A poster at the republican referendum on amendments and additions to the constitution of Kazakhstan at a polling station in Nur-SultanMOSCOW, 5 JunVoting at the referendum in Kazakhstan is organized at a high level in accordance with the law, Pavel Andreev, a member of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, told RIA Novosti. citizens in the process of government. The Central Election Commission reported that 11,722,536 people are eligible to vote in the referendum.The referendum is only the beginning of a lot of work, Tokayev said. According to the legislation of the republic, a referendum is considered valid if more than half of the citizens who have the right to participate in the plebiscite took part in the vote. , the announcement of all the initial data. Everything is organized at a fairly high level, the voting is also highly organized, the atmosphere at the polling stations is almost festive, people go actively with their families and children. In those polling stations that we saw, the turnout was over 30%, although the official turnout was already higher,” Andreev told RIA Novosti. According to him, he visited sites in the capital of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, as well as in the Akmola region. “In general, all standards were met and a high level of preparation of the commission can be noted,” added Andreev. According to the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, Natalya Budarina, Elmira Khaimurzina and P Avel Andreev.» They have already visited more than 20 polling stations, the voting is active, in some places there are queues, people come in families. There are representatives of public associations that carry out the function of observation, as well as international observers from the CIS, SCO and through bilateral cooperation,» the commission's press service said. The coup d'état confirmed the need for an early political modernization of the country, in connection with which amendments to the basic law were submitted to a referendum.The amendments are designed to consolidate the final transition from a «super-presidential» form of government to a presidential republic with an influential parliament and an accountable In particular, the participation of the head of state in the formation of the upper house of parliament is reduced, and his influence on local representative and executive bodies is limited. Kazakhstan reaffirmed the OSCE's commitment to a multi-vector policy. In addition, a ban on the membership of the head of state in political parties for the period of presidency is established. Similar requirements will apply to chairmen and members of the CEC, the counting committee, heads of regions and their deputies. The amendments also prohibit close relatives of the head of state from occupying leadership positions in state and quasi-state structures. A number of amendments are aimed at respecting the rights and freedoms of citizens, including the creation of a constitutional court, the consolidation of the status of an ombudsman at the constitutional level and an unconditional ban on the death penalty. In addition, the updated constitution will exclude mention of the status, powers and privileges of the country's first president.
