Kazakhstan President Reviews Progress of Constitutional Reform Commission
Astana, The Gulf Observer: President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Tuesday held a meeting with Chair of the Constitutional Commission and Chair of the Constitutional Court Elvira Azimova, Deputy Chair of the Commission and State Counselor Erlan Karin, and Commission member and Assistant to the President for Legal Affairs Yerzhan Zhienbayev, the Akorda press service said.
During the meeting, the President was briefed on the outcomes of the Constitutional Commission’s session held on January 26. Azimova reported that, in the interest of transparency, the Commission has been providing live streams of all its meetings across media platforms, including through a dedicated Telegram channel.
She noted that an extensive public debate on the constitutional reform had taken place over a six-month period, during which more than 2,000 initiative proposals were submitted by citizens, legal scholars, experts, lawyers, political parties, non-governmental organisations, as well as professional and business communities via electronic platforms.
According to the briefing, revised versions of the Constitution’s preamble, along with a number of articles and sections, were developed and reviewed during the Commission’s previous meetings.
Following the discussion, President Tokayev подчеркнул that the upcoming constitutional reform would provide a positive impetus to the country’s development, and praised the Commission’s work as a crucial step in advancing the constitutional reform process.
