President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. File photoNUR-SULTAN, June 5 — RIA Novosti. The referendum is only the beginning of the great work ahead, said President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.Kazakhstanis vote on Sunday to make changes in the country's constitution, aimed at reducing presidential powers, strengthening other branches of government and increasing the role of citizens in the process of government. The Central Electoral Commission reported that 11,722,536 people have the right to vote in the referendum. «There is a lot of work ahead, we need to implement the provisions of the constitution, according to which we vote today,» he told reporters during a press conference after participating in the vote on changes to the constitution.According to him, changes in legislation and parliamentary parties will have to take place.The President noted that the amendments to the constitution are significant innovations that will bring changes to the public life of the country.
Tokayev voted in a referendum on amendments to the constitution of Kazakhstan»In fact, the paradigm of relations between the state and society is changing,» Tokayev said. He also added that the changes will also affect the sphere of human rights. «Like you, You probably know that in the constitution the status of the Ombudsman for Human Rights acquires a new status, a new meaning, a new format,» he concluded.
