Kazakhs vote in referendum on new constitution that could keep the president in power

Kazakhs head to the polls Sunday to vote in a referendum on a new constitution that would strengthen President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s grip on power in Central Asia’s largest country. The proposal merges the Kazakh parliament’s two chambers into one and gives the president the right to appoint all government officials, including the restoration of the ​post of vice president. This second constitutional change in four years was initiated by Tokayev, who explains the constitutional changes as a response to the need to make quick decisions in a rapidly changing world.

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