Kazakhstan
has set the date for the first elections to the Kurultai. They are scheduled for August 23. President
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the corresponding
decree. The Central Election Commission will oversee the preparation and
conduct of the elections, while the
government and local executive authorities have been instructed to provide all
necessary conditions for the electoral process.
Notably, the unicameral Kurultai will replace both the Mazhilis and the Senate.
The new representative body will consist of 145 deputies.

