ASTANA, March 15. /TASS/. The nationwide referendum on a new constitution will be held in Kazakhstan on Sunday.
The amendments were proposed by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in September 2025. He suggested replacing a bicameral parliament with a unicameral one. Later, in January, Tokayev put forward other proposals: to create the post of a vice president, to reform consultative bodies, change the constitution’s preamble and introduce a series of other amendments.
The constitutional commission of over 100 politicians, experts and social activists was created. Its members ruled that a new constitution needs to be adopted, because the proposed amendments affect over 80% of the current version.
On February 11, it was announced that the new edition of the constitution was drafted, and, on the same day, the president signed a decree setting the referendum date for March 15. The draft was published on February 12.
The only question in ballots will be "Do you accept the new constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, whose draft was published by the media on February 12, 2026."
