01:53parliamentary reform, but soon realized
01:55that they would have to change more
01:57than 80%. Since it would effectively
01:59mean a new constitution, the government
01:59new main document, the president decided to take the issue to the national referendum.
02:03To look at the history, the Constitution is a logical continuation of the reforms that began in 2019.
02:10So, the political modernization that continued, led to that we now need to take a new Constitution.
02:20It is joyous 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
02:35and then changed it again in 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 am, while others turned voting into a family activity,
03:20showing their children the significance of casting a vote.
03:23If we come to our country, if we come to our country,
03:29if we come to our country, if we come to our country,
03:32we will be able to take the right to our country.
03:32If we come to our country, we will be able to take the right to our country.
03:40Observers from 34 countries found that the referendum was in accordance
03:43with both Kazakhstan's legislation, constitution and laws, as well as international standards.
03:49In the United States, as you know, there are a lot of issues focused on human rights,
03:55democracy, civil society, the rule of law.
03:59Having these issues addressed in the referendum reflects the knowledge,
04:05the belief that Kazakhstan understands how important it is to have a transparent and open legal process.
04:14They also noted active participation of civil society
04:16and the willingness of Kazakh citizens to become legal observers.
04:20And I was quite impressed about the number of these observers,
04:23because regularly in Poland this is one, two, maybe three people,
04:27and here is like crowds, around ten people on each polling station,
04:32so that's a lot, and I was quite impressed about that.
04:35And that also is a sign that the society is aware how important this referendum is.
04:41Until July 1st, the current parliament will have to adopt five new constitutional laws
04:46and amend eight existing, after which it will be dissolved.
04:49The country will have new parliamentary elections after that,
04:52which should be finished by the time the new political season starts.
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