A poster at the republican referendum on amendments and additions to the constitution of Kazakhstan at a polling station in Nur-SultanNUR-SULTAN , June 5 About five thousand Kazakhstanis in 52 countries voted in the constitutional referendum as of 19.00 Nur-Sultan time (16.00 Moscow time), Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vasilenko said. 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 Election Commission reported that citizens of the republic who are abroad can cast their votes at 65 polling stations in 52 countries. % of the number of voters included in the relevant lists,» Vasilenko said at a briefing at the CEC. He explained that on the day of the referendum, 11,350 citizens of Kazakhstan were included in the lists of voters abroad. «Currently, the referendum is being held calmly and in a working atmosphere,» the representative of the Foreign Ministry noted. President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev previously stated that the coup attempt in January 2022 confirmed the need for an early political modernization of the country, in connection with which the amendments to the basic law was submitted to a referendum.
The referendum is just the beginning of a lot of work, Tokayev said
